George R. R. Martin's a Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows, and a Dance with Dragons

Seriously, why have you not read this before? I got into Game of Thrones the TV series and was encouraged to read the books. I'll be honest, the size of them put me right off and, having already seen Season 1, I lacked motivation because I thought I already knew what was going to happen. I was wrong to put it off. Very very wrong. Whilst the TV show stays reasonably true to the books, some of the subtleties and nuances of the books are lost on screen. The TV show is the best show ever made. EVER. But the books are better...... For those that haven't seen the show and will be going inito the books blind, I envy you. The books are full of twists that you won't see coming and are actually better to read than see on screen. Book 3 (Storm of Swords) is probably the best book I've ever read. There are a lot of characters, and some are incredibly complex with lineage and family history a large part of the 'world' of Game of Thrones. But once you get your head around who is who, who likes who, whos doesn't like who, who pretends to like who, etc, you wil struggle to put these down until you've finished and wonder where the last few months have gone. Fantastic books. Enjoy them.

This is a lot of book for your money, it's great value for this much story and not having a huge chunk of shelf taken up the physical books is handy. I came to the books after the TV series started but that only helps to put some faces to the characters here. Given the multitude of characters I feel the story works even better on Paper and the names stick a little better. All of the punch of the sudden deaths of beloved characters is here on the page and the added detail to the history of the seven kingdoms and beyond really adds to the experience. Unlike some fantasy authors these books feel well written and anything but predictable. Seeing that each chapter follows one of the many principle characters at a time, makes it easy to see how this translates so well to the screen. If you've not read the books yet, get into them.

The epic series A song of Ice and Fire is an anomaly. In the world of fantasy fiction that is packed to the brim with American teens with strange powers and an unusually uncorrupted moral compass comes forth a new and exciting idea. Where the characters are not sorted into two categories: good and evil, black and white but instead have a complex nature true of all people. This idea is suprisingly fresh and intriguing and for good or bad has completly ruined near all other novels in this genre for me. for instance i began to read 'A city of bones' as i have heard raving reveiws about it but when I started to read I found the characters dull and unpredictabe and the writing clumsy. The description was thoughtlessly dumped on the page and it was an utter parallel to Martins clever, intelligent and witty style of writing and the juicy, complex and unpredictable charcters he has created all set in this exciting and diverse landscape. Also I'm not old enough to watch the series on HBO but my sister has watched it and although it is amazing I dont think anything can match up to the depth of story you get with the books! I definatly reccomend them!

I have two confessions to make before writing this review. The first is that I am not a George Martin fan. Over the years I have tried to read a number of his books all of which I have struggled with. I love the genre but have never been overly happy with his style. The second confession is that I have had a Kindle for over three years and have never purchased a book for it - I have only uploaded free books. It started as an experiment and became a challenge. There are over 200 books on my Kindle, some very good, but they are all free. The first book I paid for was A Song of Ice and Fire, subsequently followed by A Game of Thrones: the Story Continues Books 1- 5. Having watched the first couple of seasons of HBO's excellent Game of Thrones, I decided to give A Song of Ice and Fire a go. I loved it! How much of that was due to the amazing way in which the first series of the TV show faithfully reflected the book or whether it was down to the writing I honestly cannot say. In fairness it was probably a combination of the two. I was so enthralled that I went and purchased my second Kindle book - A Game of Thrones: the Story Continues Books 1- 5. What I can say now is that I am further on in the books than I am in my TV viewing and am still absolutely enthralled. The story is epic in proportion but retains the individual detail. The characters are so well depicted that you almost feel as though they are acquaintances. The action is absorbing as are the relationships/politics. I strongly recommend this book (or collection of books) to everyone but if you are like me and spend a lot of time travelling, having 5,000 plus pages of pure escapism entertainment on a lightweight device like a Kindle is a godsend. Buy it and get absorbed, your partner will hate it as you will end up preferring to read rather than talk, work will suffer as you will not be able to put it down at night while you read those last few pages before sleep. If it weren't time to go to the airport I would be reading the book now. Luckily I have a 3 hour flight ahead of me so I will get my fix today! Alan R

Absolutely stunning, epic, and gripping tale on a scale unlike anything I have read before. I don’t normally read fantasy books, but picked this up on a whim because of the popularity of the tv series (which I have not seen), and ended up devouring all five books in a few months. The kindle edition with books 1 - 5 is a bargain in my opinion, and I highly recommend it to everyone, regardless of whether or not you are interested in fantasy.

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Vraiment incroyable j’adore ces livres je vous conseille sincèrement de les prendre au vu du prix. Pour les plus pointilleux les pages sont un peu fines et l’encre a parfois imprimé la page contre laquelle elle était mais ce sont des détails les couvertures sont sublimes, l’écriture est parfaite et j’ai enfin pu avoir les 5 livres BEAUX ET ABORDABLES .

طلبت الغلاف الكبير و الجديد و الصراحة ما توقعت يوصل نفس الصوره لكن وصل نفسه و اخذته بالعرض

L'ho acquistato come regalo, ed è una confezione comoda e ideale per chi interessato solo alla lettura e non alla collezione. Ho preso quello con la copertina flessibile per questioni di budget, e devo dire che sono rimasta molto sorpresa dalla qualità, le mie aspettative erano molto più basse. E' ideale per chi è un appassionato della serie e vuole cimentarsi nella lettura dei libri, poiché essendo in lingua originale permette di assaporare dettagli important dal punto di vista stilistico. L'inglese è intermedio, è molto facile grammaticalmente, alcuni vocaboli sono un po' ostici, ma nulla che non possa essere risolto con un buon vocabolario. Perfetto per chi vuole cimentarsi in una lettura mozzafiato, piena di dettagli e particolarità. Per tornare sull'aspetto pratico, io personalmente non ho riscontrato i problemi della confezione riportati da altri utenti amazon, non c'era niente di danneggiato ed era rimasto praticamente integro in ogni sua parte. Le pagine del libro sono realizzate da un materiale economico, ma abbastanza resistente. Consiglio assolutamente l'acquisto, sopratutto perché con 40 euro è possibile avere ben 5 libri e facendo un rapido rapporto sono 13 euro a libro, quando in versione italiana i prezzi costano molto di più e la qualità e pressoché la stessa, anzi alle volte anche inferiore. Ripeto, è un acquisto perfetto per chi ama questo genere di lettura, ma non vuole spendere troppo. Pregi: - Prezzo - Confezione integra - Pagine resistenti - Perfetto per chi ama la serie - Spedizione veloce - Ideale come regalo Difetti: - Non adatto alla collezione - Qualità non ottimale