A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One (A Song of Ice and Fire Illustrated Edition)

NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES--THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON

Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. There his family dwells in peace a...show more

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896 pages

Average rating: 8.4

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margardenlady
Dec 27, 2023
8/10 stars
A classic fantasy tale. Lots of darkness, with the occasional bright spot. I did however like several of the characters: Daenarys, Jon Snow, Arya and little Bran. The author's device of writing each chapter from the perspective of a different character was nice - really fleshed out the story's multiple perspectives, although it was a little confusing at first, before I really got a handle on the characters.
Anonymous
Dec 04, 2023
8/10 stars
After watching the first season of Game of Thrones on HBO, I had to dive into the books. Seeing as how I refuse to read fantasy type books, this was a leap of faith. And it was a good one.

GoT isn't the regular fantasy series that I despise. This is incredibly well-written and focuses heavily on the characters. I get the dragons, kings, castles, and all that. But it was the people that made me want to read the books. Ned, Dany, The Lannisters, the...read more
WitchyKiki
Nov 12, 2023
6/10 stars
"and for the first time in hundreds of years, the night came alive with the music of dragons"

Second time reading this book, and what is there to say that hasn't been said already?

Keith.Yagerman
May 20, 2023
10/10 stars
Top notch fantasy. Amazing characters and story telling.
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E Clou
May 10, 2023
8/10 stars
I read this as part of a 4-book set, and immediately started on the 2nd book so I'm not entirely sure where this book left off and the second one began. This book seems to just introduce the world Martin has created so he can actually get to the story in Book 2, which makes it a little dull. Despite having an entire book to make his introduction, there are a lot of not-too-deeply developed characters in this book. And yet, here I am reading the ...read more

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