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A Clash of Kings

Book 2 of A Song of Ice and Fire

  • 761 pages · about 13 hours
  • First published 1998
  • 76 editions

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1 About this book

In this thrilling sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any we have ever experienced.

A Clash of Kings A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. Two great leaders—Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon—who hold sway over an age of enforced peace are dead, victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns.

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. It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night.

Good for readers who want: epic fantasy, adventure, magic, and a long read.

  • Fantasy
  • Epic
  • Series
  • Fantasy, epic
  • Magic
  • Adventure
  • Dragons
  • Science fiction

2 About George R. R. Martin

Born 1948

George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin, September 20, 1948), also known by the initials GRRM, is an American author, screenwriter, and television producer. Martin is best known as the author of the epic fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted by HBO into the Primetime Emmy Award–winning television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and its prequel series House of the Dragon (2022–present).

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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