Joel M. (joel) reviewed on 5/11/2011 + 37 more book reviews

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I have seen this book on the bookstore shelves for years and have considered buying it. I started watching the TV Movies on HBO and liked it so much, I went out and bought the book. It is incredible. As good as the HBO Series is, the book is 100 times better. Tolkien-esque but I like it MUCH better than the Lord of the Rings books.

It is a 4 book series (for now) and in Book 1 Lord Eddard Stark is appointed by his childhood friend King Robert to be Hand Of The King. This causes changes for the entire family as Lord Stark moves his 2 daughters with him to the capital of the kingdom. His wife stays home to care for an injured son and his eldest son must stay home and take over as Lord. Stark also has a bastard son who cannot join him at Court and is not welcome by his father's wife to stay at home, so he is forced to join the Night Watch, a group of men who protect the frigid northernmost part of the kingdom from the "wildlings" on the other side of the Wall. The story unfolds from the perspective of the Stark family and a few other lesser characters. Murder, violence, and incest are just a few of the activities going on here. Not for young kids.

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