Paperback, 704 pages

English language

Published March 4, 2011 by Spectra.

ISBN:
978-0-553-38168-9
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OCLC Number:
551650731

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4 stars (9 reviews)

Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin’s stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.

A GAME OF THRONES

Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. …

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1 star

DNF @ approximately 50%.

I watched the first season of the show. I never liked it, but I thought, "So many people like it, there must be something to it", and kept trying. Never watched the second season, though.

I listened to the audiobook halfway, then my free subscription of [whatever audiobook service I was using] ran out. I never liked the book, but I thought, "So many people like it, there must be something to it", and kept trying. Didn't feel like picking up a physical copy right away, though.

Then, about a year later, I picked up a physical copy of the book and made it through the prologue. That's it. I don't want to read anymore.

Not my cup of tea. Rating based on the 50% I listened to, not on the 13 pages I read.

Review of 'A Game of Thrones' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Tästä sarjasta on kuullut paljon, ja ainakin avausosa on maineensa veroinen. Tai siis ainakin melkein. Odotin, että tässä olisi ollut tolkuttomasti seksiä ja väkivaltaa, mutta kumpaakin oli odotuksiin nähden itse asiassa melko kohtuullisesti. Seuraava osa tullee luettua sekin ihan mielellään.

Mainittakoon vielä, että olen sarjan suhteen sikäli melko neitseellistä maaperää, että en ole katsonut yhtään jaksoa tästä tehtyä tv-sarjaa. Näin ollen kaikki mielikuvat siitä, miltä asiat näyttävät, kuulostavat ja tuntuvat, syntyivät pelkästään luetun perusteella. Ja se on hyvä se. Minua ei nimittäin yhtään häirinnyt, että Tyrion Lannister puhui päässäni Varric Tethrasin äänellä.

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  • Fantasy - Epic
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