I just finish the First of the
Song of Ice and Fire series for the second time. Martin amazes me. He brings knights and kings, ladies and princesses to this story with bastards and exiles. Eunuchs, maesters, sworn brothers of the wall, a headsman and a dwarf all live in the Seven Kingdoms. North of the Seven Kingdoms it is said that wildlings, giants, and
wights may roam the lands and are moving South with the coming of the
great Winter. Across the sea to the East is the land of the Free Cities and beyond the grasses of the Dothraki Sea, inhabited by warring nomads.
Martin tells his tale through many of his characters, constantly challenging what you think is actually going on. In one chapter you may loath a character and in the next your reading from his viewpoint and find yourself agreeing with him. This whole series is impossible to put down....
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