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A Clash of Kings

Book 2 of A Song of Ice and Fire

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A Clash of Kings

By: George R.R. Martin
Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
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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.

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.

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Critic reviews

‘A Game of Thrones grabs hold and won’t let go. It’s brilliant’ Robert Jordan
‘I read my eyes out. I couldn’t stop until I’d finished and it was dawn.’ Anne McCaffrey
‘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
‘Fantasy literature has never shied away from grandeur, but the sheer-mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads… Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias.’
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I have been surprised by how wildly different the books are to the TV show, which is sort of brilliant in a way because it's like losing yourself in another equally compelling timeline of Westeros! (Only trouble is not confusing one with the other...) The way the narrative is broken up by different character paths is a brilliant way to keep your focus and interest, so if there's one narrative you're not completely invested in at this point in the tale, stick around because your favourite is sure to pick up just a few chapters later. (I always looked forward to the installments of Tyrion, Sansa, Arya and Catelyn, particularly.)
Roy Dotrice does a brilliant job of discerning each character from the next in this installment - and my particular favourite interpretation of his has to be Dolorous Edd: he captures him uniquely and perfectly, eh. It's a long and enthralling listen, and the best way for me to experience the books as I know reading them would simply take me too long! (As soon as this finished I purchased the next, and was undaunted by its 42 hour length because I've become addicted to my daily fix of 3 or so chapters.)

Addictive listening

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I bought this book for my son as he loves knights and dragons and such. Unfortunately, he also cannot read so I thought an audio medium would be perfect. He loved every second and talked about it with his school friends non-stop.

Not for kids

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I guess it's selfish but the characters don't have the right voices in my opinion, well read overall and fantastic story of course.

great book

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Plenty of reviews of the books themselves so will just comment on the narration, which is excellent.

Excellent narration

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Love these books, great to hear them while driving around all day. The narrator’s voices for the characters are way too over the top though, every character sounds stupid which makes it difficult to follow and get invested in them. Also, why does he do an old man voice for literally every male character? Even Jon, who is supposed to be 15!

Great story, annoying voices

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