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2.82% of people buy A Game of Thrones Boxed Set (7 Books) and The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel ~ Hardback ~ Paulo Coelho.
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"Epic"
These books are absolutely amazing and I would seriously recommend getting the whole series in one go. Once you start the first you wont be able to stop until the series is finished.
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George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire is the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age – this box set collects volumes 1–5 of the series into a collectable 7 book boxed set.
The A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE series has set the benchmark for contemporary epic fantasy. Labelled by Time magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world, George RR Martin has conjured a world as complex and vibrant as that of J.R.R. Tolkien’s, populated by a huge cast of fascinating, complex characters, and boasting a history that stretches back twelve thousand years.
Three great storylines weave through the books, charting the civil war for control of the Seven Kingdoms; the defence of the towering Wall of ice in the uttermost north against the unearthly threat of the Others; and across the Narrow Sea the rise to power of Daenerys Targaryen and the last live dragons in the world.
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…
Includes volumes 1 to 5 of A Song of Ice and Fire in
7 books:
A GAME OF THRONES
A CLASH OF KINGS
A STORM OF SWORDS, 1: STEEL AND SNOW
A STORM OF SWORDS, 2: BLOOD AND GOLD
A FEAST FOR CROWS
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, 1: DREAMS AND DUST
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, 2: AFTER THE FEAST
Reviews for series
- ‘A Game of Thrones grabs hold and won’t let go. It’s brilliant.’Robert Jordan‘
- ‘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
- Such a splendid tale. I couldn’t stop till I’d finished and it was dawn.’Anne McCaffrey
- ‘Fantasy literature has never shied away from grandeur, but the sheer-mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads…’Guardian
- 'Dazzling in the scope of its legendry and in its heartfelt humanity, A Game of Thrones signals the onset of perhaps the most significant work of fantasy since Bilbo found the One Ring. True, that is a claim that critics and readers have made time and time again about virtually every fantasy saga to see print, but until now, in all honesty, it's been hyperbole. With A Song of Ice and Fire, it may well be true. This is one that will go beyond the status of bestseller into honest-to-goodness classic.’SFReviews
- '‘Of those who work in the grand epic fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best’ Time Magazine
- ‘The major fantasy of the decade…compulsively readable.’ Denver Post
- ‘It is hard to accept that something that enormous and that popular is as good as people tell you it is’ Independent
Author Biography
George R.R. Martin sold his first story in 1971 and has been writing
professionally since then. He spent ten years in Hollywood as a writer-producer,
working on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films
and television pilots that were never made. In the mid '90s he returned to
prose, his first love, and began work on his epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice
and Fire. He has been in the Seven Kingdoms ever since. Whenever he's allowed
to leave, he returns to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lives with the lovely
Parris, and two cats named Augustus and Caligula, who think they run
the place.
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Although many Game Of Thrones fans will only know as much as the T.V. series has shown them, these 5 books remain one of the best series I have ever read. Martin's attention to detail, intrigue, plot twists and superb character writing skills create a fantastic alternate world filled to its cover with kings, wars, treachery and shadows. Be warned, though, because the book is long and sometimes arduous read, especially in relation to characters and family ties. I also caution the buyer of the book's high level of maturity. There is a high amount of graphic violence, sex and swearing. And whatever you do, don't give up on him too early. Bear with him, I assure you it's well worth your rime!