There are no cliffhangers, but very little is resolved. I counted the pages in between Daenerys’ chapters – an average of 130 pages! And this is a middle book. Yet it is inevitable that you will prefer some perspectives over others. And I have complete faith that they will culminate in the most amazing way by the end of series. I don't feel that any of the storylines are unnecessary (except, I hate to say it, maybe Arya’s). I give Martin kudos for having such a grand vision and keeping it all straight. Honestly, instead of picking, I sat back and enjoyed the twists and turns. Martin drew the characters and politics so craftily that I just could not decide. Precisely who did I want to win? It was not a problem of apathy. However I doubt he could hold it for long. He has a better claim than most to the throne. The attacker would probably be a fair king, yet he is cold and distant. The defender is a cruel king and has a tenuous claim to the throne, but I like a few of the characters in his castle and feared what would happen to them if they lose. It occurred to me halfway through a big battle that I didn’t know who I was rooting for. Then someone pointed out that her ex-fiancé could still abuse her as he desires, and few would be able to stop him. One character learned she won’t have to marry an abusive, horrible guy. And if you do see a bright light, don’t trust it. Here are my three main impressions:ĭon’t expect any happiness in this book. I fear that if I don’t blurt out my thoughts about this one soon, then all the books in the series are going to meld together in my memory. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West. Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.Īs a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. George Raymond Richard "R.R." Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles.Īudacious, inventive, brilliantly imagined, A Clash of Kings is a novel of dazzling beauty and boundless enchantment-a tale of pure excitement you will never forget. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel.and the coldest hearts. 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 brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk at night. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any you have ever experienced.Ī comet the colour of blood and flame cuts across the sky. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. In this eagerly awaited sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R.R.
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