Book One of A Song of Ice and Fire A song of ice and fire, part 1
mass market paperback, 704 pages
English language
Published Dec. 17, 2003 by Voyager / HarperCollins Publishers, Voyager.
In the game of thrones, you win or you die
As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must ... and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty. The old gods have no power in the south. Stark's family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse a vengeance-mad boy has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities beyond the sea. Heir of the mad Dragon King deposed by Robert, he claims the Iron Throne. --back cover
Many people reviewed the book far better than I ever could so I'll just write my impression down.
As a fan of the tv series I was afraid I might not be able to follow along the complex story as a book. However this was rather easy. The storytelling is really descriptive, which allows the reader to get a detailed imagination of what people and places look like. It is a really great dark fantasy book and I enjoyed reading it!
