A Clash of Kings is the second book in the Song of Ice and
Fire series by George RR Martin, and is just as excellent (and long!) as the
first one. Continuing the stories and character arcs set up in the first book,
Game of Thrones, this portion of the series is focused on the struggle for
power between the houses of Baratheon, Lannister, and Stark, while also keeping
us up to date on how things are going for Dany Targaryen, the last of the past
king’s line.
I think what I like so much about these books is that aside
from a few obvious examples, I have no idea who I’m rooting for. There are rarely
clear heroes and villains. The case
could be made that so far the good guys are the people in House Stark, while
the bad guys are the Lannisters, but there are so many twists and turns that I can’t
help but put bias aside and just enjoy where the book takes me. My favorite
chapters throughout the book were from a Lannister point of view, which goes
completely against what I just said about who I think the villains are. And that
is what makes this so enjoyable.
This one’s a solid 4, although if I keep enjoying these
books so much it could retrospectively become a 5, when I buy the whole series
to read again!
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