Epic fantasy
A Game of Thrones
When the king asks his old friend Ned Stark to serve as his chief adviser, a northern lord is pulled to the capital. Elsewhere, an exiled princess is married off across the sea, and something stirs beyond the great Wall of ice.
- First published
- 1996
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- long
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a sprawling, unpredictable, politically sharp fantasy where nobody is safe.
Skip this if you want hope, tidy heroes or to avoid graphic violence and harsh treatment of women and children.
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