Transporting readers into a forgotten land of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare, Martin weaves a tale in which maidens cavort with madmen, brother plots against brother, and the dead rise to walk in the night.
And the spoils of victory may just go to.
Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory may be measured in blood.
Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside.
It is a tale in which maidens cavort with madmen, brother plots against brother, and the dead rise to walk in the night.
A Clash of Kings transports us into a magnificent, forgotten land of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare.
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 a disfavored house turns once more to conquest.
In the south, Joffrey, the heir apparent, 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.
As 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.
Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns, as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms prepare to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. victims of royal treachery. . .
Two great leaders--Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon--who held sway over an age of enforced peace are dead .
The summer of peace and plenty, ten years long, is drawing to a close, and the harsh, chill winter approaches like an angry beast.
Time is out of joint.
Now, in the eagerly awaited second volume in this epic saga, he once again proves himself a master myth-maker, setting a standard against which all other fantasy novels will be measured for years to come.
In his widely acclaimed A Game of Thrones, he introduced us to an extraordinary world of wonder, intrigue, and adventure.
Martin, a writer of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination, has created a landmark of fantasy fiction.
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George R.
THE Book BEHIND THE SECOND SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO.
Transporting readers into a forgotten land of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare, Martin weaves a tale in which maidens cavort with madmen, brother plots against brother, and the dead rise to walk in the night
