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Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin
And thus I'm back to the beginning and hating and loving people all over again!

And the dumbass King ruins it all by having a wicked witch for a wife, but if not then it would just be some other wickedness to get the party started.



There are so many characters I love in these books and the wolves of course. And all who kill wolves can have their head on a pike!



"He must have crawled away away from the others," Jon said.

"Or been driven away," their father said, looking at the sixth pup. His f
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Kris (My Novelesque Life)
A GAME OF THRONES
(A Song of Ice and Fire: #1)
Written by George R.R. Martin
1996; 835 Pages
Genre: fantasy

★★★★1/2

When I first read A Game of Thrones in 2012 I was a bit confused with all the names and places that it took me a bit longer to get through the book. I did enjoy the writing of Martin but also the complicated world that he has created. So when the TV series came out I watched season 1 and with faces to name I had it all clear in my head. When I started to reread the first book (so I can c
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Joanne
Aug 26, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy-read
I won't go into the story. What needs being told has been written in thousands of reviews.

I rarely re-read series, however when a buddy read was proposed a few months back I thought on it and decided that this one deserved my attention again. I am glad I made that choice. The buddies have offered up great insight and conversation. When I first read this book, I gobbled it up. So, it did not surprise me that I missed so much the first time around and this second read has offered the time and att
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Theresa
My third time reading this, taken at a very slow pace as part of a read/discussion group of others who all want to reconnect with the books in lieu of HBO series. It not only holds up wonderfully, it's even better than I recall!

If you don't already know about the Starks, Lannisters, and Targaryens and the battle for the Iron Throne of Westeros -- well pick up the book as I'm not summarizing! What I will say is that this time rereading, I picked up so many clues and hints to the future that I've
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Kelly
Dec 16, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fiction, fantasy
What can I say about this book that hasn't already been said? It's epic, filled with all the drama, adventure, lust, death, etc. you can expect from a good fantasy book. I really enjoyed it and look forward to reading the rest of the series! ...more
Navah
Sep 16, 2025 marked it as to-read
Tasha
Apr 15, 2010 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi
Candi
Jan 31, 2014 marked it as abandoned
Robin P
Apr 15, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: magical-worlds
Elsbeth
Jan 25, 2014 marked it as to-read
Lory Sakay
Jul 25, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Allison
Nov 06, 2021 rated it really liked it
Sharmon
Jul 21, 2017 marked it as to-read
Bianca
Jul 11, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Kristin
Apr 21, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 5-stars