Reviews
"The major fantasy of the decade . . . compulsively readable."- Denver Post "We have been invited to a grand feast and pageant: George R.R. Martin has unveiled for us an intensely realized, romantic but realistic world."- Chicago Sun-Times "A Best Book of 1996: Martin makes a triumphant return to high fantasy . . . [with] superbly developed characters, accomplished prose, and sheer bloodymindedness."- Publishers Weekly , starred review "A splendid saga . . . . Inventive and intricately plotted."- BookPage "Magic . . . George R.R.Martin's first fantasy epic [is set] well above the norms of the genre."- Locus "Such a splendid tale and such a fantasticorical! I read my eyes out and couldn't stop 'til I finished and it was dawn."-Anne McCaffrey, "The major fantasy of the decade . . . compulsively readable." Denver Post "We have been invited to a grand feast and pageant: George R.R. Martin has unveiled for us an intensely realized, romantic but realistic world." Chicago Sun-Times "A Best Book of 1996: Martin makes a triumphant return to high fantasy . . . [with] superbly developed characters, accomplished prose, and sheer bloodymindedness." Publishers Weekly, starred review "A splendid saga . . . . Inventive and intricately plotted." BookPage "Magic . . . George R.R.Martin's first fantasy epic [is set] well above the norms of the genre." Locus "Such a splendid tale and such a fantasticorical! I read my eyes out and couldn't stop 'til I finished and it was dawn."Anne McCaffrey From the Paperback edition., "The major fantasy of the decade . . . compulsively readable." Denver Post "We have been invited to a grand feast and pageant: George R.R. Martin has unveiled for us an intensely realized, romantic but realistic world." Chicago Sun-Times "A Best Book of 1996: Martin makes a triumphant return to high fantasy . . . [with] superbly developed characters, accomplished prose, and sheer bloodymindedness." Publishers Weekly , starred review "A splendid saga . . . . Inventive and intricately plotted." BookPage "Magic . . . George R.R.Martin's first fantasy epic [is set] well above the norms of the genre." Locus "Such a splendid tale and such a fantasticorical! I read my eyes out and couldn't stop 'til I finished and it was dawn."Anne McCaffrey, "The major fantasy of the decade . . . compulsively readable." "--The Denver Post "We have been invited to a grand feast and pageant: George R.R. Martin has unveiled for us an intensely realized, romantic but realistic world." "--Chicago Sun-Times "A Best Book of 1996: Martin makes a triumphant return to high fantasy . . . [with] superbly developed characters, accomplished prose, and sheer bloodymindedness." "--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A splendid saga . . . . Inventive and intricately plotted." "--BookPage "Magic . . . George R.R.Martin's first fantasy epic [is set] well above the norms of the genre." --"Locus "Such a splendid tale and such a fantasticorical! I read my eyes out and couldn't stop 'til I finished and it was dawn." --Anne McCaffrey "Locus Award Winner: Best Fantasy Novel, "Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant."Robert Jordan "Reminiscent of T. H. White's The Once and Future King, this novel is an absorbing combination of the mythic, the sweepingly historical, and the intensely personal." Chicago Sun-Times, "The major fantasy of the decade . . . compulsively readable."-Denver Post "We have been invited to a grand feast and pageant: George R.R. Martin has unveiled for us an intensely realized, romantic but realistic world."-Chicago Sun-Times "A Best Book of 1996: Martin makes a triumphant return to high fantasy . . . [with] superbly developed characters, accomplished prose, and sheer bloodymindedness."-Publishers Weekly, starred review "A splendid saga . . . . Inventive and intricately plotted."-BookPage "Magic . . . George R.R.Martin's first fantasy epic [is set] well above the norms of the genre."-Locus "Such a splendid tale and such a fantasticorical! I read my eyes out and couldn't stop 'til I finished and it was dawn."-Anne McCaffrey, "The major fantasy of the decade . . . compulsively readable."Denver Post "We have been invited to a grand feast and pageant: George R.R. Martin has unveiled for us an intensely realized, romantic but realistic world."Chicago Sun-Times "A Best Book of 1996: Martin makes a triumphant return to high fantasy . . . [with] superbly developed characters, accomplished prose, and sheer bloodymindedness."Publishers Weekly, starred review "A splendid saga . . . . Inventive and intricately plotted."BookPage "Magic . . . George R.R.Martin's first fantasy epic [is set] well above the norms of the genre."Locus "Such a splendid tale and such a fantasticorical! I read my eyes out and couldn't stop 'til I finished and it was dawn."Anne McCaffrey, PRAISE FOR GEORGE R. R. MARTIN'S A Game of Thrones "Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant."-Robert Jordan "Reminiscent of T. H. White's The Once and Future King, this novel is an absorbing combination of the mythic, the sweepingly historical, and the intensely personal." -Chicago Sun-Times A Clash of Kings "A truly epic fantasy . . . bedazzled by swords and spells wielded to devastating effect . . . a banquet for fantasy lovers with large appetites."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Martin amply fulfills the first volume's promise and continues what seems destined to be one of the best fantasy series ever written."- The Denver Post "High fantasy with a vengeance." -The San Diego Union-Tribune A Storm of Swords "George R. R. Martin continues to take epic fantasy to new levels of insight and sophistication, resonant with the turmoils and stress of the world we call our own." -Locus "Riveting . . . a series whose brilliance continues to dazzle."- Patriot News A Feast for Crows "Of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best. In fact . . . this is as good a time as any to proclaim him the American Tolkien."- Time, "The major fantasy of the decade . . . compulsively readable."- Denver Post "We have been invited to a grand feast and pageant: George R.R. Martin has unveiled for us an intensely realized, romantic but realistic world."- Chicago Sun-Times "A Best Book of 1996: Martin makes a triumphant return to high fantasy . . . [with] superbly developed characters, accomplished prose, and sheer bloodymindedness."- Publishers Weekly , starred review "A splendid saga . . . . Inventive and intricately plotted."- BookPage "Magic . . . George R.R.Martin's first fantasy epic [is set] well above the norms of the genre."- Locus "Such a splendid tale and such a fantasticorical! I read my eyes out and couldn't stop 'til I finished and it was dawn."-Anne McCaffrey From the Paperback edition., "Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant." Robert Jordan "Reminiscent of T. H. White'sThe Once and Future King, this novel is an absorbing combination of the mythic, the sweepingly historical, and the intensely personal." Chicago Sun-Times From the Trade Paperback edition., PRAISE FOR GEORGE R. R. MARTIN’S A Game of Thrones “Grabs hold and won’t let go. It’s brilliant.”-Robert Jordan “Reminiscent of T. H. White’s The Once and Future King, this novel is an absorbing combination of the mythic, the sweepingly historical, and the intensely personal.” -Chicago Sun-Times A Clash of Kings “A truly epic fantasy . . . bedazzled by swords and spells wielded to devastating effect . . . a banquet for fantasy lovers with large appetites.”- Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Martin amply fulfills the first volume’s promise and continues what seems destined to be one of the best fantasy series ever written.”- The Denver Post “High fantasy with a vengeance.” -The San Diego Union-Tribune A Storm of Swords “George R. R. Martin continues to take epic fantasy to new levels of insight and sophistication, resonant with the turmoils and stress of the world we call our own.” -Locus “Riveting . . . a series whose brilliance continues to dazzle.”- Patriot News A Feast for Crows “Of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best. In fact . . . this is as good a time as any to proclaim him the American Tolkien.”- Time, "Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant." -Robert Jordan "Reminiscent of T. H. White's The Once and Future King, this novel is an absorbing combination of the mythic, the sweepingly historical, and the intensely personal." -Chicago Sun-Times From the Trade Paperback edition., "Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant."Robert Jordan "Reminiscent of T. H. White'sThe Once and Future King, this novel is an absorbing combination of the mythic, the sweepingly historical, and the intensely personal."Chicago Sun-Times From the Trade Paperback edition.