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A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)

George R.R. Martin

Start date: August 7, 2013

Finish date: August 21, 2013

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Apr 03, 2015 Amani Haak rated it really liked it

Shelves: i-loved-it, twisted, fantasy

Truly great fantasy fiction with a historical twist! The characters are real and dimentional, the lines of good and evil are blurred, and you find yourself wondering, "who is the good guy, anyway?"

This series is not for everyone nor was it intended to be which I am grateful for. I generally don't like "door stopper" novels, but I'm making an exception here.

After a bit of a rest I'll happily move on to the third book. ...more

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Feb 11, 2012 Denise rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

This is the second novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, and just as good as the first (A Game of Thrones). There are four kings in the land, all vying for the Iron Throne, as well as Daenerys Targaeryon across the sea, trying to build up her strength in exile and come back to Westeros to claim the throne for her own. As in the first novel, each chapter is named for a character, and we see the action through their eyes. I had predicted, after seeing the second season of the HBO series, that Stannis B ...more

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Jun 12, 2013 Ray rated it liked it

It has been a decade or two-and-half ago since I really dug into the fantasy genre and I half expected not to enjoy it as much anymore as I did in my youth. But I was wrong. The writing is -if you are a hardened literature reader- rather sparse, but that shouldn't matter. This genre is about unrolling a story; building a history if you will. And Mr Martin does that well enough. He takes his time and puts enough body into every plotline. He is crafty enough to build in allusions or suggestions th ...more

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