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A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones

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  • Create Date：2021-06-27 05:51:35
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：George R.R. Martin
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‘When you play the game of thrones， you win or you die。 There is no middle ground'

Summers span decades。 Winter can last a lifetime。 And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun。

From the fertile south， where heat breeds conspiracy， to the vast and savage eastern lands， all the way to the frozen north， kings and queens， knights and renegades， liars， lords and honest men 。 。 。 all will play the Game of Thrones。

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Shahd Ahmed ，

خلصت تقريبا 400 صفحة ف مش هقيمها كان نفسي جدا اكملها الاحداث والشخصيات مختلفة والقصة ممتعة جدا ولكن للاسف هتوقف عن القراءة لأسباب كتير ولكن اكيد هعود للقراءة ف يوم وهكمل الرواية ادعولي فضلا💜

Camryn ，

I found the storyline so compelling and the world built around it really drew me in， but the amount of times Dany was raped or sexualized really disgusted me。 I believe she was 12 or 13 in the start of the books and Martin wrote about her as if she was no more that a tool to fantasize about， which really sucked because her storyline interested me most of all。I don’t care if it was a “product of its time” or “just how the author likes to write。” It is repulsive how obvious Martin makes it that he I found the storyline so compelling and the world built around it really drew me in， but the amount of times Dany was raped or sexualized really disgusted me。 I believe she was 12 or 13 in the start of the books and Martin wrote about her as if she was no more that a tool to fantasize about， which really sucked because her storyline interested me most of all。I don’t care if it was a “product of its time” or “just how the author likes to write。” It is repulsive how obvious Martin makes it that he hates women。 。。。more

Proteus ，

Better than the show in every way。 Of course， the book is now enhanced with me being able to visualize characters and settings easily :）I was， however， surprised how much I kept wanting to come back to the book。 It just kept drawing me back into the world of GoT。 The chapter divides into every character's perspective the story is told from just makes this such an easy and fun read。 If you liked the show， read the books。 And hopefully， by the time we're done with the books we have， the next one c Better than the show in every way。 Of course， the book is now enhanced with me being able to visualize characters and settings easily :）I was， however， surprised how much I kept wanting to come back to the book。 It just kept drawing me back into the world of GoT。 The chapter divides into every character's perspective the story is told from just makes this such an easy and fun read。 If you liked the show， read the books。 And hopefully， by the time we're done with the books we have， the next one comes out。 。。。more

David Steele ，

I didn’t “get” this on the first read。 It was only when the TV series came out that I went back to it and enjoyed it properly。It’s an amazing story about a man who starts off an amazing series of books， but gets distracted by other offers and never gets around to finishing them off。

Daniel Draper ，

George R。R。 Martin's masterpiece of a series starts with this incredible book。 Martin draws a beautiful painting， filled with likeable characters， humorous writing and complex storylines。 The modern-day Tolkien。 George R。R。 Martin's masterpiece of a series starts with this incredible book。 Martin draws a beautiful painting， filled with likeable characters， humorous writing and complex storylines。 The modern-day Tolkien。 。。。more

Megan F ，

Good Book。 Lots to follow。 I used the TV show to keep track of the characters。

Sara Civale ，

[Io che leggo un fantasy: fa già ridere così]。

Sandro ，

What a great start to a great saga。 George R。 Martin does know how to write。

LucyLu2709 ，

i liked it。 And to my surprise it is really similar to the series。 Some dialoges in the film were identicall to the book。 The book is good， but also a bit brutal。 I wouldnt recommend it for underaged persons。 And thats only the first book。 I think it gets more brutal from book to book。 But I really liked it and also bought the second book immediatly。

Jesús GF ，

QUE EMPIECE EL JUEGOFinalmente， después de ver toda la serie y leer “Fuego y Sangre”， me he animado a empezar con la saga， a pesar de que “Fuego y Sangre” me desencantó bastante。 Era bastante reacio a empezar los libros， debido a que， aunque la serie me gustó mucho， pensé que tantos nombres， emplazamientos y demás me saturarían mucho。 No obstante， he de decir que estaba totalmente equivocado。Que gran favor les hizo George R。R。 Martin a los guionistas de la serie， ya que prácticamente cada frase QUE EMPIECE EL JUEGOFinalmente， después de ver toda la serie y leer “Fuego y Sangre”， me he animado a empezar con la saga， a pesar de que “Fuego y Sangre” me desencantó bastante。 Era bastante reacio a empezar los libros， debido a que， aunque la serie me gustó mucho， pensé que tantos nombres， emplazamientos y demás me saturarían mucho。 No obstante， he de decir que estaba totalmente equivocado。Que gran favor les hizo George R。R。 Martin a los guionistas de la serie， ya que prácticamente cada frase de la serie esta cogida del libro， al menos， de este primero。 Detalla con toda clase de detalles la fisonomía de los protagonistas， sus ropas y vestimentas， los escenarios， expresiones， sentimientos… Un largo etcétera que hace del libro una delicia， mostrando una virtud literaria increíble por parte del autor， no llegando a hacerse tan pesado como lo fue para mi “Sangre y Fuego”。 Aunque no hubiera visto la serie， habría imaginado en mi cabeza con todo lujo de detalles cada uno de los escenarios y escenas que tienen parte en la obra。Por otra parte， he de añadir que desde la serie se hizo un trabajo magnífico recreando cada uno de los escenarios， y， sobre todo， escogiendo al elenco de actores， los cuales son casi todos， clavados a las descripciones del libro。 Esta claro que no todo es idéntico， pero hay algunas cosas que siempre cambian de los libros a las series o películas y hay que reconocer， que han intentado ser lo mayormente posible fieles a la lectura。Por otra parte， aunque ya lo sabía， me he dado cuenta del grandísimo actor que es Sean Bean （Ned Stark）。 En el libro， Ned Stark se hace querer， pero es un personaje demasiado frío， haciendo honor a sus orígenes。 Sin embargo， Sean consigue algo impresionante en la pantalla， haciendo que empatizatices y ames con toda tu alma a Ned Stark， en mi opinión， uno de los personajes más queridos de toda la serie。 Es ese tipo de actor que te hace sentir el calor y el amor de Ned Stark， como que te hace sentir rabia， odio y desesperación con el personaje de Boromir de “El Señor de los Anillos”。Siento si me he ido un poco por las ramas hablando de la serie， pero opino que haciendo esta comparación， la reseña queda más clara y concisa。 A parte， he de decir， que sí， el libro es mejor que la serie， pero hay que dar gracias a HBO por la adaptación tan maravillosa y complicada que hizo de esta saga。La verdad， cien por cien recomendable。 Dentro de poco empezaré el segundo seguramente， esperando que llegue ya toda la tensión y meterme de lleno en la historia de nuevo。 。。。more

River Star ，

Best series I've ever read。 Far better than J R R Tolkien， Mercedes Lackey， C S Lewis， and all the other sci-fi and fantasy authors and books I've ever read。 The multiple povs （point of view characters） are amazing。 How can such a big burly man speak in such a way from Sansa Stark？ Every character has their own type of colloquialisms and own way of thinking。 George is like an amazing actor who has put himself into the minds of all these different people and done a wonderful job of it。I was havin Best series I've ever read。 Far better than J R R Tolkien， Mercedes Lackey， C S Lewis， and all the other sci-fi and fantasy authors and books I've ever read。 The multiple povs （point of view characters） are amazing。 How can such a big burly man speak in such a way from Sansa Stark？ Every character has their own type of colloquialisms and own way of thinking。 George is like an amazing actor who has put himself into the minds of all these different people and done a wonderful job of it。I was having a hard time when I read this series。 My daughter was a toddler， and my son was a baby with allergies。 Reading this series prevented post natal depression。 What a beautiful writer。 This author is like a God to me。 He actually inspired me to become a writer， too。 One of my series in my true name--Rayner Ye--is as big as one of his single books， though， haha！ I can only dream to write like him， though。 。。。more

Jasmin Sánchez ，

AMAZINGDigo ya sabía todo lo que sucede porque vi la serie y es una adaptación MUY fiel del libro。Me facino porque volví a emocionarme y aquella primera vez que vi cada uno de los epispdios， ame y odie nuevamente a los personajes。Esta vez estando dentro de sus cabezas y escuchando todo lo que pasa por sus cabezas definitivamente me hizo razonar muchas cosas que ni me cabían en la cabeza al ver la serie。Es un libro muy denso， no lo recomiendo si eres un lector desesperado。

Ignacio Galará ，

Excelente primera entrega， con la complejidad que sólo un universo lleno de personajes relevantes puede entregar。

Emerald Melody ，

I am beyond annoyed at myself for not reading this before watching the series。 That was a good read， my first time reading that kind of detailed book and it was glorious。

Sunita Agarwala ，

The fact that this book kept me engaged for all 850 pages is a testament to how good Game of Thrones is。 At no point in this book did I feel the story lag。 Martin's world building was richly complex and the characters were all individually compelling。 I think the multiple pov structure of this book really made this story work。 It matched Lord of the Rings on grandeur and scale， but was all around more interesting to read for me because of the more down to earth narrative style that came with fol The fact that this book kept me engaged for all 850 pages is a testament to how good Game of Thrones is。 At no point in this book did I feel the story lag。 Martin's world building was richly complex and the characters were all individually compelling。 I think the multiple pov structure of this book really made this story work。 It matched Lord of the Rings on grandeur and scale， but was all around more interesting to read for me because of the more down to earth narrative style that came with following multiple povs。 Arya， Jon， and Tyrion were some of my favorite characters and I can't wait to see the world， plot， and characters expand in future books。 'Small wonder' I really have nothing negative to say about this book。 5/5 stars！ 。。。more

Rian Matanky-Becker ，

It’s just so epic and ambitious I almost didn’t know how to not give it five stars。 In the end I knocked a star off because some of the women in it were so young when they start getting pregnant and stuff that it made me uncomfortable。 I’m also not sure if I got a true feel of the book as I’ve already watched the first few series of the TV series and because I listened as an audio book which I prefer when books are looooong。

landrejczyk ，

WOW。 OK。 So this book is 800 pages， and the Song of Ice and Fire series has over 2000 named characters throughout。 So this book can be pretty tough to follow at times。 The first 300ish pages are really introductory stuff so it’s pretty slow。 But my goodness， it picks up。 I think this book gets a bad rep because of the show but it’s honestly not that bad。 What Martin accomplishes is incredible and there are content warnings for sure but it’s still an epic read。 There are so many perspectives and WOW。 OK。 So this book is 800 pages， and the Song of Ice and Fire series has over 2000 named characters throughout。 So this book can be pretty tough to follow at times。 The first 300ish pages are really introductory stuff so it’s pretty slow。 But my goodness， it picks up。 I think this book gets a bad rep because of the show but it’s honestly not that bad。 What Martin accomplishes is incredible and there are content warnings for sure but it’s still an epic read。 There are so many perspectives and characters and motives and…so much stuff。 Wow it’s great。 I’m already about 150 pages through the second one as I’m writing this so I’m going to go finish that now。 :） 。。。more

Brandon Hawkins ，

DNF。 I tried to finish this book several times。 Even got about 60% done with it。 It was so painfully boring that I could not continue to waste my time trying to finish it。 I’m still a Fantasy newbie。 I’ve only read about 80-90 fantasy books。 There have been a few that I didn’t enjoy， but I was still able to finish the book。 This is not one of them。 That doesn’t mean you won’t like it。 I also didn’t make it past the first season of the show bc it wasn’t for me。 I may try sometime in the future to DNF。 I tried to finish this book several times。 Even got about 60% done with it。 It was so painfully boring that I could not continue to waste my time trying to finish it。 I’m still a Fantasy newbie。 I’ve only read about 80-90 fantasy books。 There have been a few that I didn’t enjoy， but I was still able to finish the book。 This is not one of them。 That doesn’t mean you won’t like it。 I also didn’t make it past the first season of the show bc it wasn’t for me。 I may try sometime in the future to finish this。 I hate not finishing a book。 But if I have to keep stopping and going back bc it doesn’t hold my interest， then it’s not worth finishing anyway。 My main problem is the length of this book。 If the author had taken out everything that was unimportant to the story， this book would’ve been maybe a couple hundred pages。 Instead， there were so many time wasting pages that I just didn’t care。 Because it’s so wordy， it’s over 800 pages。 I know I’m in the minority when it comes to this book。 It’s beloved by so many people。 I’m just not one of them。 。。。more

roo ，

Finally done and omg。 I have chills。 Teared up so much near the end too， as this hurt more to read than to watch。

Brittany Benson ，

I had so much fun reading this。 I missed GOT so much

Manon ，

POVs ranked from best to worst （imo）:TyrionDaenerysAryaSansaEddardCatelynJonBranVery good book btw， I wish it would get a TV show that's just as good。 Anyway， FOR HOUSE LANNISTER！ POVs ranked from best to worst （imo）:TyrionDaenerysAryaSansaEddardCatelynJonBranVery good book btw， I wish it would get a TV show that's just as good。 Anyway， FOR HOUSE LANNISTER！ 。。。more

Sarah ，

As I anticipated this was an excellent read。 I very much enjoyed the complexity in this novel。 I love the word this book takes place in。 The characters are well developed and fleshed out。 I won't re-hash the plot of this book。 It is written in the synopsis and everyone has heard of this book。 If you haven't I think it would be fair to say it just isn't your cup of tea。 I saw the show first and wanted to read this book because I don't want to be left out on what was missing from the show。 This fi As I anticipated this was an excellent read。 I very much enjoyed the complexity in this novel。 I love the word this book takes place in。 The characters are well developed and fleshed out。 I won't re-hash the plot of this book。 It is written in the synopsis and everyone has heard of this book。 If you haven't I think it would be fair to say it just isn't your cup of tea。 I saw the show first and wanted to read this book because I don't want to be left out on what was missing from the show。 This first book doesn't differ too much from the first season。 It does provide some background details that I was happy to learn about that provides more character development。 I do enjoy the way it was written， I did not get bored at any point reading the book。 I very much look forward to reading the rest of the series。 。。。more

Ashley Greeley ，

Loved the world， but had a hard time immersing myself in the story for the first 2/3 of the book。 Blew through the last 1/3 though。

partha thakuria ，

Writing- 4/5Storytelling and world building- 5/5

Mariana ，

Agora eu entendo o porquê de muitas pessoas amarem Game of Thrones！ Fiquei impressionada com a construção de personagens e da história。 Uma coisa se conectando com a outra perfeitamente。 Foi um livro que me surpreendeu positivamente e agora quero muito assistir a série！！！！！

Catarina Martins Caeiro ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 After watching the whole TV-series during COVID-19's quarantine， I felt the urge to read the books and compare both scripts。 To my surprise I found many good things in the TV-series that are not to be found in the book （Cersei's dialogue with King Robert， for one， or Syrio Forel memorable sentence "What do we say to death？" for another）。 But the book has so many good things too。 I loved the structure， following a character at a time to draw a bigger picture。 The subtle changes of perspective fro After watching the whole TV-series during COVID-19's quarantine， I felt the urge to read the books and compare both scripts。 To my surprise I found many good things in the TV-series that are not to be found in the book （Cersei's dialogue with King Robert， for one， or Syrio Forel memorable sentence "What do we say to death？" for another）。 But the book has so many good things too。 I loved the structure， following a character at a time to draw a bigger picture。 The subtle changes of perspective from one chapter to another were a nice touch too。I love the background story and how much you get to learn about the history of the Seven Kingdoms， the First Children， the First Men and the Andals。Some chapters were better than others。 Arya's Chapters， and particularly the Chapter where Ned Stark dies， was kind of blah。 But Daenerys' Chapters are out of this world and really gotten me to like a character I was not so impressed by in the TV series。 The same can be said for Sansa in a different degree。 Bran's dreams （and dreams in general） are also beautiful。 I finished the book remembering how much I enjoy reading fantasy， which is nice。 A nice finish for a nice book。 。。。more

Sofía Ccoata ，

Lo amé desde que lo empecé hasta que lo terminé。 La prosa es bellísima， los personajes grises son reales， la historia detrás del mundo creado por Martin es tan rica， y poder seguir la novela desde diferentes puntos de vista hicieron que adorara Juego de Tronos。

Tony ，

I think many people are more prone to criticise literary works that have become popular and mainstream， perhaps because it did not live up to their expectations， or maybe to emphasise that it in fact wasn’t as good as people make it out to be。 Ultimately， A Game of Thrones and the entire ASOIAF series is one of the best pieces of fiction written this century。 The plot is fantastic and intriguing， the characters are fascinating， the world-building is excellent and the writing itself is rich and e I think many people are more prone to criticise literary works that have become popular and mainstream， perhaps because it did not live up to their expectations， or maybe to emphasise that it in fact wasn’t as good as people make it out to be。 Ultimately， A Game of Thrones and the entire ASOIAF series is one of the best pieces of fiction written this century。 The plot is fantastic and intriguing， the characters are fascinating， the world-building is excellent and the writing itself is rich and enjoyable to read。 There is a reason that this series is as popular as it is and it is because it is a masterpiece。 。。。more

Savannah ，

I fell in love with the GoT TV shows years ago。 After how the show ended， I felt disappointed and my love for the show dwindled。 This book has rekindled my love for the GoT world。 This was a truly phenomenal book！ 100% better than the show！

Martina ，

Gripping， exciting， gory: there was a lot of promise， and Martin delivered。 It was fun and dark and I really liked it。

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