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Book Description
A Game of Thrones is a contemporary masterpiece of fantasy. The cold is returning to Winterfell, where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime. A time of conflict has arisen in the Stark family, as they are pulled from the safety of their home into a whirlpool of tragedy, betrayal, Continue
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blogcritics published on Mon, 23 Jan 2012
27 Reviews
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6 people find this helpful




A very good book!
A bit slow to start but then the pace picks up and the next thing you know you are totally sucked into the story line. This book is not for the faint of heart and also not for people who get attached to characters. George RR Martin has no qualms about killing people!
beagle1 said on Oct 3, 2007 | Add your feedback
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3 people find this helpful




An 800-page prologue, plots, sub-plots and questionable characters
The good: Martin can write, when he puts himself to it. He can even let characters emerge from their actions without explaining everything to death. His world-building is often pretty solid, to the point where the unexplained bits feel like watching Blade Runner without the bloody narrator: you're f ... (continue)
Hadourien136 said on Aug 1, 2011 | Add your feedback
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Ro said on Jun 14, 2007 | Add your feedback
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katie jones said on Feb 2, 2012 about the eBook edition | Add your feedback
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il problema con i voti è: come puoi paragonare Martin (bravissimo) con Tolstoj (sublime)? per ora sto aggiungendo alla mia libreria solo i libri che mi sono piaciuti molto, e bello e bellissimo sono una range troppo limitata per esprimere tutta la bellezza di queste storie. il che è un peccato. e to ... (continue)
Barbara Capponi said on Jan 11, 2012 about the Others edition | Add your feedback
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"The blood of the First Men still flows in the veins of the Starks, and we hold to the belief that the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps ... (continue)
Ayrin said on Dec 25, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
Book Details
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- English Books
- Mass Market Paperback 835 Pages
- ISBN-10: 000647988X
- ISBN-13: 9780006479888
- Publisher: Voyager
- Pub date: Jan 05, 1998
- Dimensions: 1097 mm x 710 mm x 323 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780006479888 | Mass Market Paperback | $14.47 | $10.00 | The Book Depository |
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Book Review: A Game of Thrones, 4-Book Boxed Set (A Song of Ice and Fire Series) by George R.R. Martin Share
It might seem a little odd to be reviewing books that have been available for the best part of the past decade. However, with the renewed interest in George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series, "A Song of Ice and Fire", thanks to a Home Box Office (HBO ... (read full critics)