Reddit reviews A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
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Go here and click the book cover where it says "Look Inside." That will give you the prologue and a few chapters.
It'll give you a sampling of the text, writing style, and diction to be expected for the rest of the book and series. The text is simple to comprehend and his writing style is pretty easy to follow once you understand some of the less-common phrasing he employs.
PSA:
If you haven't read it yet, Game of Thrones is down to $2.99 on Kindle... that's the lowest I've ever seen!
EDIT: Also great prices on:
The Princess Bride -- $2.99
and
Discovery of Witches -- $2.99
Is there anything in particular you're leaning to?
Author Cherie Priest has a couple excellent books.
The Dresden Files series, by Jim Butcher, is a wonderful series. It's about a wizard-for-hire in the modern world, and delves into the wonderful magic environment that Jim has created. Jim likes to put his characters through trouble and turmoil, and it's good for character development! The series starts off with Storm Front.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is another great series. It's a post-apocalyptic/oppressed setting, centering around something called 'The Hunger Games' - an annual battle that captivates the capitol and all twelve remaining districts. There is a movie releasing next year, as well.
The Name of the Wind is a terrific book by Patrick Rothfuss, the first entry into his series The Kingkiller Chronicles. It's a fantasy setting, and is about a character named Kvothe recounting his life. The writing style has an absolutely artistic writing style that is captivating to read, and such interesting and progressing events that make you eagerly turn the page. I have not yet read the sequel, The Wise Man's Fear, but I'm told it's even better in every way.
Terry Pratchett is an amazing and renowned author. He has been knighted, an event for which he created his own sword for by hand, battles against Alzheimer's in a most respectable and commendable way, and has created such an interesting and provoking world that provides a lot of laughs and curious perspectives on matters. Where you start is a more difficult choice. A couple choice options might be as follows (I haven't read others yet, so I can't attest to others, but there are many!).
I haven't started this book yet, nor looked into it, but I have heard terrific reviews. The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch, is his first book in his Gentleman Bastard Sequence series.
And of course, if you haven't entered George RR Martin's world of Westeros, the series A Song of Ice and Fire could be a wonderful read. It's very complex and very long and not yet complete (five books so far). It starts off with Game of Thrones, which is what the recently-aired HBO series was based upon.
In the science fiction sphere, I would recommend Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It's the first in his Ender's series, and there are quite a few books set in the world. I have only read the first one, and it was an excellent read, insightful and thought-provoking.
...anyway, that should be a few to peek at!
i mean, i say give the books another shot because i can't imagine enjoying the movies but not the books. but to each their own. if you don't want to go down that road, what do you mean things that might interest you? do you mean in the harry potter universe? if so, the other stuff is fun but the original seven are her magnum opus IMO and to get my fix, i had to go outside the Harry Potter universe.
some books that I just inhaled and read in one sitting will sound super corny, but...
If you just want some good fantasy that isn't just Lord of the Rings rip offs, these are the ones I like.
Amazon has A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One- kindle edition for only $2.99 today!
Gonna state the obvious but... You can't beat A Game of Thrones for cast diversity. If you haven't read it, you have to try it out. It's not for everyone, but if you love it, you loooooove it.
I'm absolutely the right person to ask!
There are 5 books in the series, out of a planned 7:
Fair warning, each book seems to take more and more years to be published. The 5th book came out in 2011 and ends on a huge cliffhanger! There are number of fans who are seriously concerned that the 6th book may never come out, or that it may not come out until the author George R R Martin dies and it is then published by another author.
If you get through these and want more, George RR Martin has also published a short story collection about some tertiary characters called Dunk and Egg in 2015 (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms), as well as an encyclopedia for the entire history of the world in which that the series takes place (A World of Ice and Fire).
Some fans of the television show therefore may argue that it's not worth reading the books until the series is finished, or ever. I personally recommend them, they add a lot of depth to the show, and are just well-written pieces of prose on their own. The Dunk and Egg collection is also fun. I've not read the encyclopedia yet but I'll get to it some day.
I'm reading Hyrule Historia by Akira Himekawa! It's basically a book about funfacts/trivia of the Legend of Zelda games!
I'd love to be able to start The Game of Thrones!
Thanks for the contest! You ALL still have Zoidberg!
I ain't birthed no babies! XD
Pokemon and video games in general make me so happy and help me destress. :)
I recommend trying the Game of Thrones series. Happy Birfday!!!!!
You are so sweet for doing this!
I would absolutely love it if I were to get the ebook A Song of Fire and Ice: A Game of Thrones. I have wanted to start reading the series and what better way than by ebook?
It's really cool of you to give this away instead of just returning it. I have an old Sony e-Reader and its ancient, has no special features to it and is difficult to use. For instance, when I want to lay in bed but my hubby needs to go to sleep, I can't read it because he wants the lights off...and it has no back light. If I want to read when I sit outside then there is too much light, its really just a pain!
If I were to win, I would want to start reading A Song of Fire and Ice because I was told by the hubs that I am missing out on a bunch of stuff by only watching the show.
I want to get my parents a kindle for their 25th anniversary.
I want to get them this book :D http://www.amazon.ca/Game-Thrones-Song-Fire-ebook/dp/B000QCS8TW/ref=tmm_kin_title_0
> I'm wrestling with finding meaning in my life and I know there's no one solution like traveling, but for some reason I feel like if I don't try this now I never will. Any advice is appreciated.
If you're MGTOW, there's really no reason you can't travel a year or ten years from now. If you're just looking to support yourself, you can live obscenely cheap for the rest of your life. Money should never be a problem.
My two cents - meaning is internal, not external. It doesn't matter where you go or what people say to you if you don't grapple with hard questions and take the time to think. So my suggestion is to get a few books, ignore everything job-related for a while (if your field's in-demand, getting back on the grind is easy, especially if you've worked internships), live cheap, and get reading.
Not sure where to start? I think a great, accessible introduction to philosophy and thinking about important issues is George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones. Of course, if there's books you've been meaning to read, start with those.
I wish you well on your journey, brother.
Go.
My name is Kayla. :) and my favorite books are the ASOFAI books. All of them. I love them and the show so much. I flew througb the first three. I just couldn't put them down. They made me laugh, they made me cry, they made rage, and they made me feel good about myself. I am so glad I discovered these books. I will continue to reread them until I am an old, withered woman yelling at passerbys, "WINTER IS COMING!" :)
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HAPPY HUMPDAY!
GoT - A Song of Ice and Fire
Thanks for the contest!
A Song of Ice and Fire, if she hasn't checked it out yet. I haven't actually read the series, but my friends reccomend it to me a lot.
Your answer is very good, but I think you missed a part of it. Audible is far overpriced, in general. The audiobook market is overpriced. I don't know if it's an issue of not enough people interested in audiobooks, or what.
Case in Point: Game of Thrones book 1 on Audible: $31.50
Game of Thrones book 1 on Amazon: $11.56 on paperback and $6.99 on Kindle
Sorry, but these prices have nothing to do with the cost. You might argue that it's a lot of extra effort for a guy to sit there and read 1,000+ pages and give a decent performance with multiple voices and a good reading. But even if it takes the voice actor 1-2 months per book, a Hollywood movie takes far more people far longer working full time. And I can buy those for $10-$20. Even more damning... I can buy this guy's book for $5 on Kindle and add the complete Audible version for $2 more. It even has Whispersync, which means I can seamlessly switch between the Audible version and Kindle version and it will update to the latest location. And you don't need to have an Audible subscription to get that price. I only bought Game of Thrones on Kindle, but I buy all my BV Larson books with the Audible version and listen while driving or read when I'm at home or in public. It's freaking amazing and I would buy all my books like that if it were that cheap.
So the upshot is that Audible is overpriced like crazy unless the publisher wants reasonable prices. Why they do this, I don't know. Maybe to avoid audiobook prices cannibalizing sales numbers for the hardcopy? Maybe to force people to get Audible subscriptions, which is when prices start getting reasonable?
Edit: looks like you can get the Audible version of some of the Game of Thrones for $13 per book if you buy the Kindle version of that book. The later GoT books are $10, so if you combine them that's $23 to get both Kindle and Audible. However the Audible version for any of these books alone ranges from $35 to $55!!
In no particular order:
Honorable mention to The Legend of Eli Monpress.
Books! I feel like this is my element! Can I suggest multiple books or does that not count?
You can never go wrong with A Song of Ice and Fire (which starts with the book, A Game of Thrones) if you haven't read it yet.
These next two I got for free from Amazon as part of the Kindle First program, and I really liked both of them! They're both the first books in their respective series, so I haven't got around to reading the rest of the books in each series but they have potential.
The Paper Magician is about a girl who has just graduated from Magician School, and has been sent off to do her apprenticeship with a paper magician, who only works magic through paper. The girl is a little miffed as she doesn't think paper magic has any worth.
The Line is about a girl who is the only non-magical member in her family of extremely powerful witches who live in Savannah, GA.
You could buy it off Amazon for $8.
Awesome contest!
would read game of thrones, and watch alot of movies
Great contest!
I want to get into reading the game of thrones books . I hear such great things about the show, and everyone tells me I should definitely read the books. I've been meaning to find a good series to get into now that I've finished school and have time to read for fun lol.
Hi! My name is Dillon, awesome contest, thank you for doing this! George R.R. Mofoing Martin ( I didn't wanna swear) his first Game of Thrones book. I've wanted to read the rest of the books so bad but haven't had the money for them which is okay because I can watch the show but I have had a huge lust and love for medieval scifi and I have lost touch with reading books and I would love to start again so bad.
Aww this is very sweet of you! Thank you for the opportunity.
For me I would really like one because well, i'm a broke college student. I live on campus in a very small dorm room and have little room to store my actual books. I always thought an e-reader would solve that problem though. I've just never had the money to buy one. I've heard good things about both the Kindle and Nook from family members who own them! An e-reader would work perfectly because I could finally begin to read again! The lack of space prevents me from being able to purchase new books and find that little piece of happiness i've been missing.
A book I would really like to read is: A Game of Thrones - I'm dying to read this series before I dive into the television series. Because as readers know ... BOOKS ARE ALWAYS BETTER <3 Unfortunately the lack of space and cash prevents me from buying the collection.
I'm sorry your husband upset you this morning. Guys have a tendency to do that on occasion. :hugs:
My husband and I are rewatching the seasons of Game of Thrones again in preparation for the next season, and we were talking about how great the show is, and how we haven't read the books.
Thank you for the contest. :)
I've never read the books but would love to. I'd like the Kindle book.
Awwe your kids are so precious! Just adorable!!
How is including a "boxed set" style eBook lazy? Especially when you can also find eBook versions of each one individually?