George R. R. Martin's a Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows, and a Dance with Dragons

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the whole books. I'm aware that the next books are behind time, and like millions of other people are looking forward to that day. Well thought out, and the detail that have gone into the stories are mind blowing. George RR Martin you are a genius Sir. Thank you

Great series, really good world bulding. Does get a bit complex and hard to follow as the various threads/stories go off in different directions. It is very much an unfinished story infact in many ways it feels that the story has only just about finished begining as several things which have been building for the last 5 books have only just got to events that have long been anticipated. The last book from the series was published in 2011 and there are supposed to be just two more books in the series I find it hard to see how all the various aspects of the stories are going to be brought together into a coherent and satifying "middle & end" to these stories in just 2 more books (2/7 of the total), given that it's taken so long to write the next book and the age of the author it seems likely that the series may end up as another unfinished saga, which is a real shame. Note I haven't seen the TV series so this may be different if you have.

Seriously, why have you not read this before? I got into Game of Thrones the TV series and was encouraged to read the books. I'll be honest, the size of them put me right off and, having already seen Season 1, I lacked motivation because I thought I already knew what was going to happen. I was wrong to put it off. Very very wrong. Whilst the TV show stays reasonably true to the books, some of the subtleties and nuances of the books are lost on screen. The TV show is the best show ever made. EVER. But the books are better...... For those that haven't seen the show and will be going inito the books blind, I envy you. The books are full of twists that you won't see coming and are actually better to read than see on screen. Book 3 (Storm of Swords) is probably the best book I've ever read. There are a lot of characters, and some are incredibly complex with lineage and family history a large part of the 'world' of Game of Thrones. But once you get your head around who is who, who likes who, whos doesn't like who, who pretends to like who, etc, you wil struggle to put these down until you've finished and wonder where the last few months have gone. Fantastic books. Enjoy them.

I have two confessions to make before writing this review. The first is that I am not a George Martin fan. Over the years I have tried to read a number of his books all of which I have struggled with. I love the genre but have never been overly happy with his style. The second confession is that I have had a Kindle for over three years and have never purchased a book for it - I have only uploaded free books. It started as an experiment and became a challenge. There are over 200 books on my Kindle, some very good, but they are all free. The first book I paid for was A Song of Ice and Fire, subsequently followed by A Game of Thrones: the Story Continues Books 1- 5. Having watched the first couple of seasons of HBO's excellent Game of Thrones, I decided to give A Song of Ice and Fire a go. I loved it! How much of that was due to the amazing way in which the first series of the TV show faithfully reflected the book or whether it was down to the writing I honestly cannot say. In fairness it was probably a combination of the two. I was so enthralled that I went and purchased my second Kindle book - A Game of Thrones: the Story Continues Books 1- 5. What I can say now is that I am further on in the books than I am in my TV viewing and am still absolutely enthralled. The story is epic in proportion but retains the individual detail. The characters are so well depicted that you almost feel as though they are acquaintances. The action is absorbing as are the relationships/politics. I strongly recommend this book (or collection of books) to everyone but if you are like me and spend a lot of time travelling, having 5,000 plus pages of pure escapism entertainment on a lightweight device like a Kindle is a godsend. Buy it and get absorbed, your partner will hate it as you will end up preferring to read rather than talk, work will suffer as you will not be able to put it down at night while you read those last few pages before sleep. If it weren't time to go to the airport I would be reading the book now. Luckily I have a 3 hour flight ahead of me so I will get my fix today! Alan R

I've never seen the HBO series Game of Thrones (Sky Atlantic for those of us in the UK), but I'd heard a lot about it, though I figured, like with everything, that the books would be better than the adaptation. It happened with Harry Potter (though the films are still good), it certainly happened with Eragon... the books were definitely the place to start. And I wasn't disappointed. It's the perfect blend of, well, everything really. It's not as light-hearted as Harry Potter, where everything ends happily ever after (oh, spoiler alert), but it's just as gripping, quite possible even more so. There's a multitude of characters, even more deaths, dragons... the amazing-ness of A Song of Ice and Fire cannot be described in words. Even if you've not been persuaded yet, think about this: you'll be able to grin happily when Game of Thrones airs, knowing that your friend's favourite character is going to die. While the world reeled from the disaster of The Red Wedding, think of all the people who read the books, grinning smugly in the background. You could be one of them. The only negatives about this include the slightly less interesting sections when all the characters are separated, and the slight issue that the series will take FOREVER to be finished at the current pace. The Winds of Winter is coming soon, apparently, but it's been that way for a while. And that's not even mentioning the final novel, A Dream of Spring... At least they'll be appreciated when they do eventually come out. Two words: get it.

I give this series 5 stars based on the story alone. I'm displeased with the Kindle format but that should not impact my view on the content. I initially watched the first series, then figured I'd pick up the books to continue the story as I simply couldn't wait for season 2. Needless to say I was not disappointed! The books offer an incredibly detailed insight into characters, their thought process, little inside stories as to the history of the world GRRM has created, amazing description of scenery and iconic landmarks and so much back-story to current events that anyone who has only watched the TV series should definitely pick up the books and start the adventure fresh from A Game of Thrones. With regard to the Kindle format, all the books come in one file. Given the option, I'd have this version credited and pay out for the e-books individually even if it costs me a little extra. Still, this has already been mentioned in reviews and I should have seen that before buying this product. I understand that each individual book is included in the table of contents but I just don't like it! :-x

These novels are amazing, I cannot recommend them enough. Well thought out and detailed characters, with compelling story arcs, the pace is not rushed nor overly long. If you like the TV series, these books are much more vivid and detailed. The only drawbacks are with the kindle version which is expensive and of poor quality. As well as being expensive (under the agency model used by Amazon to allow publishers to set prices, which is currently under investigation as to being anti competitve) the Kindle version is poorly structured (all books are in a single file and the left/right navigation jumps to the start of each book rather than each chapter) and there are typographical errors. Often you are left wondering what a word like "ndes" means when in context it should have clearly been "rides". I had hoped this was an isolated instance but have counted at least three in the first third of the second book. (I purchased the five book kindle version after reading the first in paperback) If we are paying a premium price for a product that costs virtually nothing to distribute, they could at least ensure that the quality was the same as their printed material. Love the books (so far), love my Kindle, disappointed with this Kindle version.

Very happy, thought they were previously used, but these were new & in great condition, came 4 days earlier than expected, cannot wait to read these amazing books for the 2nd time, at a cost of about £30 it’s a bargain, yes they are paperback, however I will read these over & over again, wonderful purchase

Fave book series of all time. Beautiful prose. Better than the tv series, though both have it's strengths. The new covers are really pretty, and I heavily prefer them over the old simple ones.

Absolutely stunning, epic, and gripping tale on a scale unlike anything I have read before. I don’t normally read fantasy books, but picked this up on a whim because of the popularity of the tv series (which I have not seen), and ended up devouring all five books in a few months. The kindle edition with books 1 - 5 is a bargain in my opinion, and I highly recommend it to everyone, regardless of whether or not you are interested in fantasy.

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Vraiment incroyable j’adore ces livres je vous conseille sincèrement de les prendre au vu du prix. Pour les plus pointilleux les pages sont un peu fines et l’encre a parfois imprimé la page contre laquelle elle était mais ce sont des détails les couvertures sont sublimes, l’écriture est parfaite et j’ai enfin pu avoir les 5 livres BEAUX ET ABORDABLES .

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