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

By George R. R. Martin

THE BOOK BEHIND THE SECOND SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO.
 
Here is the second book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece.

A CLASH OF KINGS
 
A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel . . . and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles.
 
A GAME OF THRONES A CLASH OF KINGS A STORM OF SWORDS A FEAST FOR CROWS A DANCE WITH DRAGONS

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Published May 28, 2002

784 pages

Average rating: 8.52

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Desert rat
May 27, 2026
8/10 stars
Many characters. I love this series! The show is a great complement to the book.
Cyn's Workshop
Aug 20, 2025
8/10 stars
ednardz19
Jun 04, 2026
8/10 stars
Oh my. What a read. It seems as though not much of the story progressed, even though the book is 900 pages long. I suppose that's Martin's way of narrating; though it's very effective. Keeps you hooked throughout the whole book, every time describing more keenly what's going on.
Summer Zachary
Nov 19, 2025
10/10 stars
This novel was completely engrossing from start to finish. By the end, I was breathless with anticipation and anxious to get my hands on book 3. This is a MUST READ!
Hillary Beil
Feb 11, 2025
6/10 stars
3.5 ⭐

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