A Clash of Kings

A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2

By: George R. R. Martin

Narrated by: Roy Dotrice

THE BOOK BEHIND THE SECOND SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO.

In this sequel to A Game of Thrones, George Martin pursues the embattled Seven Kingdoms through a bitter 10-year winter in which good and evil contend for power. When cruel Queen Cerisi's son takes the Iron Throne following the death of its king, Robert Baratheon, the Queen's sons and Robert's brothers battle for control of the realm. Robert's young daughter, Princess Arya Stark, flees the kingdom disguised as a boy, as the exiled last heir of the former ruling family tends to his dragons. Meanwhile, the guardians of the realm's Wall dwindle in numbers as menacing barbarians gather their forces. Set in a glittering fantasy world enriched by 8,000 years of history, this baroque jewel captivates with its believable characters, deftly realized magic, and intricate plotting.©1999 George R.R. Martin; (P)2004 Books on Tape, Inc.

Critic reviews

“The dark, crisp plotting will please fans of the layered intrigues of Dorothy Dunnett or Robert Graves.”—Booklist

Great book

This second book of the series is just as good as the first one. Much more fighting in this one. Great story, can't wait to listen to the next one... Having said that, the narrator is good, but with so many characters their voices run together sometimes. But he does a great job using the same voice for the same characters.

Simply GREAT for a second book!

This is the 2nd in the series The Song of Ice and Fire. I have no idea why I did not review it already as I loved it so much. I'm trying to finish all 4 books before HBO puts the first book on the small screen for us in spring 2011. Anyway, this book continues all that happened in the first book which is basically establishing the split of the realm of Westeros into craziness between Theon Greyjoy, Rob Stark, Stannis Baratheon, Renly Baratheon and Joffrey Lannister. Not to mention Daenerys massing her knowledge to try to take over Westeros again. Then there is John Snow on the wall that learns Mance Rayder is mounting a Wildling attack on the wall to take over Westeros. Seems it is a very popular place to rule. The Iron Throne is like a power drug that pertetuates the fight. Everyone has their part and more people die. There is a GREAT water battle scene at Kings Landing. Love this book series. Loved this book. George does not disappoint.

5 stars!

Game of Thrones was an incredible series. now that its over, it has been a truly wonderful journey to dive into the A Song of Ice and Fire books. they are so similar, yet so different as well. Roy Dotrice does an incredible job narrating. I can not wait to start book 3, and am very happy to see Roy Dotrice is the narrator once again, as he was for book 1 as well. his passion and performance brings the world to life, and listening while reading the book physically makes the experience beautiful and deep. long live the world of ice and fire!

Love it...

I love the whole TV series Game of Thrones..So I decided to give these books a try..

perfect narrator for a perfect series...

I don't think anyone questions the excellence of the GOT series at this point, lol. The HBO series is excellent and the books are a million times better even. SO GOOD!! I was skeptical of this narrator at first, but I quickly got used to his style, and now I cannot imagine anyone else reading it! He's really great and fits the style of the story wonderfully.