Martin’s first book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Game of Thrones, the company has announced today its collector’s edition of the second book, A Clash of Kings. And hot on the heels of its edition of George R.R.
The Song of Ice and Fire books are pure fantasy brain candy, and I can’t wait to slow-read my way through A Storm of Swords.When it comes to incredible, elaborate collector’s editions of books, it’s tough to beat The Folio Society, which has in recent years began to expand out into the worlds of fantasy and science fiction.
All of the points of view kind of sound the same, but I couldn’t make myself care about that. And all that is wrapped in simple, to the point prose. All of the hidden agendas, the four kings all claiming their superiority, the cool battles, but also the smaller stories of Jon and Arya… Martin’s world is super intricate, and there is so much to do and to see. So instead of focussing on the plot, I got into A Clash of Kings with an open mind, ready to be entertained with the world Martin created. But I heard winter is still coming in book five, so there is that. Except maybe for the fact that winter’s coming. It’s almost impossible not to get bored with the story if you’re looking for some deeper plot, because so far there is none. In the first book I was still looking for some kind of point. The point of the A Song of Ice and Fire series is not some overarching plot that goes somewhere, but the journey itself. Where I was still rather confused in Game of Thrones what Martin was aiming for, I feel a lot more confident reading A Clash of Kings. This was seven intense months of reading a few chapters a week, while I read other books in the mean time. And this was not my usual one week of reading, leaving it for six months, then read the rest in three weeks. I read A Clash of Kings for about seven months.
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