Discount Shopping Online :: Books A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) : :

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
by: George R.R. Martin

List Price: $16.00

Amazon.com's Price: $10.88

You Save: $5.12 (32%)
Prices subject to change.

Used Price: $6.00
Collectible Price: $17.49
Third Party New Price: $5.98

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553381689
ISBN: 0553381687
Label: Spectra
Manufacturer: Spectra
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 704
Publication Date: May 28, 2002
Publisher: Spectra
Release Date: May 28, 2002
Sales Rank: 15065
Studio: Spectra

Related Items:

Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin’s stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.

A Game of Thrones

Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens.

Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; and a determined woman undertakes the most treacherous of journeys. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.

Amazon.com:
Readers of epic fantasy series are: (1) patient--they are left in suspense between each volume, (2) persistent--they reread or at least review the previous book(s) when a new installment comes out, (3) strong--these 700-page doorstoppers are heavy, and (4) mentally agile--they follow a host of characters through a myriad of subplots. In A Game of Thrones, the first book of a projected six, George R.R. Martin rewards readers with a vividly real world, well-drawn characters, complex but coherent plotting, and beautifully constructed prose, which Locus called 'well above the norms of the genre.'

Martin's Seven Kingdoms resemble England during the Wars of the Roses, with the Stark and Lannister families standing in for the Yorks and Lancasters. The story of these two families and their struggle to control the Iron Throne dominates the foreground; in the background is a huge, ancient wall marking the northern border, beyond which barbarians, ice vampires, and direwolves menace the south as years-long winter advances. Abroad, a dragon princess lives among horse nomads and dreams of fiery reconquest.

There is much bloodshed, cruelty, and death, but A Game of Thrones is nevertheless compelling; it garnered a Nebula nomination and won the 1996 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. So, on to A Clash of Kings! --Nona Vero

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Just incredible...a classic in it's own right.
A Game of Thrones, author George R.R. Martin must be from another planet indeed. A planet that still workships the Gods of Old, steel and knighthood.

This masterpiece is so well written that it amazes me. How in the world a normal person can plot such an intrincate story?, so many characters? How does Mr. Martin creates such elavorate personalities? It's a rollercoaster of intrigue and excitement.

I read somewhere that "A Game of Thrones" was the equivalent of "The Sopranos in medieval times", well, somehow it is. Prepare yourself to get engulfed in the world of The House of Starks and Lammisters, the Black Brotherhood that watches "The Wall" up north. Beyond this wall, a terror is rising. "The Others" cold and souless creatures are moving forward.

Prepare to experience treachery,secret whispers, magic, dragons, rape, murder, poisoning, honor, pain, diplomacy and betrayal ... Read More

Rating:

- Epic.
Well,

This book is not for the casual read. If you like books to be finished on the last page, then the first book in the "Song of Ice and Fire" series is not for you. However, if you love good stories that seem to end too soon than I encourage you to give this a chance. It's true, the series is not finished yet and you'll be waiting for the last two books but what a journey to that point.

I have to admit, I was a skeptic. With so much praise being given, I had put of reading this book for too many years. It did not win me over easily. Oh! But the tangled web it weaves only becomes more captivating with every turn of the page. Yes, it lacks magic (in this book) but remember, this is the forerunner of a much larger story. It sets a stage. That's the goal. Martin excels here in a way that Melville did with "Moby Dick" and if the comparison sounds far-fetched than hear me out. The characterization ... Read More

Rating:

- Boring
I had -as many readers, I suspect- good expectations for this book. It seemed the perfect holiday series of novels.
I am not generally scared by n-logies amounting pages in the thousands -I just finished Stephenson's Baroque Cycle, which I heavily recommend, by the way-.
So I started reading A Game of Thrones... Well, I fount it boring, bland, commonplace, linear (yes, despite the zillion subplots; they all sound the same). Skipping chapters, which I rarely do, gave me the impression the same white noise would go on for 6000 pages.
It never hook me up. I couldn't find any reason to keep reading.
I know a lot of people praise Martin's original mix of soap opera and fantasy, but it just doesn't work for me. There is no intelectual depth, just plain dull soap opera narrative.
There might be some bright memorable moments and universe details, just like it happened in Dying Light, but we're not talking ... Read More

Rating:

- Love This Book! (note for Kindle owners)
I'm not going to go too deeply into a review. There are 1500+ reviews already to give you a feel for the book.

FOR KINDLE READERS

One thing that I thought I should point out since it was a little confusing for me - this version 'A Game of Thrones/A Clash of Kings' is a release of the 1st two books in the series. The page count in the product description (800 +/-) is wrong or at least misleading. It's really 1800 or so pages.

Also, at the end of the first book (around segment 14000 in the kindle) there is a 'cheat sheet' with the main characters broken down by their families. I would like to have known that before I hit the page after I had finished the book. Sorry I don't have the exact location, but maybe there's a way to track it down through the table of contents.

Discount Shopping Online Books and Publications

Books : A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
Books and Publications Average Rating:

Search the web for info about A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)

Discount Shopping Online Books and Publications

Books : A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)Books and Publications Average Rating:

Search the web for info about A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)

Books : A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
Books and Publications Average Rating: