A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle

characters torn between deep love and loyalty. Few created worlds are as imaginative and diverse. George R. R. Martin is to be applauded.”
    â€”Janny Wurts
    â€œA dazzling fantasy adventure . . . with a great cast of characters that weave a tapestry of court intrigue, skullduggery, vicious betrayal and greathearted sacrifice.”
    â€”Julian May
    â€œTerrific, incredibly powerful, with phenomenal characterizations and exquisite writing.”
    â€”Teresa Medeiros
    â€œThe characterization was superb, the story vivid and heartbreaking . . . when is the next one coming out?”
    â€”Linda Howard
    A CLASH OF KINGS
    â€œA truly epic fantasy set in a world bedecked with 8,000 years of history, beset by an imminent winter that will last ten years and bedazzled by swords and spells wielded to devastating effect . . . here he provides a banquet for fantasy lovers with large appetites.”
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Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
    â€œMartin amply fulfills the first volume’s promise and continues what seems destined to be one of the best fantasy series ever written.”
    â€”The Denver Post
    â€œHigh fantasy with a vengeance.”
    â€”The San Diego Union-Tribune
    â€œRivals T. H. White’s
The Once and Future King.
”
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The Des Moines Register
    â€œSo complex, fascinating and well-rendered, readers will almost certainly be hooked by the whole series.”
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The Oregonian
    A STORM OF SWORDS
    â€œOne of the more rewarding examples of gigantism in contemporary fantasy . . . richly imagined.”
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Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
    â€œGeorge 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.”
    â€”Locus Magazine
    â€œMartin creates a gorgeously and intricately textured world, peopled with absolutely believable and fascinating characters.”
    â€”The Plain Dealer
(Cleveland)
    â€œHigh fantasy doesn’t get any better than this.”
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The Oregonian
    â€œA riveting continuation of a series whose brilliance continues to dazzle.”
    â€”The Patriot News
    â€œEnough grit and action to please even the most macho . . . a page-turner.”
    â€”The Dallas Morning News
    â€œThe latest and the best in a powerful . . . cycle that delivers real people and a page-turning plot.”
    â€”Contra Costa Times
    â€œMartin’s epic advances his series with gritty characterizations, bold plot moves and plenty of action.”
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

There is never a
dull moment with
    GEORGE R. R. MARTIN
    The epic tales set into motion
in his landmark saga
    A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE
    continue in the
next exciting installment
    A FEAST FOR CROWS
    Only, this time, with new viewpoints
And all new surprises . . .
    Here is a special preview

    CERSEI
    A cold rain fell from a slate grey sky, turning the walls and ramparts of the Red Keep dark as blood. The queen held the king’s hand and led him firmly across the muddy yard to where her litter waited with its escort. “Uncle Jaime said I could ride my horse and throw pennies to the smallfolk,” the boy objected.
    â€œDo you want to catch a chill?” Tommen had never been as robust as Joffrey. “Your lord grandfather would want you to look a proper king at his wake. We cannot appear at the Great Sept wet and bedraggled.”
Bad enough I must wear mourning again.
Black had never been a happy color on her. With her fair skin, it made her look half a corpse herself. Cersei had risen an hour before dawn to bathe and fix her hair, and she did not intend to let the rain destroy her efforts.
    Inside the litter, Tommen settled back against his pillows and peered out at the falling rain. “The gods are weeping for grandfather. Lady Jocelyn says the raindrops are their tears.”
    â€œJocelyn Swyft is a fool. If the gods could weep, they would have wept for your brother. Rain is rain. Close the curtain before you let any more in. That mantle is sable, would you have it soaked?”
    Tommen did as he was bid. She was glad of that, yet his meekness troubled her as well. A king had to be strong.
Joffrey would have argued with me. He was never easy to cow.
“You should not slump so,” she told Tommen, just to see. “Sit like a king. Put your shoulders back, and straighten your crown. Would you have it falling off of your head in front of