A Clash of Kings

A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2

By: George R.R. Martin

Narrated by: Roy Dotrice

Length: 37 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

©1999 George R.R. Martin (P)2004 Books on Tape, Inc.

Critic reviews

Locus Award, 1999

"A truly epic fantasy.... The novel is notable particularly for the lived-in quality of its world, created through abundant detail...for the comparatively modest role of magic...and for its magnificent action-filled climax.... [Martin] provides a banquet for fantasy lovers with large appetites." (Publishers Weekly)

"Fans of epic fantasy should appreciate this lavishly detailed sequel to A Game of Thrones." (Library Journal)

"Dotrice's range of vocal tones, from gravelly and commanding to silkenly dangerous, creates a mood of insistence that holds the listener captive throughout the epic story." (AudioFile)

"Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant." (Robert Jordan)

Great Series

I love this series and this book was very well written with a great pace. The characters are amazing.

Great story, too many similar voices

Roy just doesn't have enough range of voices. Too many of the characters sounded similar. It was difficult to know who was speaking.

Great read.

This book is almost as good as the first. My only warning though is that this one does have much more mention of rape then the first and this may deter some listeners, understandably so.

narration-

Don't get me wrong Roy does a great job w some of the voices but sometimes you're just left cringing wondering if you even want to continue listening and the songs, God's, the songs are some of the hardest things I've ever had to listen to in my life and some of them aren't too short

Brilliant performance!

Roy Dotrice makes every character and story line come alive. Brilliant performance! And Martin is a supreme story teller, of phenomenal span and depth. I’m so glad these books are available on audio, as I can populate each scene with my imagination, instead of witnessing the splatter and gore on screen.

Awesome

Very engaging and written well, with character's you'll hate and despise. Loving the book more than I thought.

awesome story!

Loved it, the voices are awesome! Roy Dotrice can do so many different voices even womens voices which is awesome

Magnificent

This book was absolutely phenomenal! It holds and commands your attention the entire run and the narration is done to perfection! Can’t wait to start the third book!!!

It keeps getting better.

Not only is this a great story, it is read well. The slow burn of the world building and attention to detail in everything from food and dress to landscape and culture is truly breath taking.

please re-release these

This is my favorite series, but man the narrator really takes me out of it. Between mispronouncing things and doing some really awful voices that do not at all match the characters, this series really needs a new recording. Respect for Mr. Dotrice but this wasn't his best work.