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I was totally lost as to what was happening, and so many names of ships were mentioned that I totally lost track of who was fighting on what side.

There was one rather boring chapter in the final battle which is one rather lengthy description of a sea battle. IвЂ™m hoping her plotline will pick up in the next book as she is an interesting character. I felt quite bored reading her chapters because nothing much was happening to drive her story forward. Sadly DaenerysвЂ™s plotline was rather uneventful. IвЂ™m guessing at some point it was no longer in the sky, but considering such emphasis was placed on it, it seemed odd that it was never referred to again later on. There was a lot of emphasis on the red comet blazing through the sky at the beginning of the book, but then allusions to it sort of disappeared. It does get a little confusing at times trying to remember who belongs to what house and who is allied with whom. Many of the characters have now been well and truly separated, meaning it feels like there are more threads to try and keep track of. With Westeros divided, there are plenty of rivalries and tensions between the various houses to provide conflict. I wondered whether A Clash of Kings could live up to the high bar set by the first book, and while I think I enjoyed A Game of Thrones more, there was still plenty to love about A Clash of Kings.

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For contextualisation, this is my first time reading the book series A Song of Ice and Fire and I havenвЂ™t watched any of the TV series. Having read A Game of Thrones last year and being completely sucked in, it was no surprise that I picked up its sequel, A Clash of Kings. Brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky вЂ“ a comet the colour of blood and flame вЂ“ five factions struggle for control of a divided land. 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. Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising. A Clash of Kings might be the most chaotic and entertaining book in the series.Publishing Info: July 2011 by HarperVoyager (first published 1998) There is a reason that the tv show was as popular as it was. There is a lot of bloodshed, murder, betrayal, love, and everything in between.

#A clash of kings review full#

The Game of Thrones world is beautiful and full of mystery. Yet Martin does a wonderful job telling numerous tales in one book and how they are all connected to the iron throne in KingвЂ™s Landing. The cast of characters is endless and the world Martin created is vast and there is nothing like it. It is up Jon and his new group of friends to prevent the NightвЂ™s Watch from being overrun by the wildlings.ДЄs you can see, there is a lot going on in this novel. In order to rule Westeros, Deanerys needs an army and and tries to secure one while across the ocean separating her from Westeros.ДЄnd lastly, Jon Snow and the NightвЂ™s Watch scout and learn about the wildlings gathering forces beyond the wall.

She is traveling with Jorah Mormont, a knight, her followers, and her three newly hatched dragons. The War between the Kings is declared the вЂњWar of the Five Kings and the winner gets to rule Westeros.Д«esides the five kings, Daenerys Targaryen, a descendant of the Targaryen bloodline claims the throne belongs to her. The North secedes and Robb Stark, son of Ned Stark, is declared the new вЂњKing of the NorthвЂќ and Balon Greyjoy declares himself the king of the Iron Islands.