A Song of Ice and FireSeries

This epic fantasy series is set in an imaginary world where powerful houses vie for control of the throne. The story is renowned for its complex characters, political intrigue, and unexpected twists. Each installment introduces new conflicts and expands the rich mythology of the world. Readers can look forward to thrilling action and deep moral questions.

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A Game of Thrones
George R. R. Martin
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NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON Here is the first book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece. A GAME OF THRONES In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the North of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones. A GAME OF THRONES • A CLASH OF KINGS • A STORM OF SWORDS • A FEAST FOR CROWS • A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
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A Clash Of Kings
George R. R. Martin
761 pages
27 hours of reading
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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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A Storm of Swords
George R. R. Martin
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La 4ème de couverture indique : Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King's Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords
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A Storm of Swords 1: Steel and snow
George R. R. Martin
688 pages
25 hours of reading
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The Seven Kingdoms are engulfed in turmoil as three contenders vie for the throne. Robb Stark defends his kingdom against the Greyjoys, while Winterfell lies in ruins. Jon Snow faces an escalating threat beyond the Wall, and Daenerys Stormborn, with her dragons, continues to gain strength. This third volume in the series showcases a rich tapestry of magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure, solidifying its status as a modern fantasy masterpiece. Amidst the chaos, one contender is dead, another is in disfavor, yet the wars rage on with shifting alliances. Joffrey Lannister sits uneasily on the Iron Throne, while his rival, Lord Stannis, suffers defeat at the hands of a jealous sorceress. Young Robb Stark rules the North from Riverrun, plotting against the Lannisters, who hold his sister hostage in King's Landing. Meanwhile, Daenerys, the exiled queen, traverses a blood-soaked continent with her three remaining dragons. As forces clash for a decisive battle, an army of wildlings emerges, led by a horde of mythical Others—supernatural beings whose animated corpses pose an unstoppable threat. With the fate of the realm at stake, the Seven Kingdoms are on the brink of a cataclysmic storm of swords.
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A Storm of Swords 2: Blood and Gold
George R. R. Martin
656 pages
23 hours of reading
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Robb Stark may be King in the North, but he must bend to the will of the old tyrant Walder Frey if he is to hold his crown. And while his youngest sister, Arya, has escaped the clutches of the depraved Cersei Lannister and her son, the capricious boy-king Joffrey, Sansa Stark remains their captive. Meanwhile, across the ocean, Daenerys Stormborn, the last heir of the Dragon King, delivers death to the slave-trading cities of Astapor and Yunkai as she approaches Westeros with vengeance in her heart.
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A Feast for Crows
George R. R. Martin
704 pages
25 hours of reading
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The action in this novel begins the day after the end of 'A Storm of Swords'. The remaining northern lords war endlessly with each other and the ironmen of the isles attack the Dreadfort.
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A Dance with Dragons
George R. R. Martin
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New threats emerge to endanger the future of the Seven Kingdoms, as Daenerys Targaryen, ruling in the East, fights off a multitude of enemies, while Jon Snow, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, faces his foes both in the Watch and beyond the great Wall of ice and stone.
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A Dance With Dragons 1: Dreams And Dust
George R. R. Martin
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In the aftermath of a colossal battle, new threats are emerging from every direction. Tyrion Lannister, having killed his father, and wrongfully accused of killing his nephew, King Joffrey, has escaped from King's Landing with a price on his head.