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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Sep 8, 2006
Pros: Superb writing, character development and stories
Cons: So many characters, hard to keep straight at times
Summary: Over the years, I’ve tried quite a few fantasy series. Most were satisfying reads, but not earth shattering. Recently, I was listening to Z talk to a friend about the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin and they were so ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 11, 2012
Pros: Characters, plot, everything!
Cons: None
Summary: I started reading Game of Thrones after watching the miniseries on HBO. I enjoyed the miniseries, but I had a hard time getting into the story because of all the different characters and events going on at the same time. It was hard to keep ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 2, 2012
Pros: Entertaining and exciting.
Cons: Some characters lackluster and not extremely original.
Summary: Ok, so this is probably wildly unpopular of me, but I found A Game of Thrones to be only average. After all the hype and build up I'd experienced for this novel I expected something amazing. And well, it wasn't. I'm not saying it wasn't ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 10, 2011
Pros: So, so absorbing.
Cons: Writing is slightly uneven.
Summary: I think it's finally time to admit that I have been reading the ‘Song of Ice and Fire' books.I had heard of these books before the HBO series came out, but I had never considered reading them. The HBO series was well-received both ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 21, 2011
Pros: Excellently written; suburb character development; rich, engaging story.
Cons: None
Summary: Book Details: Author: George R.R. Martin Book Type: e-Book; 880 pages Publisher: Bantam
Publishing Date: August 4, 1997 ~ soft cover) Language: English ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 16, 2011
Pros: Engaging narrative, human characters, great mythology
Cons: Too much explicit sex.
Summary: This book was recently made into a HBO TV show. Usually, that means that one should certainly consider checking out the source material. and that is exactly what I did. I knew not what I was getting into, nor what to expect, except ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 29, 2011
Pros: great plot, rich characters, political and historical connotations
Cons: very long book (which may disuade some)
Summary: I heard that HBO was making a series based off of the book, Game of Thrones, and my friends recommended that I read the series--and quickly. They have never steered me wrong before, and I found that the same went for The Song of Ice and Fire series by ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 25, 2011
Pros: Full of kings, giant wolves, dragons, intrigue, battle, and more
Cons: Only if you can't handle long books with plenty of court politics
Summary: Yep. Nicole's finally read George R. R. Martin. Or you could say I jumped on the bandwagon. Hey, with HBO making a series featuring Sean Bean and Jason Momoa (yum!) how could I resist? Besides, for years people have been telling ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 7, 2009
Pros: -Epic Story -Great Character Development
Cons: -Character names can be hard to retain as they are very similar sometimes.
Summary: A Song of Fire and Ice Book I A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin Published 1996 So here I was at a crossroad where the decision was going to determine what it was I was going to be reading over the course of the next ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 9, 2008
Pros: A tale as gripping as Shogun, a world complete and detailed. Superlative writing.
Cons: You have to pay attention to juggle the multitudinous story threads.
Summary: A Game of Thrones. By George R. R. Martin. "Winter is Coming." The words of House Stark. Westeros is a feudal society, with seven kingdoms, ruled by a High King. The land is used to ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 10, 2008
Pros: Well written, draws in the reader
Cons: Hard to keep the characters straight
Summary: I read A Game of Thrones with a book club (which I highly recommend - I will explain why later). The book was a little slow to start and I do not know that I was really "hooked" into reading the book until I was a good quarter of the way through it. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 14, 2007
Pros: Fascinating characters. Intriguing plot with numerous twists. Colorful and unique world.
Cons: Too many first-person point of views. The head hopping can be confusing and frustrating.
Summary: When my brother sent me this book instead of something of my Amazon Wish List, I couldn't understand why. I mean, there were pages of items and he sent me a 3lb book by an some "random" author. Still, he is my younger brother and I ended up reading most ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 17, 2007
Pros: GREATEST STORY EVER WRITTEN. POV story style. Purposely flawed characters. Intriguing. Not Predictable
Cons: You haven't read it yet
Summary: I could not possibly be more pleased by a single piece of literature. I will go on record as singularly defining my favorite book, upon which sets the standard for all books that I should read in the future. This book has everything you could ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 18, 2006
Pros: Lots of characters, plenty of blood and guts.
Cons: It's all been done before.
Summary: In the world of epic fantasy, innovation is seldom part of the equation. Instead, authors line up to crank out lengthy tomes full of dragons, swords, and damsels in distress. It seems that many fantasy authors have abandoned any attempt to push the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 22, 2006
Pros: Plot complexity, intrigue, character variety and development
Cons: One must be patient to survive this challenge
Summary: Before "A Game of Thrones" was released, an excerpt from it appeared as a short story in "Asimov's Science Fiction". I was hooked, and my expectations were high. That "short story" was actually the section of the book covering the exiled Princess ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 4, 2006
Pros: Great characterization, far more direct style of writing then previous authors.
Cons: The series gets lost in future books.
Summary: It seems that ever since Tolkien wrote his trilogy The Lord of The Rings, other authors have attempted to come up with their own epic adventure. These usually involve various characters operating in some sort of fantastic world where the magic has ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 30, 2005
Pros: Excellent story with good action and suspense, Good charactorisation and brilliant attention to detail.
Cons: So many names you might need to forget your own to cope with them!
Summary: The Plot. On his way home from lordly affairs Eddard Stark finds a frightening sign before him on the road, a wolf (the symbol of his house)laying dead in a pool of blood with an antler of a deer (the symbol of The Kings house) protruding from the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 21, 2005
Pros: Very well written, lot of sex and violence
Cons: Very long, not many fantasy elements
Summary: George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice series is the fantasy epic series that I’ve been waiting for since reading Lord of the Rings. I tried getting into Robert Jordan’s wildly popular Wheel of Time series, but after reading the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 18, 2004
Pros: Well-developed characters and situations, not overly ambitious.
Cons: Can be unrelentingly grim.
Summary: Plot Details: I reveal limited plot details in this review, not really worth of spoilers. I am becoming wary of series, particularly unfinished series. Too many series have disappointed me. Card's Homecoming ended one book too late. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 10, 2004
Pros: Brilliant characters, gorgeous imagery, and a style that sucks you in.
Cons: The series is only half done!
Summary: Several years ago, I was talking with my friend about fantasy novels. We were both fans of the genre since childhood, and he had a library of titles that easily eclipsed mine. One day, he exclaimed, “there’s something that you have to read.” With ... read more
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