Description: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 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.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Bantam Release date : 4 August 1997 ISBN-10 : 0553573403 |
ISBN-13: 9780553573404
"I've watched and have really enjoyed the TV series so far, I'm really interested by all the stories, the characters and the entire world, and so I thought I may as well read the books too, it's a pretty long book so it'll probably take me ages to finish ;o
Started: 15th May
Finished: Unfinished 15%
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"While I had lost interest in the series by the end of book three (having lost any interest in the surviving characters by that point), there is still a place or two from this series I would love to visit.
Winterfell
Of all the places in the series, Winterfell is the place I would most love to visit. It is a strong place, an ancient place, home of honor and integrity so lacking in many of the other and southern cities and fortresses. It is also a hard place and has a certain mystique about it"
Ruisperkele added this to a list 7 months, 2 weeks ago
"Finished on Apr 26
The first of six books in the 'A Song of Fire and Ice' series by George R. R. Martin. Blends politics, war, family dynamics and magic into a potent combination. The complexity of the story makes it hard to summarize without writing a multi-page review. Suffice to say, this should be considered the gold standard for modern fantasy writers."
Daniela added this to a list 2 years, 2 months ago
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