A Clash of Kings

by George R. R. Martin

Part of A Song of Ice and Fire, book 2

First published 4199

A comet streaks across the sky, ushering in chaos. In the fractured realm of Westeros, six factions battle for the Iron Throne. Ambition, sorcery, and kin-slaughter are the weapons in this brutal game of power. As the dead rise to stalk the night, the price of glory will be paid in blood.

Genres: historical-fiction, fantasy, epic-fantasy, political-thriller

Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family

Setting: Blackwater Rush, Castle Black, Casterly Rock, Dreadfort, Eyrie, Fist of the First Men, Harrenhal, Riverlands, Riverrun, Winterfell

Period: Medieval

913 pages · Paperback · HarperVoyager

Content warnings: death, violence

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