George R. Martin's Game Of Thrones

If you are not a fan of this incredible series of books – which rivals Tolkien at his most inventive – then I have to ask why not? Perhaps that telling comment from wicked queen Cersei Lannister to the unfortunate Lord Eddard Stark – When you play the game of thrones, either you win or you die. There is no middle ground – in many ways sums up very well the scope of the subterfuge, betrayal and outright courage that is the monumental that is the fantasy world not that far removed from our own, in many ways, in which power struggles are ongoing and bloody.

George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series is admittedly, at heart, a fantasy novel set in a world where knights, dragons, magic and intrigue are all par for the course, full of incredible detail provided about the rulers and the people of the so-called Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. These range from the massive ice-wall in the far north, keeping unseen horrors at bay, through the northern stronghold of Winterfell, on through both Riverrun to Eyrie to the capital city of King’s Landing. …show more content…
This enormous book, over 800 pages long, is an utterly riveting and superbly well written novel, and from the start the reader is drawn inexorably deeper into this cruel but compelling world that the author has created. You find yourself hopelessly hooked by the story, and that fascination does not waver for even a single moment, right to the