![]() ![]() When I first read A Game of Thrones, I had no perspective as to what makes well-written characters or not. Despite being a book that focuses on different points of view, you feel like you’re following one continent move at the same time. Martin does an incredible job of throwing us around to different characters involved in different plot points but making us feel at the same time that they’re all connected. It’s a storyline with lots of twists and turns where Martin isn’t afraid to kill of the characters you like or keep those you dislike alive. it’s all very interesting and exciting to read. On top of this, there are whisperings of dark creatures and beings not seen for hundreds of years being seen by travellers, suggesting other things are at unrest beyond “the wall” too. Old friends become enemies and the peace is eventually broken, causing the land of Westeros to become as unbalanced as it has been for decades. ![]() Essentially everything starts off quite calm, controlled and peaceful, however, a large secret comes to light and things start to spiral out of control. You can’t really describe what happens in A Game of Thrones as it’s so long that many things happen. It introduces us to the Lannisters, the Starks and the Targaryens and other families throughout Westeros. The book series has been turned into arguably the biggest television series ever made – pioneering the way of not only fantasy TV series but large-budget fantasy TV series.Ī Game of Thrones introduces us to the land of Westeros and its families, cultures and political goings-on. Martin – if you’ve not heard of it then I imagine you’ve been living under a rock. These links do not affect my opinion of the products.Ī Game of Thrones is the first book in the epic A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. This means if you choose to purchase any of the products linked below, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This updated review is based on a reread I finished literally days ago. I wrote my review based on memories of about two years after I’d read the book. I reviewed A Game of Thrones back in 2021 quite early on after I started this blog – since then I’ve done a reread and decided I want to give it another crack.
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