A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2)

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) George R.R. Martin
SeriesA Song of Ice and Fire
Series part Volume No. Book 2
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:928
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreFantasy
ISBN/Barcode 9780007447831
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperVoyager
Publication Date 1 September 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

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. 'Nobody does fantasy quite like Martin' Sunday Times 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. As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky - a comet the colour of blood and flame - five factions struggle for control of a divided land. Brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.

Author Biography

George R.R. Martin is the author of fifteen novels and novellas, including five volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire, several collections of short stories, as well as screenplays for television and feature films. Dubbed 'the American Tolkien', George R.R. Martin has won numerous awards including the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. He is an Executive Producer on HBO's Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones, which is based on his A Song of Ice and Fire series. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Reviews

'Colossal, staggering... Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world ... one of the greats of fantasy literature' SFX 'This is one of those rare and effortless reads' ROBIN HOBB 'George R.R. Martin is one of our very best writers, and this is one of his very best books' RAYMOND E. FEIST 'Such a splendid tale. I read my eyes out - I couldn't stop till I'd finished and it was dawn' ANNE MCCAFFREY 'George Martin is assuredly a new master craftsman in the guild of heroic fantasy' KATHARINE KERR 'Few created worlds are as imaginative and diverse' JANNY WURTS