A Clash of Kings Book Review

I was a huge fan of the first novel in the A Song of Fire and Ice series, so I eagerly began reading this the second book in the series, A Clash of Kings, as soon as I could. What carried over from the first book to this was Martin's crisp writing and the sweeping epic feel of the series. Unfortunately, what didn't carry over was the tightly woven narrative structure.

Perhaps it was the expansion of the epic nature of the conflict from two sides to multiple factions all vying for the crown...