A Game of Thrones Written by George R.R. Martin To Download You copy please click here www.5x.co.nz/thrones.php Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. 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. Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; and a determined woman undertakes the most treacherous of journeys. 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. Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin’s stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.
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Review ------------------------------------------------------ Skip this review, stop reading right now. Scroll to the top of the page and press the order button now. Still here? Okay, I understand the need for a little explanation. I love fantasy. I read Tolkien's Lord of the Rings soon after the American Version was published (don't start counting years on me) and I've read a greet deal of the genre since. I enjoy the epics (Sword of Truth, Wheel of Time) and the classics but I know that they seldom are the same. This one is an epic that will, without a doubt, be a classic. Okay, why? Reason 1: Characters. Characters so real that they make your friends and neighbors seem like pale shadows of reality. But these are not the trite characters acting out predictable paths so often seen in fantasy. Martin knows that heroes are not always sterling exemplars and villains are not always totally evil. In this series I
guarantee you will find yourself, at one point, cheering on a member of the "evil" family in his struggles. When is the last time you did that? Reason 2: This is as close to reality as a fantasy can get. In real life heroes sometimes die or commit murder in a rage. Villains sometimes win. Nothing is guaranteed and if a happy ending emerges at the end it will not be the happy ending you imagined. One reviewer criticized the book because the plot didn't go in the direction he expected. I praise the book for the same reason. Reason 3: Writing. Johnny B Good played so well that it was like he "was ringing a bell." Martin writes that well. It all seems to flow out of him. Most interestingly, he chose to write the entire series in the first person - but that person changes each chapter. Normally I would find that disruptive. But in the hands of a master it adds a depth that has to be read to believe. Most importantly, it assures an identification with characters whose future is not assured. You will read chapters with bated breath as a hero describes, in first person, his or her life or death struggles. In the next chapter you will read the account of one of those who attends the hero's funeral. Okay, enough. Order the book already.
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