Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King’s Landing, seat of the Iron Throne. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. His bitterest rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits the Iron Throne, uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. And a continent away, an exiled queen, the Mother of Dragons, risks everything to lead her precious brood across a hard hot desert to win back the crown that is rightfully hers. Robert's two brothers each seek their own dominion, while the disfavored House Greyjoy turns once more to conquest. In the south, Joffrey, Robert's heir, rules in name only, victim of the scheming courtiers who teem over King's Landing. Eddard's son Robb has declared himself King in the North. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding wilds of Winterfell, chaos reigns, as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms prepare to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war.Īs a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky-a comet the color of blood and flame-six factions struggle for control of a divided land. Two great leaders-Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon, who held sway over an age of enforced peace-are dead, victims of royal treachery. The summer of peace and plenty, ten years long, is drawing to a close, and the harsh, chill winter approaches like an angry beast. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones. Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne and a determined woman undertakes the most treacherous of journeys. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. 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. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. If you’re impatient, you can catch the prequel novellas: The Hedge Knight, The Sworn Sword, and The Mystery Knight.Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. Martin is currently working on the next books in the series: The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring. The first book was A Game of Thrones, and the next books in the series are: A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows and A Dance With Dragons. Game of Thrones fans! If you’re here because you love the series, then you’ll like to know that A Clash of Kings is the basis for the second season of the hit TV series. Martin has won the Hugo award, the Nebula award, and the Premio Ignotus award multiple times. The series was adapted into an HBO drama series named after the first book for which Martin serves as co-producer. He has also written: Windhaven, Songs the Dead Men Sing, The Armageddon Rag, and Fevre Dream. Martin is an American writer and screenwriter. Who will win the Iron Throne? More importantly, who will live, and who will die? And die they will in the bloodbath that is to follow in the coming days. No one is safe in Westeros, for there is a saying: Valar Morghulis. Considered the Mother of Dragons by her followers, she slowly begins to rise to the title of Khaleesi and becomes a formidable foe. In the East, Daenarys Targaryen is amassing her armies. However, as all the Starks know, winter is coming, and it will only get colder. The Starks are separated, and Robb Stark begins his campaign against the Lannisters for their treachery. The seven kingdoms rise up in arms as contenders vie for the throne. Lord Stark is dead and Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne. Martin’s best-selling fantasy fiction series, A Song of Ice and Fire. A Clash of Kings is the second novel in G.
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