A Song of Ice and Fire (1-in-2) Series by George R.R. Martin, จอร์จ อาร์. อาร์. มาร์ติน, Jörn Ingwersen, Jorge Candeias

This first volume in the hugely popular and highly acclaimed epic fantasy series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE is unabridged and split into two parts. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO, starring Sean Bean. Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun... moreThis first volume in the hugely popular and highly acclaimed epic fantasy series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE is unabridged and split into two parts. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO, starring Sean Bean. 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... less

เกมล่าบัลลังก์ หรือ A Game of Thrones เป็นเล่มแรกของชุด มหาศึกชิงบัลลังก์ หรือ A Song of Ice and Fire ซึ่งเป็นนวนิยายแนวมหากาพย์แฟนตาซีเรื่องยิ่งใหญ่ที่ผู้เขียนคือ จอร์จ อาร์. อาร์... moreเกมล่าบัลลังก์ หรือ A Game of Thrones เป็นเล่มแรกของชุด มหาศึกชิงบัลลังก์ หรือ A Song of Ice and Fire ซึ่งเป็นนวนิยายแนวมหากาพย์แฟนตาซีเรื่องยิ่งใหญ่ที่ผู้เขียนคือ จอร์จ อาร์. อาร์. มาร์ติน ตั้งใจว่าจะเขียนทั้งหมด 7 เล่ม เนื้อเรื่องกล่าวถึงราชอาณาจักรทั้งเจ็ด ซึ่งมีเมืองหลวงอยู่ที่คิงส์แลนดิ้ง ปัจจุบันมีพระราชาโรเบิร์ต แห่งตระกูลบาราเธียน เป็นผู้ปกครองสูงสุด โรเบิร์ตสมรสกับเซอร์ซี แห่งตระกูลแลนนิสเตอร์ซึ่งมีส่วนสำคัญในการโค่นอำนาจพระราชาองค์ก่อน และทำให้โรเบิร์ตได้ขึ้นครองบัลลังก์ซึ่งมีชื่อเรียกว่า “บัลลังก์เหล็ก”ผู้ดำรงตำแหน่ง “หัตถ์ของพระราชา” หรือหัวหน้าที่ปรึกษาของพระราชา คนก่อนเสียชีวิตอย่างเป็นปริศนา โรเบิร์ตจึงแต่งตั้งให้เอ็ดดาร์ด สตาร์ค หรือเน็ด เพื่อนสนิทของเขาเป็น “หัตถ์” คนต่อไป ทำให้เน็ดต้องเดินทางจากเมืองของตนคือวินเทอร์เฟลล์ไปยังคิงส์แลนดิ้งพร้อมกับลูกสาวสองคน ในขณะที่ลูกชายคนรองของเขา คือ แบรน ถูกน้องชายฝาแฝดของเซอร์ซีผลักตกจากหอคอยเพราะบังเอิญไปล่วงรู้ความลับของเขากับเซอร์ซีเข้าระหว่างที่มาเยือนวินเทอร์เฟลล์ แบรนไม่ตายแต่ก็ไม่ฟื้นอยู่นาน และเมื่อฟื้นแล้วก็เดินไม่ได้และจำเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นไม่ได้ด้วยที่คิงส์แลนดิ้ง เน็ดเกิดขัดแย้งกับโรเบิร์ตเพราะไม่เห็นด้วยที่โรเบิร์ตจะส่งคนไปฆ่าเดอเนริส ทายาทคนสุดท้ายที่ยังเหลืออยู่ของตระกูลทาร์แกเรียน ซึ่งเป็นตระกูลของพระราชาองค์ก่อน เน็ดถูกจับขัง แต่หลังจากนั้นโรเบิร์ตก็ได้รับบาดเจ็บระหว่างออกล่าสัตว์จนเสียชีวิต จอฟฟรีย์ ลูกชายของโรเบิร์ตกับเซอร์ซีขึ้นครองอำนาจเป็นพระราชาองค์ต่อไป แต่เน็ดคัดค้านเพราะรู้ความลับเกี่ยวกับกำเนิดของจอฟฟรีย์ ขณะเดียวกันน้องชายสองคนของโรเบิร์ต ต่างก็ได้รับการสนับสนุนให้อ้างสิทธิ์ในบัลลังก์เหล็กด้วย less

This first volume in the hugely popular and highly acclaimed epic fantasy series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE is unabridged and split into two parts. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO, starring Sean Bean. Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun... moreThis first volume in the hugely popular and highly acclaimed epic fantasy series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE is unabridged and split into two parts. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO, starring Sean Bean. 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... less

Quando um cometa vermelho surge nos céus de Westeros encontra os Sete Reinos em plena guerra civil. Os combates estendem-se pelas terras fluviais e os grandes exércitos dos Stark e dos Lannister preparam-se para o derradeiro embate.No seu domínio insular, Stannis, irmão do falecido Rei Robert, luta por construir um exército que suporte a sua reivindicação ao trono e alia-se a uma misteriosa religião vinda do oriente... moreQuando um cometa vermelho surge nos céus de Westeros encontra os Sete Reinos em plena guerra civil. Os combates estendem-se pelas terras fluviais e os grandes exércitos dos Stark e dos Lannister preparam-se para o derradeiro embate.No seu domínio insular, Stannis, irmão do falecido Rei Robert, luta por construir um exército que suporte a sua reivindicação ao trono e alia-se a uma misteriosa religião vinda do oriente. Mas não é o único, pois o seu irmão mais novo também se proclama rei, suportado por uma hoste que reúne quase todas as forças do sul. Para pior as coisas, nas Ilhas de Ferro, os Greyjoy planeiam a vingança contra aqueles que os humilharam dez anos atrás.O Trono de Ferro é ocupado pelo caprichoso filho de Robert, Joffrey, mas quem de facto governa é a sua cruel e maquiavélica mãe. Com a afluência de refugiados e um fornecimento insuficiente de mantimentos, a cidade transformou-se num lugar perigoso, e a Corte aguarda com medo o momento em que os dois irmãos do falecido rei avancem contra ela. Mas quando finalmente o fazem, não é contra a cidade que investem...O que os Sete Reinos não sabem é que nada disto se compara ao derradeiro perigo que se avizinha: no distante Leste, os dragões crescem em poder, e não faltará muito para que cheguem com fogo e morte! less

Second half of "A Clash of Kings"

An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here and here.HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS: STEEL AND SNOW is the FIRST part of the third volume in the series. Winter approaches Westeros like an angry beast. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud... moreAn alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here and here.HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS: STEEL AND SNOW is the FIRST part of the third volume in the series. Winter approaches Westeros like an angry beast. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud. In the northern wastes, a horde of hungry, savage people steeped in the dark magic of the wilderness is poised to invade the Kingdom of the North where Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown. And Robb's defences are ranged against the South, the land of the cunning and cruel Lannisters, who have his younger sisters in their power. Throughout Westeros, the war for the Iron Throne rages more fiercely than ever, but if the Wall is breached, no king will live to claim it. less

'There are two sorts of people. The players and the pieces... Every man's a piece to start with, and every maid as well. Even some who think they are players'The Starks are scattered. Robb Stark may be King in the North, but he must bend to the will of an old tyrant if he is to hold his crown. And while his youngest sister has escaped the clutches of the depraved Lannisters, Sansa Stark remains their captive... more'There are two sorts of people. The players and the pieces... Every man's a piece to start with, and every maid as well. Even some who think they are players'The Starks are scattered. Robb Stark may be King in the North, but he must bend to the will of an old tyrant if he is to hold his crown. And while his youngest sister has escaped the clutches of the depraved Lannisters, Sansa Stark remains their captive.Meanwhile, across the ocean, the last heir of the Dragon King approaches Westeros with vengeance in her heart. less

The fourth installment of George R R Martin's classic A Song of Ice and Fire, continuing the most ambitious and imaginative epic fantasy since The Lord of the Rings.A Feast for Crows brings to life dark magic, intrigue and terrible bloodshed as the war-torn landscape of the Seven Kingdoms is threatened by destruction as vast as any in its violent past. The War of the Five Kings has ripped Westeros apart... moreThe fourth installment of George R R Martin's classic A Song of Ice and Fire, continuing the most ambitious and imaginative epic fantasy since The Lord of the Rings.A Feast for Crows brings to life dark magic, intrigue and terrible bloodshed as the war-torn landscape of the Seven Kingdoms is threatened by destruction as vast as any in its violent past. The War of the Five Kings has ripped Westeros apart. The bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning Lannisters occupy the Iron Throne, with allies as ruthless as themselves. Lord Frey was host at the Red Wedding, so called for the massacre of the guests, their screams unheard above the music of the feast. Euron Crow's Eye is as black a pirate as ever raised a sail, sworn to deliver the whole of Westeros to the ironborn.No less to be feared are their enemies. The Starks of Winterfell and the Martells of Dorne seek vengeance for their dead. And the last of the Targaryens, Daenerys Stormborn, will bring fire and blood to King's Landing when her young dragons reach their terrifying maturity. The last war fought with dragons was a cataclysm powerful enough to shatter the Valyrian peninsula, now a smoking, demon-haunted ruin half drowned by the sea.Against a backdrop of alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel ... and the coldest hearts. less