Search - A Clash of Kings (Song of Ice and Fire, Bk 2)

This is the first time I've read a book of nearly a thousand pages, and wished there was more when I reached the end. I had the feeling Mr. Martin had had to cut out some bits in order to fit this book into a publishable length. It's superb writing, with each character well rounded and acting in accordence with thier motivations and beliefs. No one is bad just because they are evil, and children act like children. I can't wait to read the next volume in this series.

Robert Jordan eat your heart out. This is turning out to be the best series I have read. High Fantasy that bares all.

ACoK is a tad longer than its predecessor, and filled with even more deception, betrayal, and intrigue. I really enjoy the point-of-view changes for each chapter, as they make the book feel like a soap opera, with some scenes playing out in chronological order and some happening simultaneously with other chapters.

=part two of the A Song of Ice and Fire series=

I finally started to get into the plot of the book but it was a little hard to follow the way he wrote the story. There was no flow to the story and I got lost a few times but I had a hard time putting it down. The characters are well developed which made the story interesting.

I loved the book! However, I was left wondering what is coming next. This whole series is just one long adventure!

The 2nd book in Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series is as good if not better than the first. A Clash Of Kings picks up where A Game Of Thrones leaves off. The Stark family has been split up with Robb leading an army in the North, Jon Snow serving the Night Watch at the Wall, Lady Catelyn with her father at Riverrun. Sansa is still betrothed to Joffrey in Kings Landing. Arya has escaped Kings Landing and is currently moving north trying to get back to Winterfell, which is where her brothers Bran and Rickon still are.

Since the death of King Robert, there are now 4 "kings" in the Seven Kingdoms. Robb Stark in the North, Lord Renly Baratheon and Lord Stannis Baratheon are all at war with each other as well as the current occupant of the Iron Throne King Joffrey Baratheon, who while still underage is being assisted by his mother Queen Cersei and his Uncle Tyrion the acting Hand of the King. At the same time, Danaerys is leading a small army of Dothrakis and planning to sail to the Seven Kingdoms and retake the Iron Throne herself....

All this and Jon Snow and the rest of the Night Watch continue to fight the "wildlings" and whatever other strange beings are beyond the Wall....