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A Clash of Kings

Book 2 of A Song of Ice and Fire

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A Clash of Kings

By: George R.R. Martin
Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
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HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R. R. Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series.

Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising.

From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war.

As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky – a comet the colour of blood and flame – five factions struggle for control of a divided land. Brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night.

Against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.

©2011 George R. R. Martin (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Military Royalty Mythology

Editorial reviews

One of the most read fantasy series in the world, A Song of Ice and Fire, is here in Book 2, A Clash of Kings, written by legendary author George R. R. Martin and in an unabridged audiobook narrated by veteran British actor Roy Dotrice. This phenomenal series has been the inspiration behind the colossal HBO TV series Game of Thrones. The Seven Kingdoms lie in ruin. King Robert is dead and the boy-king rules as a tyrant. Talk of an immense war is seeping throughout the lands. Available now from Audible.

Critic Reviews

"A Game of Thrones grabs hold and won’t let go. It’s brilliant." (Robert Jordan)
"I read my eyes out. I couldn’t stop until I’d finished and it was dawn." (Anne McCaffrey)
"Colossal, staggering… Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world… one of the greats of fantasy literature." ( SFX)
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I was harsh in my allocation of one star for performance. Admittedly Dotrice has some talent with voices and story telling, but I'm offended that more care wasn't taken to correct mistakes that he made. Mistakes shouldn't be left in the final cut. Also mispronounciation of character names like Brienne really grates on me after a while.

Sack Dotrice

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Can't get enough of GRRM. The audio books allow me to work and listen = heaven!

Obsessed!

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GRR Martin insisted on calling the Queen, Queen Regent. Wrong, it is Queen Consort. The term for a supervising male for an underage monarch is Prince Regent. Otherwise, a most enjoyable tale.

TTWO DISTINCTIVE ERRORS

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Yep. Several people claim to be king of this fantasy land. Some violent stuff happens.

Kings Clash

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Almost as good as GoT. Took me back to Westeros and I didn't want to leave.

Very Good

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The complexity and number of characters demands more than a simple reading. It needs a performance. Dotrice succeeds admirably here. The story is excellent and the plot is most satisfactorily advanced from the first book.

Great story and great performance.

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God dam, THE NARRATOR IS A BEAST DONT DENY IT!! LETS GOOOO LETS GOOO IM SO HAPPY

FUCKING BANGING

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Great book naraitor struggled with some words but was mostly okay all in all very good

Great

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Great story great narrator. Martins story is beautifully written and perfect for audiobook. Dotrice, like the first book, is the perfect narrator and able to give so many characters their own unique voice.

Great story great narrator

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Another great addition to the series amazing book the reader is perfect and fits all the characters perfectly

Great Book 10/10

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