Song Of Ice And Fire

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song of ice and fire is the first book from the epic and fantasy saga A song of ice and fire, wrote by George R R Martin and published on 1996, however, the tale is not yet finished and the followers of the whole history are waiting for the 6th book nowadays. Martin has recently become one of the most famous writers of our time thanks to this collection of books, which are based on a fantastic land called Westeros where several houses try to seize power over the Seven Kingdoms and reach the iron throne, from which the former king rules. This first book is where most of the main characters are introduced throughout the narration, which is consisted in small pieces of the tale narrated in first person by a lot of characters, each episode

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