Title: A Game of Thrones
Author: George R.R. Martin
Series: A Song of Ice and Fire
Pages: 835
Published: Aug 6th 1996
Publisher: Bantam
I must say that I love these series. And there is only going to
be minor criticism.
I heard about the TV series when they first came out in
2011, the posters were everywhere. Not having Sky however, I had a major
problem and couldn't watch it (but believe me, I was dying for it). It had
everything I could ask for: fantasy, history, dragons, magic, costumes,
castles, royalties. I love that kind of stuff. Guilty.
So I bought the book. I got it at WHSmith for half price for
buying The Fault in our Stars as well. This was back in 2012 and my mum had
forbidden me to buy a new book unless I finished five because I had a
ridiculous amount of unread books at home (I love buying books, don't have as
much time to read them all). I bought them anyways and hid them. True story.
Anyways, onto the book. I love it. Not having watched the TV
series I built my own interpretations of the characters and it was wonderful.
The Stark children are younger which I appreciate because being 14 at the time,
they were still older and I could really connect with them. They were still
older than me. It took me a few chapters to understand which bastard was which,
but we got there in the end.
The chapters I enjoyed the most were John Snow's, Daenarys
and Arya's. I can't remember if I loved or hated Tyrions chapters. I love them
nowadays and have loved them for a good while because he's so much like me in
the way he behaves and his attitude. Please don't judge now.
However, the chapters I could not stand were Caitlyn's. I
didn't like her as a character. I understood her, but I didn't like her. I
didn't like Bran's too much either. Mainly because there were so many of them
and I felt like we weren't getting anywhere. Now, I don't like politics, mainly
because I don't understand a thing about it and can't be bother (I know, it's
bad) and Ned's chapters were full of politics. I learnt to like it though
because A Game of Thrones wouldn't get anywhere without politics. A fight
between seven kingdoms. WITHOUT POLITICS?! Not possible. Sorry mate. I don't
think I realized how much I appreciated Ned's character until the very end when
I knew that I would read no more chapter of him. I wondered how the series
could possibly go on without him. He died after the first book and it pretty
much centred around him. I was wrong.
I love the world. Just like Harry Potter and Lord of the
Rings it was been so well thought through. Not a plot hole. The fact that it's
based on pieces of history that I enjoy a lot, like the War of the Roses, makes
me understand it better. It was probably the first proper fantasy book I pick
now I've opened up to that genre completely. When I go into bookstores I go
straight to that shelf. I always loved fantasy films but never really read
anything until I picked this book up so thank you very much!
Plot Summary:
Summer span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.
As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. his honour weighs him down at court wher a true man does what he will, not what he must... and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty.
The old gods have no power in the south, Stark's family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.
-as by the book cover
10/10
Other books in this Series:
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 1)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 2)
A Storm of Swords 1: Steel and Snow (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 3 Part 1)
A Storm of Swords 2: Blood and Gold (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 3 Part 2)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 4)
A Dance with Dragons 1: After the Feast (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 5 Part 1)
A Dance with Dragons 2: Dreams and Dust (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 5 Part 2)
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