A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

This author also has written Dying of the Light, Windhaven, TheArmageddon Rag, and Dead Man’s Hand. This book has a third person singular like format, only the person who you “see” changes each chapter. These characters are Tyrion, Jon, Eddard, Catelyn, Bran, Arya, Sansa, and Daenerys.

This book is about people in a country called the seven kingdoms. The book does not take place on earth, but it’s an earth like place, like in lord of the rings. In this world summers will last decades and brutal winters will last lifetimes. One of the main conflicts that happen in this story is that the Lannisters and the Starks fight a war, along with the Tullys and Baratheons. In this story there are the walking dead, sorcerers, kings, queens, lords, and ladies. There are many different houses (powerful families) that live in the seven kingdoms. In fact, the seven kingdoms used to be seven different countries until Aegon the conqueror united them as one country. Let’s just say that these different houses have “quarrels”, and terror rages across the seven kingdoms as these lords and ladies play their game of thrones.

I enjoyed this book very much. I’ve heard that there’s a show based off it, and I am very encouraged to watch it after reading this book. I like this book because it’s full of action, plot twists, suspense, and even a little bit of horror when Jon encounters the walking dead. Also this book is just the first in a long series, and I expect every sequel to be just as good if not better.

Book Review by Victor M.