A Game of Thrones

I'm reading A Game of Thrones because I realized the only books I'd read in years were technical. It's a nice break.

I just finished Game of Thrones, I couldn't put it down and had to go out and buy the A Clash of Kings as soon as I was done.

Game of Thrones....One helluva of a book

+1 for A Game of Thrones. As a side note HBO picked up the rights to AGOT and is currently filming the series which should be airing sometime in 2011. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/ Martin is an incredible writer and the books have lots of depth. His characters are amazing. I've read them a couple times and continue to find them fantastic. Martin chooses each detail that he writes about with intent, while not always apparent on your first reading, he has an artful way of layering plot points or connecting characters with subtle details.

A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin. Fiction. Fantasy, but not _too_ fantasy; it's almost the same as the world we live in. But Martin is a genius. His world is deep and it seems like he's lived there for years. His characters are fascinating and unique, to a level I've never seen before. His writing style is subtly distinct, enough that you don't notice it initially but you gradually pick up on small changes that he made and appreciate it more. Last, his plot writing is truly masterful. If you're familiar with it, this is sort of "The Wire" of fantasy books.