A Clash of Kings
Published on 27. March 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
752 pages
978-0-00-754824-8 (ISBN)
Description
HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series.
'Characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias' Guardian
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'Tears: the woman's weapon, my lady mother used to call them. The man's weapon is a sword. And that tells us all you need to know . . . '
Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising.
From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war.
Five factions struggle for control of a divided land. Against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.
'Characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias' Guardian
'
'Tears: the woman's weapon, my lady mother used to call them. The man's weapon is a sword. And that tells us all you need to know . . . '
Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising.
From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war.
Five factions struggle for control of a divided land. Against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.
Reviews / Votes
'Effortless large-scale storytelling and a cliffhanger at the end of every chapter' Telegraph'If you're watching GAME OF THRONES, you're forgoing the great pleasure of Martin's deft prose' Time
'When times are tough, there is no better distraction than these magical tales' Guardian
'Martin has not only raised the bar for writers of epic fantasy but pushed and stretched the boundaries of the novel itself' The Times
'Fantasy fiction's equivalent to THE WIRE' Telegraph
'Complex storylines, fascinating characters, great dialogue, perfect pacing, and the willingness to kill off even his major characters' LA Times
'Mr Martin is a literary dervish, bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers' New York Times
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 55 mm
Weight
632 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-754824-8 (9780007548248)
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George R.R. Martin is the author of fourteen novels, including five volumes of A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, several collections of short stories and numerous screen plays for television drama and feature films. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.