HBO’s hit series A Game of Thrones is based on George R. R. Martin’s internationally best-selling series A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A Game of Thrones is the first volume in the series.

Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.

It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plot, lusts and intrigues, to the vast and savage eastern lands, all the way to the frozen north, where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men...all will play the Game of Thrones.

Winter is coming....

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33 hours and 45 minutes
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George R.R. Martin
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Roy Dotrice
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3 November 2015
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English
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HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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B00NJ2DOCW
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	33 hours and 45 minutes
Author	George R.R. Martin
Narrator	Roy Dotrice
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	03 November 2015
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NJ2DOCW
Best Sellers Rank	84 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 3 in Dark Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals) 3 in Dragon & Mythical Creatures Fantasy 5 in Epic Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals)

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Sarah

A good read

Reviewed in Australia on 1 June 2019

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I am probably I bit young to read this book-I would suggest ages 15+, which was probably why I found it a bit hard to follow. It is the mark of a good writer when they making you feel and deep hatred for the villains, like Viserys and Joffrey, and cry for days after the death of a protagonist, like Lady or Ned.
But a good writer must also make you connect with the characters, care for them, love them. Martin (in my opinion) didn't do as well in this, by building Game of Thrones to have a reputation where everyone dies. This stops people connecting with the characters, and it also scares people off reading it in the first place.
I found the way he describes fights rather annoying, and the History of Westros is VERY unclear. But overall, a good read, although I'm not sure if I'll read it again. I am currently watching the TV series and it's quite good, and seems to stick to the book quite well *cough* *cough* Peter Jackson.
Also, I think he's a bit out of whack with the ages of the Stark children.

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TomWebster

The Start of a Masterpiece

Reviewed in Australia on 29 August 2018

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Not the best book of the series, but the one that hooks your interest and is fascinating from beginning to end. A hugely successful, mammoth, enterprise to write this enormous series and reading them all is a delight for those even slightly interested in medieval history. Sure, this is all fiction, but much of it (the description of the knights,the ultimate power of heraldic kings, the jousting tournaments , the ships, the cottage industries etc are all based closely on historical facts. That is what makes the whole series so popular. It is believable. The use of magic and dragons in the story is the glue that brings it all together for a reader. This sets it apart from being just a a longwinded history lesson. You will love it. Read them all to get the best from a masterpiece of writing.

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Reviewer # 5

What’s the big deal?

Reviewed in Australia on 24 March 2020

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I have no idea what’s going on, who these people are, or the point of the novel. Nothing happens, and there’s way too many characters to keep track of. (I haven’t watched the series at all.)

The writing itself is amateurish, but does effectively build a world. I honestly don’t see what the big deal is about this book.

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Jackie McC

Just as good as the tv show

Reviewed in Australia on 9 December 2018

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This book is pretty much scene-for-scene like the first season of the TV show, and I can see why people also love to read the books. It's evocative and steeped in intrigue, full of back-stabbing and rolling heads. I could picture each and every scene as it unfolded, and enjoyed each chapter being told from a different character's point of view. Masterfully told, this book will have you hooked from the first page.

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RAGirl

A story everyone knows

Reviewed in Australia on 23 June 2019

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It's impossible not to love the Game of thrones with all its twists and turns. Trust no one, not even your own family. I loved this book, it shows the authors true passion for his craft. He has built a world so believable that you feel every flea in flea bottom. The host of characters have fantastic and realistic arcs and for all they are kings and queens they are also very relatable. No wonder it translated to television so well.

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A Reread After Starting to Watch The TV Series

Reviewed in Australia on 22 August 2017

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A sprawling tale of mad kings, treacherous courtiers, not so honourable knights and some decent folks trying to do the right thing. A large cast of characters makes for a complex story but it allows the reader to see what's happening from multiple points of view. The world building is as impressive as any reader would want. One of the things I liked most about this book were the unintended consequences of characters actions, even good people can cause catastrophe by trying to do the right thing. Now on to A Clash Of Kings!

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Kris Talbot

Interesting

Reviewed in Australia on 30 June 2019

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As I have not watched an episode of the TV series I decided to read the books instead. This took a lot to keep reading, as it had so many characters to build stories about at times I could have easily just stopped reading it but I persevered and have enjoyed it and am now reading book 2

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A story of great depth.

Reviewed in Australia on 16 January 2021

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A Game of Thrones has a large cast, yet all characters are richly unique. Some hold honor as a badge of gold, while others would step on their own mothers for a piece silver.

It's strength is in not taking sides. The tale just unfolds. Good does not always win. Justice is not always carried out.

The songs sung of heroes are not always true.

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It was a love hate relationship to be honest.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 December 2018

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Don't get me wrong. I love the series, I really do and there is no doubt that George R.R. Martin is a great mind and writer, but my feelings on this book are mixed. I wanted to love it, I really really did, (i didn't hate it, just found it...dragging) but I'm going to break down what I thought in parts.
For me there wasn't much character development at all. I get there's A LOT of characters, but if I hadn't seen the series, then I would feel literally nothing for these people. Same goes for description of characters. There was too many names and important people to keep track off. I didn't feel any emotion from the characters. Especially when Drogo and Ned died. It was just like... Okay it's over now. Next chapter bye. There were times where I couldn't wait to read it, and times where I wasn't 100 percent sure I was going to finish it.
I made a promise to myself that if I was to write a book review id be honest. But I'm not denouncing this series. I'm actually going on to read the second book in the hopes that I do find I love it and hope that fans of the show (and people looking for an interesting read set in an incredible world) pick this up and give it a go. But it took me 3 attempts to finish this one. I
I gave it a three as for me, while I love the story and the world he had created, I couldn't get rid of the feeling that without the tv show, I wouldn't be able to put a face to a name or feel how the characters felt, which is something I've never had trouble with before.

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Charlotte

Like a good chunk of people

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 October 2016

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Like a good chunk of people, I started reading the ASoIaF series because of the TV show based on the books. When I started watching it, s3 was just released on DVD and yeah, I fell in love with it so much I needed to buy the books. They sat on my bookshelf for so damn long (the sheer length scaring me into not picking them up) before I decided to start the series.

I started this, then put it down and just didn't pick it back up. It remained like that for, what?, six-seven months before I picked it up again… and finished it in a week.

I loved this book so much. I think the reason it took me so long the first time 'round was because it was so freaking like the TV series (Gods, do I miss those days) but I pushed on and so glad I did, because there's just little things in the book that they didn't include in the show.

The characters in this series are just so… amazing. I love how well they are fleshed out, how pure their emotions come through the page until you're feeling it with them. I love that whilst reading a Stark chapter, you hate the Lannisters and everyone that sides with them, but then you read a Lannister chapter and you're like… wow, those Starks aren't exactly the best, are they?

You route for whoever you are reading. Sure, you attach yourselves to certain ones because it's still a piece of fiction and that's what you do with fiction - you mark your favourites. But there's no-one in here that's truly hate worthy… except Joffrey. He's just a little s***.

The magical elements are unlike most fantasy books I've read in the sense they're hidden deep down and haven't started stirring yet. I've already read the 2nd book and know that as the series goes on, the more magic comes out. And it's amazing that way.

There's not just one plot going on, there's a million different little ones, that somehow all steer towards the End Goal which I have no idea what it'll be because GRRM hasn't finished. But still! You can see plainly that whilst these little plots seem interesting in their own right, you reach a point in the book where you realise that because of that little plot, the entire story is blown open.

It's incredible. Simple incredible.

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Ryan

Great start to the story, and fascinating characters. Highly addictive from about halfway onwards

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2016

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Wow! What a book. This was a bit of a gamble for me, as I don't tend to read fantasy-based books. Generally speaking, I like a good crime novel or thriller, but with all the hype surrounding the Game of Thrones TV show, I wanted to dip into the first book in the series and see if it was worth reading. It really took some time for me to adjust to the idea that the plot wouldn't be wrapped up within 300 pages like many novels. In fact, after 300 pages of this book, the plot was only just beginning to take shape. Another 500 pages later and I was ready for Book 2!

Although this is indeed a gripping story, it took a long time for me to gain momentum. In fact, twice I left the book alone for a couple of months and then started again, or backtracked through a few chapters. It was probably just past the halfway point in the book that I felt the pace developed and I was hooked.

The book's chapters are named after each of the key characters in the story, which I find adds an unusual sense of anticipation when you see which character's story is about to unfold. The curse of me coming to this book so long after it was written (would you believe the book is 20 years old already?!) is that all of the key plot-lines have been spilled through the TV show. I love the TV show, but I can't help but feel a sense of lost excitement, as I see the name of a character at the beginning of a chapter and think "I wonder if this is the part where he dies". Grrrr! Regardless of the self-inflicted spoilers, I've enjoyed this so much, I've already bought the rest of the books and look forward to ploughing through them as time allows.

The enhanced features in this version of the book are a pleasant addition but I wouldn't say they have been essential. There are audio narration clips scattered throughout the book, but after a while the novelty wore off, and I skipped many of them. The most useful feature, was the ability to click on a character name and to be taken to a summary in the book's appendix. This is particularly useful for this book, as it hosts a huge number of characters that are hard to keep track of. However, a more advanced version of this feature appears to be built into the Kindle's X-Ray feature, making the book's hyperlinks less essential.

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J. A. C

Coffee and grime included with book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2019

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This product was listed as Used - Very Good and described as:

The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.

When l got the book it was filthy. It had coffee stains and general grime spilled on the cover. The bottom of the book had a wedge torn out of about 50 pages, going the full length of the pages.

Delivery was slow to boot. First time lve used this seller, awful experience

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Melanie

Brilliant read. A must for GOT fans

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 October 2018

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Saw the TV series before I read the book. The TV series remains faithful to the first book in the series and you can actually visualise the TV characters when reading through the dialogue (especially Tyrion). Enjoyed this book immensely and found it easy to read, although all the different houses and characters are sometimes difficult to keep up with. It definitely makes it easier to follow if you've seen the programme first. I like how the author fleshed out the characters right from the start. This is fundamentally a fantasy novel, not a genre I'd usually opt for but is very much a character novel centred around the main players and their motivations/plots. Brilliant writing. Looking forward to reading the second to see if that measures up.

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