I just finished the first book in George R.R. Martin’s series, A Song of Fire and Ice, called A Game of Thrones, and it was amazing. Start to finish it was a great read, and very difficult to put down. I think there is a certain stigma attached to the entire fantasy genre, like it’s all dorky elves and crystall balls and stuff only nerds can like. The book is really quite accessible though to non-fantasy lovers. It’s very medieval with Kings, Queens, Knights, succession to the various thrones, battles between families and nations. I think the only aspect that makes it fantasy is that it’s a made up world in a made up time, much like The Lord of the Rings. I can’t recommend this book enough.
Now I can start the next book in the series, A Clash of Kings, which is even longer than the first at 768 pages (A Game of Thrones is just over 700). There are many unanswered questions and potential plot twists, it should be interesting. Then I have book 3 to read, A Storm of Swords, which is a whopping 992 pages! Then book 4 should be out sometime this year, which will easily be over 1000 pages. A good book is like a good movie…as long as it’s made up of good stuff, it can be as long as it wants!
