A Clash of Kings

E-book, 1009 pages

English language

Published April 4, 2003 by Random House Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-0-553-89785-2
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OCLC Number:
233522516
Goodreads:
7110077

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4 stars (55 reviews)

A Clash of Kings is the second novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic fantasy series by American author George R. R. Martin expected to consist of seven volumes. It was first published on November 16, 1998 in the United Kingdom, although the first United States edition did not follow until February 2, 1999 Like its predecessor, A Game of Thrones, it won the Locus Award (in 1999) for Best Novel and was nominated for the Nebula Award (also in 1999) for best novel. In May 2005 Meisha Merlin released a limited edition of the novel, fully illustrated by John Howe. The novel has been adapted for television by HBO as the second season of the TV series Game of Thrones. A Clash of Kings is also the name of the first expansion to the Game of Thrones board game.

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Review of 'A Clash of Kings' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I think the hardest part for me reading this book was that I've seen the HBO adaptation prior to reading the title. This caused lots of mental gymnastics of 'just like the show' and 'oh here's a difference from the show' back and forth in my head that I couldn't stop.

That being said, just like the show (see what I did there) this was an excellent second chapter in the song of fire and ice. I'm always hesitant when reading books that have a huge cast of characters and it's very difficult to keep track if not thread together well. I'm thinking of a few of the Harry Turtledove great war books when I say this.

I enjoyed the unfolding of events in the four main areas of stories as things progressed. The author does a great way of writing to paint the pictures in your head as you …

Review of 'A Clash of Kings' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I would give this a solid 4.5 stars. On the grander scale of things, this was the ultimate filler book. A lot of stuff was set in motion for the next book, but it felt a lot slower paced than A Game of Thrones. It also lacked the 'Omg, tell me he didn't do that' moments of the first (and third) book. Still, storytelling is tight, characters are many-faceted and interesting, and it was fantastic fantasy fare. Already looking forward to re-reading the next one.

Review of "Le Trone de Fer T5 - L'Invincible Forter (Science Fiction) (French Edition)" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

On y retrouve avec un plaisir un peu sadique tous les héros des tomes précédents : Jon, Bran, Tyrion, et les autres, ils sont tous là. Et comme à Dallas, ils continuent s’entredéchirer avec moult mouvements d’épées s’achevant dans le gargouillis pathétique d’un jet de sang de bon aloi et moult trahisons plus ou moins bien ourdies dans le but unique de devenir (ou de redevenir) le roi des sept couronnes.
Et franchement, ils n’ont pas que des bonnes manières dans ce royaume qui semble toujours un peu inspiré d’une angleterre médiévale. Et vas-y que je te trahisse, et vas-y que je te poignarde, et vas-y que je te plante des têtes de gamins sur des pieux en haut de la tour du chateau, et vas-y….enfin bref, que du bonheur. Je signale tout de même aux amateurs qu’on trouve ici une des plus belles scènes de bataille navale que j’ai …

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