These are just a few of the players who populate this vast, wholly absorbing narrative. To the east, Daenerys Targaryen, sole surviving descendent of an ancient dynastic line, is struggling to assemble an army of her own, an army supplemented by three impossible-but very real-dragons. In the far north, Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, is marshaling his armies. Outside of the Seven Kingdoms, potent, often mysterious forces are gathering. And Robb Stark, Lord Eddard’s oldest son, has assumed the title of King of the North. Stannis and Renly Baratheon, Robert’s brothers, have each established competing claims to the throne. In King’s Landing, the seat of royal power, Joffrey, Robert’s sixteen-year-old heir apparent, rules the realm under the guidance of his mother, the beautiful-and ruthless-Queen Cersei. As A Clash of Kings opens, war has broken out on a number of fronts and a bloody battle for possession of the Iron Throne has begun. It is, if anything, richer, deeper, and more formidably complex than its distinguished predecessor.Ī Game of Thrones concluded with the deaths of Robert Baratheon, ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, and Lord Eddard Stark, the embattled Hand of the King. Martin’s monumental saga, A Song of Ice and Fire. Please note: All editions of this title are SOLD OUT.Ī Clash of Kings is the second installment of George R. Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Richard Hescox

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