JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it. Melodrama in George R. Date Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any we have ever experienced. A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky.
And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night.
Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside.
Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles. Here is the second volume in George R. 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. Martin stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.
Two great leaders—Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon—who hold sway over an age of enforced peace are dead, victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel…and the coldest hearts.
A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any you have ever experienced. George R.
Martin, a writer of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination, has created a landmark of fantasy fiction. In his widely acclaimed A Game of Thrones, he introduced us to an extraordinary world of wonder, intrigue, and adventure. Now, in the eagerly awaited second volume in this epic saga, he once again proves himself a master myth-maker, setting a standard against which all other fantasy novels will be measured for years to come. Time is out of joint. The summer of peace and plenty, ten years long, is drawing to a close, and the harsh, chill winter approaches like an angry beast.
Two great leaders—Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon—who held sway over an age of enforced peace are dead. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns, as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms prepare to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.
As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky—a comet the color of blood and flame—six factions struggle for control of a divided land. En Quixot. Endgames PDF. Epic Measures PDF. Etudes D'Histoire Parlementaire. Euclid's Heritage. Is Space Three-Dimensional?
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With Robb growing his army day by day, he is getting closer to avenging the death of Eddard. Deals are made that will, no doubt, prove to be influential later in the story. In truth, I'm growing a bit impatient waiting for him to storm Joffrey's castle. Meanwhile, with multiple stories running parallel to one another, I have been completely absorbed in this book, waiting for the next little piece of each story.
Dani and her dragons find themselves in a perilous situation. There are huge changes in Winterfell with Bran. New kings are coming out of the woodwork. Arya struggles to survive under the guise of an orphan boy. Things that go bump in the night are proving dangerous near the north wall.
Without a doubt, there is plenty of danger and adventure to keep your head spinning. Overall, I continue to be engrossed in this epic tale. It is brutal and grim, but I'm loving every minute.
The narration is done superbly, but it is still a tough audiobook for me to follow. There are just so many moving parts with this story that I've had to rewind a few times to keep up with what is going on.
I'm on to book 3 now. Jan 17, Sean Barrs rated it it was amazing Shelves: 5-star-reads , fantasy , love-and-romance. Forget about Dany, and forget about Jon Snow because this is the book where we get to see the true quality of Tyrion Lannister. For me, he is the most unique, and original, character that George R.
R Martin has written. He is wise beyond his years and has developed an acute perception of things; he knows his own place in the world and he knows exactly what it is.
Instead of letting it destroy him, like a lesser man would, he uses it to his advantage. This surprises no other more than Tyrion himself. So far he has been given no real opportunity to show the world what he is actually capable of, and when his chance comes he seize it and even comes to relish it.
In this, we get to see the worth of the man. He is much more beyond the silver tonged drunkard he initially appeared to be; he is a man of great compassion, but also one who can be ruthless when he has to be. He learns to play the game, and he learns quickly to become its master. If you look further beyond that you get to see a man who is as fragile as he is wise. But, as ever, he has learned to prevent that from becoming his weakness. He has learnt that love is a necessary facet for man, and he has learnt to use it to his advantage.
He loves but one man, his brother Jaimie. No harm can come from that as there is small chance of losing the master swordsman. He hides his only weakness. Through all this Tyrion plays the game with a steady hand and take no chances. He learns to succeed over the other schemers and solidifies his place at court. Indeed, it is only because of his nature and a practical form of honour, that Ned Stark completely lacked, does he do so well in the most dangerous city in Westeros.
Well, at least until his farther shows up. Tyrion is great character, and is reason enough to love this series. His revenge thus far has been bitter sweet. I do hope he gets the ending he deserves. A Song of Ice and Fire 1. A Game of Thrones - A life chnaging five stars 2. A Clash of Kings - An Impish five stars 3. A Storm of Swords - A Lannister loving five stars 4. A Feast for Crows - A flat 3.
View all 12 comments. But I did it! It was a great read, but less satisfying than A Game of Thrones. I'm not entirely sure why, but I think the many Kings and their battles were a little tiring. So here are the many POVs, starting with the chapters I liked the most down to the ones I didn't: Tyrion - Unexpected turns, witty and intruiging Daenerys - New unknown lands and strange magic, dragons!
Arya - Danger, Jaqen H'ghar, and many different faces Sansa - King's Landing's games and intruiges and Sansa struggling to keep her head up Catelyn - Tired of her sorrow, but loved the parts with Brienne and Renly Jon - Love Ghost, like Halfhand and Sam, annoyed by winter and cold Bran - Again: love the Direwolves, like Osha, Jojen and Meera but just not interested in Bran Ser Davos - Melisandre is the only interesting thing in those chapters Theon - Vain stupid little dipshit only thinking with his cock Find more of my books on Instagram Apr 06, Ahmad Sharabiani rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy , 20th-century , epic , united-states , novels , fiction , adventure.
Martin expected to consist of seven volumes. It was first published on 16 November in the United Kingdom. A Clash of Kings depicts the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros in civil war, while the Night's Watch mounts a reconnaissance to investigate the mysterious people known as wild-lings. Meanwhile, Daenerys Targaryen continues her plan to reconquer the Seven Kingdoms.
By far the two biggest adjustments I've had to make going into these books after watching the TV show are: 1 Reimagining major characters and war leaders as children they benefited from being a few years older, IMO.
And 2 Realizing that my beloved Tyrion is actually a creep. Peter Dinklage brought so much charm to the character, but in the book his constant obsession with his cock, plus the w By far the two biggest adjustments I've had to make going into these books after watching the TV show are: 1 Reimagining major characters and war leaders as children they benefited from being a few years older, IMO.
Peter Dinklage brought so much charm to the character, but in the book his constant obsession with his cock, plus the way he talks about Shae view spoiler [ Bron: "Fuck you Dwarf" Tyrion: "That's Shae's job.
Still, I can't deny this story is addictive. It's a combination of rich world-building and great dialogue that makes it work so well, I think. I'm scared for Theon's chapters in the next book, though View all 5 comments.
May 21, Lyn rated it really liked it. George R. Raymond Richard, born in New Jersey, differs from Ronald Reuel, born in what is now South Africa, in many ways, but their fantastic world building is what puts them in a class with few others. If any. More m George R. More modern and more American. Clash of Kings reveals more of the jaw dropping world building that made A Game of Thrones so much fun.
I had compared this to Tolkien and Frank Herbert, but Martin might be king of the hill as this universe has enough detail and backstory to make a Western Civ professor choke on his Starbucks.
And have you seen the Interactive map? The king is dead, long live the king. Thus the cool title. Meanwhile, a world away, Daenerys Targaryen is in BFE Essos gathering her forces for a return to the Seven Kingdoms and her small but growing band now includes some juvenile but getting bigger dragons.
As in Game of Thrones, Martin divides up his narrative between several point of view characters and this lets the reader keep up with all the action across the enormous playing field. This time around we get to know the Greyjoys — a piratical kingdom in the islands off the western coast — as well as Davos Seaworth and some other new characters and we get to know the Starks and Lannisters better.
For all the great characters and action, though, the real hero is Martin himself and his incredible world building as he takes the baton from Tolkien and keeps running. View all 13 comments. Jun 05, Matt rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy. All across the river the first line was engaged. That is to say, I really did not have any expectations at all.
A Game of Thrones was good in a way I had not expected. Never much for fantasy, I discovered instead a fascinating world of complex characters, unique weather patterns, and a social system besieged by its own tangled history.
Yes, there were hints of magic that eventually became explicit, but there was also a tactility and earthiness to the proceedings. This was a book that took J. About halfway through A Game of Thrones , a strange thing happened. I looked up and discovered I was hooked.
I knew I was going to need the next volume right away. So I ordered it online. Now, I should add, this was back in the day before free two-day shipping. I needed to continue the journey — and nothing else could fill that void.
It was a strange fate, to suddenly need something that, only shortly before, I did not know existed. The withdrawal symptoms hit me hard. I would only take liquids from a flagon, and those liquids had to be wine.
I went to a Ren Faire and bought a sword — a sword! When the book finally came, it was like being a kid again, when reading was brand new and everything was unexpected and wonderful. My heretofore nonexistent expectations were suddenly cloud-high. I should note here that plot-points for A Game of Thrones must necessarily be discussed.
The thing about George R. Martin, though, is that he does not care about your expectations. Rather than hopping right back into the machinations, Martin begins — as is his tendency — with a prologue starring unfamiliar characters in an unfamiliar setting.
Once that throat clearing is done, Martin leads us back to the story left dangling at the end of A Game of Thrones. In Stannis-land, the smuggler-turned-knight Davos watches uncertainly as his king falls under the spell of a priestess who serves the Lord of Light. All the while, the widowed wife of Khal Drogo, Daenerys, wanders the desert with her dwindling band of blood-riders and three dragons, birthed at the end of A Game of Thrones.
This is a summary that just scratches the surface of the overall plot. There is a lot going on, and Martin spends a great deal of time methodically putting his pieces into place, which often requires long journeys larded with dense expositions on various houses, their interlocking loyalties, and the burdens of the past that weigh upon them all. The first time I read this, it all became a bit much.
As with A Game of Thrones , A Clash of Kings is written in the third-person limited style, with alternating chapters from the viewpoint of nine characters, not including the prologue. Most are returning, though we are introduced to new blood in the person of former-smuggler Davos Seaworth Martin loves his aptronyms!
Having read through the entire series several times now, it is interesting to go back and attempt to discuss these characters objectively, since they have become like old friends even the bad ones. Tyrion was great from the jump, but others, such as the self-righteous Catelyn Stark, the dull damsel-in-distress Sansa Stark, and the utterly disconnected Daenerys Targaryen, are simply not that pleasant or fun though they evolve with time.
The alternating viewpoints serve an important purpose by defining the boundaries of the story and limiting its scope. Without confining the novel to nine narrators, the plot would simply explode like an overloaded blender.
That being said, the structure has severe drawbacks. I first noticed these drawbacks in A Game of Thrones , but I was so dazzled and under the spell of discovery I didn't really care. In A Clash of Kings , they become more noticeable. First off, let it be said that A Song of Fire and Ice is filled with awesome characters. In the first volume, I loved the bluff and blustery King Robert, the sly, ever-shifting Varys, the charismatic Kingslayer, Jaime Lannister, and the silver-tongued Baelish.
In A Clash of Kings , some of these surviving characters, such as Varys, have important roles. Others, such as Jaime Lannister, almost disappear. Meanwhile, new figures spring up in supporting roles. Unfortunately, the best characters in my opinion , the ones who glitter with the most wit and inventiveness, disappear for long periods of time.
In their place we are stuck with the nine men, women, and children chosen by Martin to convey his epic tale, but who are hampered with some serious liabilities. Sansa, who spends the whole book as a captive, is a cipher. In the first book she was in love with Joffrey because the plot forced her to be in love with Joffrey, so that she would have a motivation to unwittingly betray her father.
The counterargument to this critique is that Sansa is just acting as any thirteen-year-old child. In that case, it is valid to question why Martin felt the need to have children shoulder the burden of an adult story. As I mention in my review of Fire and Blood , Martin displays certain weird predilections in his novels that show up so often they form a disturbing pattern.
Because his story is told through only nine characters, you end up looking at the wide world of Westeros as though through a pinhole. You only learn what is before the faces of these nine people. Thus, there are huge swatches of the story you never witness firsthand. You never learn much about Renly Baratheon or Tywin Lannister, except when the main characters come into contact with them.
The viewpoint characters, oddly enough, often seem to exist only to tell us what more important characters are doing. It consists of one character telling another character about something that happened.
A lot of times, these conversations are really interesting. More often than not, they concern a battle that has been fought off-page. Once this happens three or four times, without any actual battles happening on-page, I started to get annoyed.
The gods are still indifferent, but sorcery has entered the picture. The overarching system is not exactly consistent, but more importantly — for me — is remains grounded, and the drama flows through the characters, not their superpowers. While this was certainly a slower read than I expected, the final third of the novel forgives all sins.
It is an incredible late-inning surge. All the talking, all the dense plotting, all those wasted pages of Theon receiving oral sex and then hitting on his sister are forgotten as the various storylines collide in an epic manner.
Say what you will about Martin, but he knows or at least, knew how to make a long-game pay off. A Song of Ice and Fire was originally conceived as a trilogy; in that sense, A Clash of Kings is the perfect middle book.
It delivers a damn fine action sequence while leaving the main characters in precarious cliffhanger situations. Unlike The Empire Strikes Back , however, it does not have a lofty reputation. Indeed, it tends to be a bit forgotten. It lacks the freshness and air of originality of A Game of Thrones. Still, it is a worthy entry, if only for its showcasing of how to effectively set up a big sequence, and then allow it to pay off. No more and no less.
Four men strive to take the Iron Throne from the newest King currently sat on it. All the while Daenerys is over in the east with her Khalasar looking for ships and growing more famous as the Mother of Dragons day by day. We are introduced to the new religi "Power resides where men believe it resides.
We are introduced to the new religion of The Lord of Light, powered by Red Priestesses who strike fear into even the strongest of hearts. The entire Stark family is separated. New loyalties are created while old ones are destroyed. Fights are begun, and won. But this is only the beginning. A Song of Ice and Fire is the only series to continually shock me. We never know what is around the next corner. Who will still be alive in the places where everyone is out for them and theirs.
Outstanding fantasy and world building. An entire host of characters who drift in and out of importance as it goes on. I am entranced. The magic just gets better and better. View all 6 comments. Sep 06, Ryan rated it really liked it. Martin makes writing fantasy seem insultingly effortless. At first glance, Martin hardly bothers to do more than sketch his characters, yet they become legends so quickly.
For example, Quorin Halfhand is a brother in the Night's Watch. He eats an egg and has perhaps five lines, but he is a character that readers will find difficult to forget. Why is he called "halfhand? They say he's even more dangerous with a sword now than he was before.
What about Roose Bolton? He's the lord of the Dreadfort, he uses leeches to purify his blood, and his sigil is a flayed man. He speaks quietly but no one dares to defy him. Usually characterization has to be done well to create a memorable character, but all Martin needs to do is come up with a nickname, a slogan, and a sigil. Maybe a cool sword or a notorious deed.
Like it or lump it, it's tough to forget these characters. Martin also has a talent for architecture. Here's how long it takes Martin to transform Lord Balon Greyjoy's distant castle into the coolest keep in Westeros: Drear, dark, forbidding, Pyke stood atop those islands and pillars, almost a part of them, its curtain wall closing off the headland around the foot of the great stone bridge that leapt from the clifftop to the largest islet, dominated by the massive bulk of the Great Keep.
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