A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues: The Complete Box Set of All 6
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George R。R。 Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire is the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age， and is now available in a collectible box set。 Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO， featuring a stellar cast。 George R。R。 Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series has set the benchmark for contemporary epic fantasy。 Labelled by Time magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world， Martin has conjured a world as complex and vibrant as that of J。R。R。 Tolkien's， populated by a huge cast of fascinating， complex characters， and boasting a history that stretches back twelve thousand years。 Three great storylines weave through the books， charting the civil war for control of the Seven Kingdoms; the defence of the towering Wall of ice in the uttermost north against the unearthly threat of the Others; and across the Narrow Sea the rise to power of Daenerys Targaryen and the last live dragons in the world。 The HBO adaption of A Game of Thrones is currently airing worldwide。 The box set includes: A GAME OF THRONES A CLASH OF KINGS A STORM OF SWORDS， 1: STEEL AND SNOW A STORM OF SWORDS， 2: BLOOD AND GOLD A FEAST FOR CROWS A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
Reviews
Danyelle McNeary
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Well， I have joined the club of those now waiting for g。r。r。m。's next book， Winds of Winter。 I am not sure how I feel about getting through 6，000+ pages only to find no closure。 Obviously， it's well-written and a great story， or else it might not be as popular as it is。 A perfect mix of fantasy， magic， very questionable "romance"， violence， and renaissance。 Westeros is definitely an exiting place to escape to， but man - I'm fatigued。 I was hoping that after the 5th book I would be able to close Well， I have joined the club of those now waiting for g。r。r。m。's next book， Winds of Winter。 I am not sure how I feel about getting through 6，000+ pages only to find no closure。 Obviously， it's well-written and a great story， or else it might not be as popular as it is。 A perfect mix of fantasy， magic， very questionable "romance"， violence， and renaissance。 Westeros is definitely an exiting place to escape to， but man - I'm fatigued。 I was hoping that after the 5th book I would be able to close the final chapter and breathe a sigh of relief of at least knowing what happened to everyone （spoiler alert: even if my favorite characters all perished） - but that's not what happened and I feel obligated to keep going。 。。。more
Zebulynn Hanson
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it took @ least 6 monthsNow that was definitely a wild joyrney。 I have no idea how to go back to the real world after reading every book in order but theres nothing else I can add about this series that hasnt already been said。 Should definitely check it out
Amber Glover
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George creates a well-rounded world with a lot going on even outside of the main POV chapters。 My favorite thing about this series is it has an entire expanded universe that takes place before， and even in continents， they will never visit。
Naznin
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-1 star for burdening my head with thousands of names of people and houses of little to no consequence。 At times， it felt like my poor head is about to explode！4 stars for the amazing journey the books have taken me to。 A recommended read for all fantasy fiction lovers。 I promise， you'll get the high。I， personally won't think of reading the books a second time and my words are not wind。 This series is no Harry Potter， I must remind you。 -1 star for burdening my head with thousands of names of people and houses of little to no consequence。 At times， it felt like my poor head is about to explode！4 stars for the amazing journey the books have taken me to。 A recommended read for all fantasy fiction lovers。 I promise， you'll get the high。I， personally won't think of reading the books a second time and my words are not wind。 This series is no Harry Potter， I must remind you。 。。。more
Roy Hong
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So this book is about a Violence Game（not really） in a world about war and magic and monster。In the begining of this story is about a conspiracy in a big country andthen evolve into a thing that can Influence whole world and lives。In the end of the book，it seem not finish all the conspiracy 。Stunning world—building。 Martin creates cultures， religions， languages， traditions， and he makes us understand all these， without even get boring。 We all know that many times， world-building seems like a hi So this book is about a Violence Game（not really） in a world about war and magic and monster。In the begining of this story is about a conspiracy in a big country andthen evolve into a thing that can Influence whole world and lives。In the end of the book，it seem not finish all the conspiracy 。Stunning world—building。 Martin creates cultures， religions， languages， traditions， and he makes us understand all these， without even get boring。 We all know that many times， world-building 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！ 。。。more
Veronica
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What can I say。 Loved the entire series and wished for more e。 Though I did gate the author just a tad for killings off my favorite characters
Dulzzze
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Sin palabras， la mejor saga de fantasía que he leído。 Te amo， George R。 R。 Martin。 Ya completa la saga RCTMR。
Harsh
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I don't usually review things， but I want to start doing occasional reviews beginning with 'Ice & Fire。' Spectacular series。 One of the best I've ever read。 Been waiting for book 6 for a looong time！George Martin began writing the series in 1991， and in the 24 years， he has written over 1，770，000 words throughout the 5 books。 Book 6 has been expected to release next year for the last 8 years or so - imagine a donkey with a carrot dangling over its head and pulling the cart mile after mile， hopin I don't usually review things， but I want to start doing occasional reviews beginning with 'Ice & Fire。' Spectacular series。 One of the best I've ever read。 Been waiting for book 6 for a looong time！George Martin began writing the series in 1991， and in the 24 years， he has written over 1，770，000 words throughout the 5 books。 Book 6 has been expected to release next year for the last 8 years or so - imagine a donkey with a carrot dangling over its head and pulling the cart mile after mile， hoping he will reach that carrot （lol）。 I read that he plans on changing the book ending from the Game of Thrones tv series after massive backlash from the fans。。。 if he ever finishes the series！I can't say enough about how great and deep the plot has been so far。 There are some details and few chapters not necessary to get into， but you get the sense that Martin gets engrossed while writing。 I can't dock points off because he is one of the best writers I have ever come across with spectacular imagination and creativity。Overall， the series itself I cannot praise enough。 The number of primary characters is simply staggering， the depth engrossing， and the writing style is different than most writers due to the number of characters。 The sheer length and depth might push some potential readers away - you have to be a reader to enjoy this series。 Still， it is a series you must read （especially if you're a Game of Thrones fan！）。 MUST-READ！ I rate this 5/5。 。。。more
Brandi Lee
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A wonderful series。 The world is so complex and realistic。 I'm just disappointed the next book is not available yet。 A wonderful series。 The world is so complex and realistic。 I'm just disappointed the next book is not available yet。 。。。more
John Michael Strubhart
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Holy shit！ That was a long book！ There's really nothing I can say about this book collection that hasn't already been said except for how I feel about it， and really - do you want to know anything about my feelings？ I doubt it very much， so just allow me to say that I enjoyed it and if you enjoyed the TV series， you'll likely enjoy this book， even though it's longer than freaking War and Peace。 Oddly enough， it's not the longest book I'm reading。 That honor goes to The Complete Works of Jack Holy shit！ That was a long book！ There's really nothing I can say about this book collection that hasn't already been said except for how I feel about it， and really - do you want to know anything about my feelings？ I doubt it very much， so just allow me to say that I enjoyed it and if you enjoyed the TV series， you'll likely enjoy this book， even though it's longer than freaking War and Peace。 Oddly enough， it's not the longest book I'm reading。 That honor goes to The Complete Works of Jack London。 It's over 8，000 pages long！ Ha ha！ I may not live to finish it。 。。。more
Isaiah Razo
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Very nice book
Cheri Hebert
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The best book series I never knew I wanted to read。。。Fantasy is not my go to genre for reading but after finishing the GOT series on HBO and hearing all the readers talk about it not following the books， I finally decided to read it for myself。 I'm very happy I did！！ Martin's writing kept me engaged and invested in the characters。 I started on book one and kept on until I'd finished the series。 There are thrilling storylines with characters you love to hate and characters you root for。 There are The best book series I never knew I wanted to read。。。Fantasy is not my go to genre for reading but after finishing the GOT series on HBO and hearing all the readers talk about it not following the books， I finally decided to read it for myself。 I'm very happy I did！！ Martin's writing kept me engaged and invested in the characters。 I started on book one and kept on until I'd finished the series。 There are thrilling storylines with characters you love to hate and characters you root for。 There are some heartbreaking losses that were hard to get past。 I am anxiously awaiting book 6's release to see where Martin takes this wonderful tale！！ 。。。more
Dan
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Decided to read these books after the last season of the HBO series was announced so I would go into the show with something。 Both the books and the TV series blew me away （despite the later seasons， the first half of the show is some of the best TV I think I'll ever have the privilege to see）。 The books， though。 The lore is rich。 The characters feel real。 There are so many interweaving storylines and interesting theories。 There's a lot， and I'm pretty sure I missed a lot of stuff from only havi Decided to read these books after the last season of the HBO series was announced so I would go into the show with something。 Both the books and the TV series blew me away （despite the later seasons， the first half of the show is some of the best TV I think I'll ever have the privilege to see）。 The books， though。 The lore is rich。 The characters feel real。 There are so many interweaving storylines and interesting theories。 There's a lot， and I'm pretty sure I missed a lot of stuff from only having read the series once。 I hadn't read much fantasy prior to this （Harry Potter， Lord of the Rings The Queen's Thief） so I was surprised at how much content outside the books I consumed。 YouTube channels Alt Shift X & In Deep Geek house some very detailed theories （spoilers there）。 Westeros。org （again， spoilers） also has stuff like GRRM's answers to fan questions， some of which inform some popular theories that are even explored in the show。 But there's so much more。 There are also prequel， companion novels。Writing this a couple years after I finished the books and show。 I'll most likely re-read these books when I have time， or when Winds of Winter （6th book） comes out。 And just so you're aware， this is another controversial topic - when， or if， WoW and A Dream of Spring （7th final book） will come out。 I won't go into detail， but basically people are concerned GRRM won't be able to finish the series。 But I'm not GRRM。 It is what it is。 The books and [some of] the show are still great。 。。。more
Matilda
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Could not tell you what happens， wish I was intelligent enough to bother to retain the complex world and dialogue。
3bdou
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Martin Masterpiece
Ben Clarke
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Wow， this is an epically long and epically well done series if ever I read one！
Andy Hickman
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George R。R。 Martin， A Game of Thrones （London: Harper Voyager， 2011）。I assume you all know the ancient proverb， “Don't judge a book by it's …。。 TV series。”I've intentionally not watched TV series but preferred to dive into the literature world of Westeros。Brave， brutal， beautiful and beguiling。The epic story starts out in a difinitive locality before spreading out over many sprawling political and topographical landscapes （similar to how Tolkein began in Hobbiton before reaching to the ends of M George R。R。 Martin， A Game of Thrones （London: Harper Voyager， 2011）。I assume you all know the ancient proverb， “Don't judge a book by it's …。。 TV series。”I've intentionally not watched TV series but preferred to dive into the literature world of Westeros。Brave， brutal， beautiful and beguiling。The epic story starts out in a difinitive locality before spreading out over many sprawling political and topographical landscapes （similar to how Tolkein began in Hobbiton before reaching to the ends of Middle Earth）So many classy sub-quotes in this book:“I don't even know who my mother was，” Jon said。“Some woman， no doubt。 Most of them are。” （replied Tyrion） （p54）。 “。。。 the wild track … brought home the lesson that the map was one thing and the land quite another。” （p113） “Why do you read so much？”“My mind is my weapon。 My brother has his sword， King Robert has his war-hammer， and I have my mind， and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone， if it is to keep its edge。” - Tyrion Lannister （p118） “Can a man still be brave if he's afraid？”“That is the only time a man can be brave，” his father told him。 （p14， 157） “Why is it that when one man builds a wall， the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side？” （p179） “Let them see that their words can cut you， and you'll never be free of the mockery。 If they want to give you a name， take it， make it your own。 Then they can't hurt you with it anymore。” （p179） “Her father used to say that a lord needed to eat with his men， if he hoped to keep them。 'Know the men who follow you，' she heard him tell Robb once， 'and let them know you。 Don't ask your men to die for a stranger。' At Winterfell， he always had an extra seat set at his own table， and every day a different man would be asked to join him。” （p211） “Let me tell you something about wolves， child。 When the snows fall and the white winds blow， the lone wolf dies， but the pack survives。 Summer is the time for squabbles。 In winter， we must protect one another， keep each other warm， share our strengths。 … You need her， as she needs you … and I need both of you， gods help me。” - Ned Stark to his daughter Arya （p216） “And I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things。” （p237） “Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it。” （p121， 256）。 “The world was full of cravens who pretended to be heroes; it took a queer sort of courage to admit to cowardice as Samwell Tarly had。” （p256） “A warm rain was pelting down from a starless black sky as they walked … the （summer） rain had driven everyone under their roofs。 It beat down on Ned's head， warm as blood and relentless as old guilts。” （p367） “And Jaimie was even worse， rash and headstrong and quick to anger。 His brother never untied a not when he could slash it in two with his sword。” （p401） “Lords are gold and knights steel， but two links can't make a chain。 You also need silver and iron and lead， tin and copper and bronze and all the rest， and those are farmers and smiths and merchants and the like。 A chain needs all sorts of metals， and a land needs all sorts of people。” - Jon Snow （435） “She had been dreaming， she realized … trying to remember was like trying to catch the rain with her fingers。 The dream faded 。。。” （p460） “When you play the game of thrones， you win or die。 There is no middle ground。” - Cersei Lannister （p471）。 “A man who won't listen can't hear。” （p560） “。。。 only none of them seemed to recognise her。 Or if they did， they shied away as if she had the grey plague。 … Vainly， she searched for friendly faces。 Not one of them would meet her eyes。 It was as if she had become a ghost， dead before her time。” （p597） “There is no creature on earth half so terrifying as a truly just man。” Varys to Ned Stark regarding Cersei's fear。 （p612） “The Great Shepherd sent me to earth to heal his lambs， wherever I might find them。” - Mirri Maz Duur （p648） “The Great Shepherd guards the flock。” - Mirri Maz Duur （p650） “What grass the horses had left was heavy with dew， as if some passing god had scattered a bag of diamonds over the earth。” （p659） - - - - - George R。R。 Martin， A Clash of Kings （London: Harper Voyager， 2011）。An epic achievement by GRRM to create such a rich and exhaustive compilation of characters and backstories。Spoiler alert: I was gutted when Yoren got killed。“Crowns do queer things to the heads beneath them。” （p52）。 “There's no shame in fear， my father told me， what matters is how we face it。” （p87）“Was there ever a war where only one side bled？” （p107）“He was built like a keg， and had a similar capacity。” （p111）“If every captain was a king aboard his own ship， as was often said， it was small wonder they named the islands the land of ten thousand kings。 And when you have seen your kings shit over the rail and turn green in a storm， it was hard to bend the knee and pretend they were gods。” （p151）“When you tear out a man's tongue， you are not proving him a liar， you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say。” （p208）“The white horse and the black one wheeled like lovers at a harvest dance， the riders throwing steel in place of kisses。” （p。310）“War will make them old，” Catelyn said， “as it did us… I pity them。”“Because it will not last。。。 they are the knights of summer， and winter is coming。” （page 317）“He woke to the sight of his own breath misting in the cold morning air。 （He） reached to pull aside the cloak he'd hung over the rock， and found it stiff and frozen。 He crept beneath it and stood up in a forest turned to crystal。The pale pink light of dawn sparkled on branch and leaf and stone。 Every blade of grass was carved from emerald， every drip of water turned to diamond。 Flowers and mushrooms alike wore coats of glass。 Even the mud puddles had a bright brown sheen。 Through the shimmering greenery， the black tents of his brothers were encased in a fine glaze of ice。” （p。334）“The guards let him out a postern gate in the north wall， and they rode down Shadowblack Lane … past rows of shuttered windows and tall timber-and-stone buildings whose upper stories leaned out so far over the street they almost kissed。 The moon seemed to follow them as they went， playing peek-and-sneak among the chimneys。” （p408）“Perhaps that is the secret。 It is not what we do， so much as why we do it。” （p409）“Sleep is good … books are better。” （p。410）“Kings have no friends，” Stannis said bluntly， “only subjects and enemies。” （p430）To the Father she prayed for justice， the strength to seek it and the wisdom to know it。。。 “Show me the path I must walk， and do not let me stumble in the dark places that lie ahead。” （p452）When the wind blew， he could hear the creak and groan of branches older than he was。 A thousand leaves fluttered， and for a moment the forest seemed a deep green sea， storm-tossed and heaving， eternal and unknowable。 （p461）Cersei had managed to buy herself three hollow drums; they would make all the fierce booming sounds she required， but there was nothing inside。 It amused Tyrion no end。 （p533）If the fire was too hot， you could hardly keep the pudding from scorching by tossing a handful of raisins in the pot。 （p535）Stones and dung and fouler things whistled overhead。 “Feed us！” a woman shrieked。 “Bread！” boomed a man behind her。 “We want bread， bastard！” In a heartbeat， a thousand voices took up the chant。 King Joffrey and King Robb and King Stannis were forgotten， and King Bread ruled alone。 “Bread，” they clamored。 “Bread， bread！” （p537）He knew as much of ships and sails and shores as any man in the Seven Kingdoms， and had fought his share of desperate fights sword to sword on a wet deck。 But to this sort of battle he came a maiden， nervous and afraid。 Smugglers do not sound warhorns and raise banners。 When they smell danger， they raise sail and run before the wind。 （p742）- - - George R。R。 Martin， A Storm of Swords （London: Harper Voyager， 2011）。Part 1: Steel & SnowThe tension builds …“All these kings would do a deal better if they would put down their swords and listen to their mothers。” - Lady Olenna （aka， The Queen of Thorns） （p84）“It might have been minutes or it might have been hours; time slept when swords woke。” （p290）“A coin is as dangerous as a sword in the wrong hands。” - Tyrion Lannister （p264）“The tower stood upon an island， its twin reflected on the still blue waters。 When the wind blew， ripples moved across the surface of the lake， chasing one another like boys at play。” - A Storm of Swords （p545）Part 2: Blood & GoldI threw this book down in outrage and disgust after the Red Wedding。 8 months later I tentatively picked it up again。The closing chapters are gripping suspense。 No one does maximum drama like GRRM。“When they reached the top of the ridge and saw the river … “The rain was falling from a black iron sky， pricking the green and brown torrent with ten thousand swords。The tops of half a hundred trees poked up out the swirling waters， their limbs clutching for the sky like the arms of drowning men。” 78“The gatehouse towers emerged from the rain like ghosts， hazy grey apparitions that grew more solid the closer they rode。” （p99）Stannis looked at them with annoyance。 “Are you trained crows， to croak at me in turns？ Enough。” （p155）Stannis looked at him， jaw clenched。 “Go，” the king said at last， “before you talk yourself back into the dungeon。”Sometimes the storm winds blow so strong a man has no choice but to furl his sails。 “Aye， Your Grace。” Davos bowed， but Stannis had seemingly forgotten him already。 （p157）His father always said that in battle a captain's lungs were as important as his sword arm。 'It does not matter how brave or brilliant a man is， if his commands cannot be heard，' Lord Eddard told his sons。 （p171）“Sometimes the short road is not the safest。” - Dalla。 （p444）Arya could taste the beginnings of panic in the back of her throat。 Fear cuts deeper than swords。 Fear cuts deeper … （p457）“It is hard to be so old，” he sighed as he settled onto the cushion。 “And harder still to be so blind。 I miss the sun。 And books。 I miss books most of all。” - Maester Aemon。 （p506）…George R。R。 Martin， A Feast for Crows （London: Harper Voyager， 2011）。 Originally published 2005。I think I liked this one the most。 After quitting the ASOIAF series after the Red Wedding event， I picked it up again a year later。 With minimal expectations I enjoyed the rich complexity and comprehensiveness of the characters。 Martin is a genius with a seemingly simple process of incarnationally encapsulating each unique character。 His knowledge of English and medieval history is evident。 Nobody writes prose like the GRRM！“Before he had lost his sight， the maester had loved books as much as Samwell Tarly did。 He understood the way that you could sometimes fall right into them， as if each page was a hole into another world。” （p72）Arya: “Slowly， her eyes adjusted。 The temple appeared much larger within than it had without。” （p108）“Archmaester Rigney once wrote that history is a wheel， for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging。 What has happened before will perforce happen again， he said。” （p165）“How can you even think of not attending？ This will be history， alive 。。。”“I prefer my history dead。 Dead history is writ in ink， the living sort in blood。” （p 166）Laws of Hospitality and Guest Right。“The Red Wedding was an affront to all the laws of gods and men， they say， and those who had a hand in it are damned。” （p246）“Once they eat our bread and salt they are our guests and cannot harm us。 The Freys had broken all the laws of hospitality when they'd murdered her lady mother and her brother at the Twins。。。” （p335）“Bread and salt … we broke bread。。。” “Guest right 。。。” （p632）“In the game of thrones， even the humblest pieces can have wills of their own。 Sometimes they refuse to make the moves you've planned for them。” （P335）DANCE WITH DRAGONSHere are some of my favourite parts of 'A Dance with Dragons， I: Dreams and Dust':“'Find Sam for me。 I will want to speak with him next。''He'll be down with the books。 My old septon used to say that books are dead men talking。 Dead men should keep quiet， is what I say。 No one wants to hear a dead man's yabber。' Dolorous Edd went off muttering of worms and spiders。” “'Lord Snow，' Maester Aemon called out， 'I left a book for you in my chambers。 The Jade Compendium。 It was written by the Volantene adventurer Colloquo Votar， who traveled to the east and visited all the lands of the Jade Sea。 There is a passage you may find of interest。 I've told Clydas to mark it for you。''I'll be sure to read it。' Maester Aemon wiped his nose。 'Knowledge is a weapon， Jon。 Arm yourself well before you ride forth to battle。'” “So much for vows。 Words are wind， and the wind from Manderly’s mouth means no more than the wind escaping out his bottom。” - Lord Godric“He let the insult wash right over him。 He had heard worse in his time。” - Tyrion“He looked about for his wine cup， but when he found it all the rum had spilled。 Drowning is bad enough， he reflected sourly， but drowning sad and sober， that's too cruel。In the end， they did not drown 。。。 though there were times when the prospect of a nice， peaceful drowning had a certain appeal。 The storm raged for the rest of that day and well into the night。 Wet winds howled around them and waves rose like the fists of drowned giants to smash down on their decks。”“Rain lashed at his face， blinding him。 His mouth was full of blood again。 The ship groaned and growled beneath him like a constipated fat man straining to shit。 …'Prophecy is like a half-trained mule，' he （Tyrion） complained to Jorah Mormont。 'It looks as though it might be useful， but the moment you trust in it， it kicks you in the head。'”…George R。R。 Martin ， A Dance with Dragons 2: After the FeastContinues to be an epic series。 This volume slows down the narrative but still rich in character development and unexpected plot。 ****“Every touch a lie。 I have paid her so much false coin that she half thinks she's rich。”“Words are wind， and the wind that blows exiles across the narrow sea seldom blows them back。 。。。more
QSCStats
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My 2 cents: The level of detail in sketching out a scene is next level，and grrm’s biggest strength imo is how he paints out the scene for you，it just shows that he has experience in film scripts and it feels like a movie that you are being shown，with not much left to imagination。Honestly speaking the text doesn’t feel like it was written by a very traditional prose author，it doesn’t have that much poetic feel to it that books like Lolita have，and I understand that the author was not striving for My 2 cents: The level of detail in sketching out a scene is next level，and grrm’s biggest strength imo is how he paints out the scene for you，it just shows that he has experience in film scripts and it feels like a movie that you are being shown，with not much left to imagination。Honestly speaking the text doesn’t feel like it was written by a very traditional prose author，it doesn’t have that much poetic feel to it that books like Lolita have，and I understand that the author was not striving for that and it would be impossible to do so anyway。The length is very considerable，and feels a cross between normal very edited novels and the rambling beauty of Stephen Kings style。 Very surprisingly for me，I feel like I could reread all of the stuff all over，and I rarely do that，and it would be rewarding。Part of the credit goes to the communities that follow the work so faithfully，but credit also to the author for creating layers of a very different variety than traditional smaller novels that I usually read。And the thing that annoys me a bit is the way many of these books end，they tend to be left on cliffhanger，which would be very appropriate for，again，visual media like tv shows，because you know they are going to continue with the next season in a short span of time。 But GRRM and his promised deadlines are just way too much and each individual book does not give that much closure to you。The author has wayyyyy too many characters and many are just mentioned here and there，and you really have to use your intuition and imagination to visualize each of them on your own，and to know which characters to ignore and which to not。The books imo are not worth much on their own individual basis，and a fair comparison would be Harry Potter。At its height，the popularity of that series was just about the same，maybe more。The demographic are different，but both are popular literature。If you remember，each book in that series showcases just one year of his life，and it provides a good structure to the story。There is not much going like that in asoiaf，and that’s an issue。The timelines can be confusing and although POVs are a novel way of writing，it does have its issues，you can struggle to know what happened when，and you have to go with it。As far as asoiaf is concerned grrm is definitely in his element，and the problems are just mere annoyances，thus my 4/5 rating 。。。more
Baris Aydemir
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Looking forward the Winds of Winter ！
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 cut and dry， but as the story unfolds， you are exposed to different pieces of evidence and different perspectives， you 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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