Rating: 
Summary: If fantasy can be brought to life George R.R. Martin can.
Review: Realistic, at the edge of your seat suspense. Can you say anything else about this book. I swear, I look to see if the second book was out before it was out. I may have been angry at the author for not writing his second book any sooner, but great sequels take a lot of time to make. I can't wait to read the Clash of Kings.
Rating:
Summary: The one series, above all others, I wish I'd have written.
Review: I first began reading fantasy about thirty years ago with Lloyd Alexander's Prydain series, an introduction that would make any reasonable person a lifelong fan of the genre. In the thousands of books I have read since then, only a very few enchanted me (pardon the pun) the way The Book of Three did; Zelazny's first "Amber" series, Saberhagen's "Empire of the East", Donaldson's Thomas Covenant series, and now, cresting above its predecessors, Martin's Song of Fire and Ice.A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings, collectively, currently reign as the all time champ in my personal fantasy rankings. I tried to decide if it is merely the newness of the series or some other quality(ies) which distinguish it from all the rest. I think it's the latter. I wish I could think of something more clever to say than "the writing is just so damn good", but that about sums it up. These are two of those rare books that create that annoying, glorious internal struggle of striving desperately to get to the end of a book while simultaneously dreading the fact that the book is going to end. I wind up with a new favorite character almost every chapter, then change my mind back to an old favorite the moment he or she is revisited. The story flows, takes clever twists, and Martin absolutely refuses to have a character behave in the manner we expect; not because the character is inconsistent, but because the character is alive and doesn't know how to act like a stereotype. So now I begin the interminable wait for the final book in the series, and already that conflict is in my gut. I can't wait for the book, but I dread its coming and the end to a wonderful reading experience.
Rating:
Summary: Simply the best read out there!!!
Review: The reason I love this book is that most of the characters are real 3 dimensional people with virtues and vices. In additon the way Martin shifts the narration of the story allows you to see the characters from more than one point of view and this gives them a further depth. Characters who seem simply good or evil usually turn out to be much more complicated. The magic and fantasy is very understated in this book, but most importantly it is the characters who drive the story and the plot not the magic.
Rating:
Summary: Superb, a brilliant inception!
Review: It will be very difficult to put the beauty and scope of this work into words. Imagine yourself stepping into a time machine and traveling to the Middle Ages or the Crusades and being inside the heads of everyone from the key player down to the servants and little people. This is what you get when you read Martin's A Game of Thrones. Martin has managed to weave an epic so incredibly complex, and yet so easy to read and follow, that before I read this book the concept of such an intricately told tale and such a realistic world had never occurred to me. You have all heard the praises for other authors about "real" seeming worlds that they have created, but never before has it really been done until A Game of Thrones. From the characterization to the grandeur of the battles to the intimate feelings between lovers and enemies, Martin includes everything that can be asked for, and yet manages to make every bit of it believable, which is in short supply in today's world of five-cent fantasy authors. Bravo! Winterfell!
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Fantasy Saga Intro...
Review: What are you doing here reading this review when you should be reading A Game of Thrones. 'nuff said.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Fantasy Saga
Review: If you hunger for sweeping fantasy sagas that pull you irresistably inside from the first page, you can't miss this book. The characters are complex, the awesome grind of fate is compelling. And hey, the second book in the series was published ahead of schedule!
Rating: 
Summary: Excellent Epic Fantasy
Review: I came upon this series from disgruntled readers who had had enough of Robert Jordan's latest nonsense and recommended Martin's book instead. I have to admit that this is the beginning of a potentially excellent series. It does not have the grand scope of Jordan's novels (at least not yet), but it makes up in its rich characters and truly unexpected plot twists. Tyrion Lannister and Jon Snow were the most intriguing people in my opinion; I can't wait to read the sequel.
Rating:
Summary: A surprise lurks at almost every chapter's end!
Review: The first time I read AGoT, I was entirely taken. The most important characteristic of this book not shared by other sci-fi, is Martin's ability to put in a suprise twist at almost every chapter's end. If you think you can determine who the hero/ine is, you will be surprised. Martin would do well to keep his style and add more dimensions to some characters. Cersei Lannister, Lysa Arryn, and Robb Stark well deserve their own chapters as befits the players in the Game of Thrones.
Rating:
Summary: I loved the book. One of the best ones I have read.
Review: I thought it had alot of action. The thrill was so great I could'nt put it down I loved it.
Rating: 
Summary: Dull
Review: This is anoter one of those books where the author tries to butter up a story with nonsense, to much description. I was skipping half of the book just to see what happens in the end!
| 
