A Song of Ice and Fire, Leather-Cloth Boxed Set (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1-5)
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Summary
The ultimate collector’s item for fans of the epic fantasy series that inspired HBO’s Game of Thrones—a gorgeous boxed set featuring conveniently sized， hand-holdable leather-cloth-bound editions of the first five novels！
An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other， A Song of Ice and Fire has earned George R。 R。 Martin—dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine—international acclaim and millions of loyal readers。 Now the monumental saga gets the royal treatment it deserves， with each book wrapped in bound leather-cloth covers and packaged together in an elegant display case。 This one-of-a-kind boxed set includes:
A GAME OF THRONES
A CLASH OF KINGS
A STORM OF SWORDS
A FEAST FOR CROWS
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
“One of the best series in the history of fantasy。”—Los Angeles Times
Winter is coming。 Such is the stern motto of House Stark， the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing。 There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name。 There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife， Catelyn; his sons Robb， Brandon， and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son， Jon Snow。 Far to the north， behind the towering Wall， lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer， but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season。
Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south， where Jon Arryn， the Hand of the King， has died under mysterious circumstances。 Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell， bringing his queen， the lovely but cold Cersei， his son， the cruel， vainglorious Prince Joffrey， and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal， the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind。 All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms。
Meanwhile， across the Narrow Sea， Prince Viserys， heir of the fallen House Targaryen， which once ruled all of Westeros， schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister， Daenerys。
“Long live George Martin 。 。 。 a literary dervish， enthralled by complicated characters and vivid language， and bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers。”—The New York Times
An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other， A Song of Ice and Fire has earned George R。 R。 Martin—dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine—international acclaim and millions of loyal readers。 Now the monumental saga gets the royal treatment it deserves， with each book wrapped in bound leather-cloth covers and packaged together in an elegant display case。 This one-of-a-kind boxed set includes:
A GAME OF THRONES
A CLASH OF KINGS
A STORM OF SWORDS
A FEAST FOR CROWS
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
“One of the best series in the history of fantasy。”—Los Angeles Times
Winter is coming。 Such is the stern motto of House Stark， the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing。 There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name。 There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife， Catelyn; his sons Robb， Brandon， and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son， Jon Snow。 Far to the north， behind the towering Wall， lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer， but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season。
Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south， where Jon Arryn， the Hand of the King， has died under mysterious circumstances。 Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell， bringing his queen， the lovely but cold Cersei， his son， the cruel， vainglorious Prince Joffrey， and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal， the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind。 All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms。
Meanwhile， across the Narrow Sea， Prince Viserys， heir of the fallen House Targaryen， which once ruled all of Westeros， schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister， Daenerys。
“Long live George Martin 。 。 。 a literary dervish， enthralled by complicated characters and vivid language， and bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers。”—The New York Times
Reviews
Taylor
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My favorite series of all time and some of my favorite books of all time。 The way the stories are told through different people made me want to keep reading。 The last two might be my favorite。 I love that the second to last is from the POV of a set of characters and the last is through another set but during the same time as the first set。 Love Jon Snow， Arya Stark， Davos， and Tyrion Lannister。
Steven Smith
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It is awesome！ Cannot wait for the new book Winds of Winter！
Austin O'Connell
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Given that a key theme of George Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series is nuance， it's somewhat fitting that its storytelling has extraordinary and mediocre elements。 While this book does a lot more right than it does wrong， a handful of fundamental flaws stop it from being a 5 star series。 A Song of Ice and Fire， stands out from other fantasy series for its emphasis on politics。 While the fighting in the series main war is a big part of the books， the bulk of the story-especially in the Tryion Given that a key theme of George Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series is nuance， it's somewhat fitting that its storytelling has extraordinary and mediocre elements。 While this book does a lot more right than it does wrong， a handful of fundamental flaws stop it from being a 5 star series。 A Song of Ice and Fire， stands out from other fantasy series for its emphasis on politics。 While the fighting in the series main war is a big part of the books， the bulk of the story-especially in the Tryion， Ned， and Cersi viewpoint chapters-is devoted to strategizing and the struggles for power within each side of the war。 Much like real politics these struggles for power rarely involve clearly defined battles between good and evil， and instead feature nuanced figures and tough trade offs。 At first glance the conflict between the honorable Starks and kniving Lannisters may seem unbalanced， but as the story unfolds， you are exposed to different pieces of evidence and different perspectives， and begin to reconsider your original intuitions。 While some characters are lighter or darker shades of grey than others， pretty much every character has redeeming and negative traits。 Because of A Song of Ice and Fire's grandiose world， real world events often never have clearly defined causes which forces the reader to piece together different events to come up with their own explanation of events that is later proved wrong or left unsolved。 The complex political clashes in the series also make it unclear who， if anyone， is pulling the political strings。 The characters and character development in this book are both excellent。 Each character has a unique backstory， and while you may be disgusted by the actions of some characters you can at least see what factors made the characters the people who they are。 The characters in this book are also dynamic and undergo hardships that allow them to redeem or destroy themselves。 The interaction between different characters is great because a multiple POV chapter format allows you to see the same interactions and events from different angles。 Some major characters don’t have POV chapters which just adds to the story's complexity because you have to cope with the fact that you have an imperfect perspective on the events of the book。The lore in this book is also amazing。 The world just feels so lived in with different songs， religions， and historical works， that are sprinkled in throughout the main story。 It's very enjoyable to gradually learn about the history of Westeros as real time events unfold。 Learning the history of different political struggles and characters also changes your perspective on the events unfolding in real time。 I only have three complaints。 My first complaint is that the second book is rather uneventful compared to others。 The fact that there is very little fighting in the second book does not make it uneventful by definition， but aside from the end of the book， none of the political struggles in the second book seem to have any major significance on the later events of the series。 My second complaint is that the most recent two books are great but have terrible format。 In book 4 you get POV chapters for half of the main characters， and then you go back into time to see the POV chapter of the other characters。 What makes this series great is that events in different POV chapters don’t happen in a vacuum and have implications for other characters who barely even know each other。 But it's harder to keep track of world events when the chronology of the story is staggered between two books。 Reading books 4 and 5 close together nullifies this problem to an extent， but for readers like me who like to hop between series and books， it's a damn nuisance to have to read two 1000+ page books back to back。 This last complaint is more of a personal preference point， but I didn’t love the writing style of the book。 I get that when your writing a fantasy novel you have to give in depth descriptions to paint a picture that your readers have never seen before， but Martin’s descriptions can at times be excessive to the point where it becomes a chore to decipher the combined meaning of the different adjectives used in the descriptions。 The descriptions can also interrupt dialogue which can make entraining fast paced dialogue dull。 To quote Stannis Baratheon， “A good act does not wash out the bad， nor the bad the good。” Likewise the few negative aspects of the series， while worth acknowledging， don’t undermine the many more things this series does right。 。。。more
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River Star
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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
Heather Lynn
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Overall Martin does a good job world building， etc。 A very well written fantasy series。 Lots of shocking twist and turns。 My only complaint is that is is hard to keep all the characters straight。 So many pop up for a few chapters and then disappear， or pop up early in the story and then I forget about them， only to have them show up WAY down the line。 I don't want to have to take notes when I am reading for fun。 Overall Martin does a good job world building， etc。 A very well written fantasy series。 Lots of shocking twist and turns。 My only complaint is that is is hard to keep all the characters straight。 So many pop up for a few chapters and then disappear， or pop up early in the story and then I forget about them， only to have them show up WAY down the line。 I don't want to have to take notes when I am reading for fun。 。。。more
Chaimya
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I can’t remember when I started and finished these books but I feel like the books are better then the show。 Despite the fact the show is finished and the books aren’t。 I’ll probably re read these again soon。
Cassiel
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Slowly， calmly slogging my way through the books over a long， dark winter。 The best time to read such tomes。 Some players I love， some I despise， some a little of both。 Thank you GRR for such a human drama。 And I don't even LIKE humans！ Slowly， calmly slogging my way through the books over a long， dark winter。 The best time to read such tomes。 Some players I love， some I despise， some a little of both。 Thank you GRR for such a human drama。 And I don't even LIKE humans！ 。。。more
Spencer Finch
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I did it cos I wanted to read the new one that is never going to come out so good job me
Samantha O'neill-edgar
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The first 2 books were great and then I got to the third book and it was written from the perspective of minor characters and then the 4th book was back to the main characters but took place in parallel to the 3rd book so by the time I got to the 5th book I was so pissed about trying to put the puzzle pieces in chronological order， I didn't make it through the last book The first 2 books were great and then I got to the third book and it was written from the perspective of minor characters and then the 4th book was back to the main characters but took place in parallel to the 3rd book so by the time I got to the 5th book I was so pissed about trying to put the puzzle pieces in chronological order， I didn't make it through the last book 。。。more
Deborah Dibble
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Loved the 1st 4 books， book 5 was challenging and probably unnecessary。
Christina Leeper
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Super intense。
Marty Langlois
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I still like Lord of the Rings betterIt’s really hard to build a bond or relationship with a character as they are killed off too frequently。 While the concept was good， I think the delivery in telling the story could’ve been better。
Shane Quinn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Didn't care for it。 Killed off to many of the characters I liked。 Didn't care for it。 Killed off to many of the characters I liked。 。。。more
Alan
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Wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R。 R。 Martin。 He began the first volume of the series， A Game of Thrones， in 1991， and it was published in 1996。 Martin， who initially envisioned the series as a trilogy， has published five out of a planned seven volumes。 The fifth and most recent volume of the series， A Dance with Dragons， was published in 2011 and took Martin six years to write。 He is currently writing the sixth Wikipedia:A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R。 R。 Martin。 He began the first volume of the series， A Game of Thrones， in 1991， and it was published in 1996。 Martin， who initially envisioned the series as a trilogy， has published five out of a planned seven volumes。 The fifth and most recent volume of the series， A Dance with Dragons， was published in 2011 and took Martin six years to write。 He is currently writing the sixth novel， The Winds of Winter。 A seventh novel A Dream of Spring is planned。A Song of Ice and Fire takes place on the fictional continents Westeros and Essos。 The point of view of each chapter in the story is a limited perspective of a range of characters growing from nine in the first novel to 31 characters by the fifth novel。 Three main stories interweave: a dynastic war among several families for control of Westeros， the rising threat of the supernatural Others in northernmost Westeros， and the ambition of the deposed king's exiled daughter to assume the Iron Throne。Martin's inspirations included the Wars of the Roses and the French historical novels The Accursed Kings by Maurice Druon。 A Song of Ice and Fire received praise for its diverse portrayal of women and religion， as well as its realism。 An assortment of disparate and subjective points of view confronts the reader， and the success or survival of point-of-view characters is never assured。 Within the often morally ambiguous world of A Song of Ice and Fire， questions concerning loyalty， pride， human sexuality， piety， and the morality of violence frequently arise。The books have sold 90 million copies worldwide as of April 2019， after having been translated into 47 languages as of January 2017。 The fourth and fifth volumes reached the top of the New York Times Best Seller lists upon their releases。 Among the many derived works are several prequel novellas， a TV series， a comic book adaptation， and several card， board， and video games。Goodreads:For the first time， all five novels in the epic fantasy series that inspired HBO's "Game of Thrones "are together in one boxed set。 An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other， A Song of Ice and Fire has earned George R。 R。 Martin--dubbed "the American Tolkien" by "Time" magazine--international acclaim and millions of loyal readers。 Now here is the entire monumental cycle:A GAME OF THRONESA CLASH OF KINGSA STORM OF SWORDSA FEAST OF CROWSA DANCE WITH DRAGONSWinter is coming。 Such is the stern motto of House Stark， the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing。 There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name。 There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife， Catelyn; his sons Robb， Brandon， and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son， Jon Snow。 Far to the north， behind the towering Wall， lie savage Wildings and worse--unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer， but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season。Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south， where Jon Arryn， the Hand of the King， has died under mysterious circumstances。 Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell， bringing his queen， the lovely but cold Cersei， his son， the cruel， vainglorious Prince Joffrey， and the queen's brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister--the first a swordsman without equal， the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind。 All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms。Meanwhile， across the Narrow Sea， Prince Viserys， heir of the fallen House Targaryen， which once ruled all of Westeros， schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki--whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister， Daenerys。A Song of Ice and Fire， still unfinished by Martin， is frequently cited as one of the best fantasy series ever written。 And I agree。First of all， these books are incredibly complex。There are more than a hundred characters very important for the plot， and more than a thousand characters that are not ultra-important， but you will need to remember them nevertheless to follow all the side-plots along the way。Then there are 10 to more-than-20 chapter POVs per book， and most of them are happening at the same time which means you have to figure out the chronology of the plot yourself。Let's not forget Martin's prose， dry， grey， and focused on detail - something which only one reader in a hundred likes。But most people complain about the pace of the series - especially the last two books， A Feast for Crows， and A Dance with Dragons - and it can be very， very slow。Ruthlessly killing off characters when the plot demands it - never mind if it is some minor character no one cares about or （view spoiler）[Lord Sean Bean （lol） （hide spoiler）]， Martin does it without looking back。The funny thing with A Song of Ice and Fire as a fantasy series is that there is very little fantasy in it。 Like， very， very little。 （view spoiler）[There are 3 dragons， some blood magic， a God of Fire （I can't really remember his name - was it R'hllor？）， and zombies made of ice （others or just white walkers）， and that is basically it。 Apart from that is just epic medieval-ish kings lords knights fiction （hide spoiler）]AND I LOVE IT。And now something you have all been looking forward to - books rankings！5。 A Dance with Dragons - 4。0 stars （the slowest of them all， with the least plot and weakest characterization - but hey， it is still a very fun and solid read - also， I would say that it has the best prologue and epilogue of all the other books in the series）4。 A Feast for Crows - 4。1 stars （most people absolutely despise this one because there is not Daenerys， Tyrion， and Jon Snow in it， but Dorne， Cersei， and Jaime were more than enough to make me happy）3。 A Game of Thrones - 4。1 stars （it is almost a tie between AFFC and AGOT， but unfortunately the first book of the series is still just a bit better than the fourth - Eddard and Sansa chapters and outstanding plot save it - Arya， Bran and Tyrion chapters were a bit excruciating to read at times， but Martin was still warming up。。。）2。 A Clash of Kings - 4。2 stars （the War of the Five Kings， part one of Arya's great journey， Daenerys in Qarth， total chaos in King's Landing， and Joffrey's madness conduct this book full of color， richness， and layers）1。 A Storm of Swords - 4。5 stars （this 1200-pages beast of a novel is definitely George R。R。 Martin's magnum opus - it is full of action， twists， extraordinary characterization， ingenious plot， and - practically everything one epic fantasy book needs！）That's it！ For any questions feel free to comment or write me a message :） 。。。more
Dylan Bean
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Words can't explain。 Words can't explain。 。。。more
Philip
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DNFI've read way through this whole collection and stopped somewhere behind warriors on stilts and armies of chained slaves （kindle said something above 80%）。 Not that those did add much to the damage done already。。。Of all the characters， I liked Tyrion Lannister and Daenerys Targaryn。 Other characters I did not like from the start， or ceased to like over time。 （I enjoyed way too many of their deaths。） For the record: John Snow lasted very， very long。 Given how little screen-time my favs get com DNFI've read way through this whole collection and stopped somewhere behind warriors on stilts and armies of chained slaves （kindle said something above 80%）。 Not that those did add much to the damage done already。。。Of all the characters， I liked Tyrion Lannister and Daenerys Targaryn。 Other characters I did not like from the start， or ceased to like over time。 （I enjoyed way too many of their deaths。） For the record: John Snow lasted very， very long。 Given how little screen-time my favs get compared to all the other people， I finally， after years， decided to admit I'm not going to finish it。So far I have avoided every and any franchise of the series， including the TV-series。 I've seen how much effort they've put into designing the dragons， though， and my heart aches a little to not see more of them。 I know the series is popular upon Historian European Martial Artists， because it is so full of silly nonsense （academically called "Bullshido"）， which adds to my experience from the books that the silliness of warfare outclassed even that of Warhammer， and the understanding of base tactics or melee combat was void。All in all， I can see how this conglomeration of intrigues， variety and bamboozle appeals to a large group of readers， however which I am no part of。 。。。more
Miro
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Loved it。 I want to read it again but I am not ready to use another year for it x3
Anwesha
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One of the best pieces of fiction ever laid down on page -- and sadly， left unfinished。 I hope， like everyone else， that we will know what the book end of this story was supposed to be。
Dreamer
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Okay， this book series is serioulsy the BEST！ I'll try to make a "crossword" for the reasons why I loved this series :）A~ Amazing Plot！ Always kept me in agony， and it never got boring！S~ Stunning worldbuilding。 Martin creates cultures， religions， languages， traditions， and he makes us understand all these， whithout even get boring。 We all know that many times， worldbuilding seems like a history lesson in some books。 But in ASOIAF， we get to understand everything， through the plotline。 You can a Okay， this book series is serioulsy the BEST！ I'll try to make a "crossword" for the reasons why I loved this series :）A~ Amazing Plot！ Always kept me in agony， and it never got boring！S~ Stunning worldbuilding。 Martin creates cultures， religions， languages， traditions， and he makes us understand all these， whithout even get boring。 We all know that many times， worldbuilding seems like a history lesson in some books。 But in ASOIAF， we get to understand everything， through the plotline。 You can almost hear the Braavosi accent， smell the khalasar， feel the heat of Dorne， and you're not even there！ O~ Of course， great characters！ （I couldn't find something for O， so sorry if I cheated ;） I loved and hated characters with such a passion， like they were real。 （Oh， no！ They don't exist！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！） Some of my favorites are: Lady Nym Tyrion Lannister Edd Tollet Arya StarkTheon Greyjoy （but only in the last book）YgritteBrienneMelisandreJojen I~ I couldn't leave the books aside！ I just wanted to read one more page and one more page！ After I finished each book， I wanted to read the next one ASAP。A~ Amazing quotes！ You know， I've got a notebook where I write all the quotes I love from books， and half of those quotes are now from ASOIAF。 Here are some I love: “Swift as a deer。 Quiet as a shadow。 Fear cuts deeper than swords。 Quick as a snake。 Calm as still water。”“Why is it that when one man builds a wall， the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side？”“History is a wheel， for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging。 What has happened before will perforce happen again。”“A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy， and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth， and you'll know the debt is paid。”"Every hurt is a lesson， and every lesson makes you better。" F~ Feelings。 Those books made me cry， laugh， scream， yell， weep。 I got angry， mad， happy， sad。 My feelings were seriously a roller coaster。 。。。more
Ashley Sciame
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It was the first adult fantasy series I ever read。 I spent years asking my mom when I would be allowed to read it。 It was worth the wait。
Amethyst Travis
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THE BEST EVER！
Bryce Corbeil
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Superb book。
Brady
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The greatest series ever。 Need I say more？
Robbin Hotek
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Favorite book I’ve read for a while。
Rosanna Wyllie
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Fantastic plot。
Marge Krumbein
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Wonderful writing。 I liked it。
Saurabh Patel
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Possibly the greatest series ever written
Karen Viverette
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Last in the series started to get a little boring。 Waiting for him to finish this series with hopefully a better ending than the tv series。
Eliseo
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