Started: a few weeks ago
Finished 2/2/06
Reason for reading: Several people have raved about this series and since Scott had a copy and recommended it, I read it.
Grade: C
Pages: 807
Blurb: from the back cover: "In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. 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. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant sumertime 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. 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 the deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones."
Opinion: I'm not a fantasy fan but....there is certainly enough mystery and adventure to offset what fantasy there is in the book. If Scott didn't have a copy, I probably would never have read it unless it appeared in a bookbox. Will I continue on with the series? Probably since the ending leads to future books and once I start a series, I like to finish it, no matter how long it takes me.
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