Books by George R.R. Martin
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review 1: Picked this one up accidentally because of George R.R. Martin being connected to it. He did not, in fact, write any of the stories but the foreward he wrote was fascinating, inspiring me to give the stories a try. Some were good, some ok, a couple were really good, and one, I'm s...
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review 1: 3.5 stars. There's a very interesting essay on how urban fantasy came to be by George R. R. Martin at the beginning of the collection. The stories themselves are mostly good. My favorites were: Hungry Heart by Simon R. Green; Hellbender by Laurie R. King; The Curious Affair o...
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review 1: Brilliantes Buch, und wenn ich nicht momentan mit dem lästigen Schichtdienst die Nächte und Tage aus dem Lot gebracht hätte, wäre "Songs of the Dying Earth" sicherlich innerhalb weniger Tage verschlungen worden. So war es ein verstohlenes Blättern in der Dämmerung, oder das Lesen...
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review 1: Finalmente! Era l'ora che succedesse qualcosa, qualcosa che davvero ti facesse pensare "Oh, che bel casino". Questo è quello che mi aspetto da questi romanzi, ma stavolta è l'unica volta (per ora) in cui sono stata soddisfatta. Fortunatamente, anche perché dopo il precedente se n...
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review 1: Martin si è ripreso da quel libro straordinariamente noioso che è Feast for crows e ha deciso di sfornare un libro come si deve. L'unica cosa che lo separa dalle cinque stelline sono i pov in eccesso, perché alcuni andrebbero tagliati senza pensarci due volte. E poi...dove è Arya...
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review 1: Recensione unita a i Guerrieri del Ghiaccio - Alti livelli, dopo averci illustrato gli avvenimenti del continente occidentale subito dopo le nozze rosse e la morte di Twin Lannister Martin ritorna a bomba sulla Barriera e nel continente delle città libere. Lo zio George torna con...
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review 1: Where to begin? I barely remember (or think I remember) where this book starts. Jon or Cersei? At any rate, I wished there was more Arya - easily the most interesting narrative - and less of the Daenerys back story and more of her story. I mean do we need to hear from the Dornish...
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review 1: It's been a long time since I read a short story collection. As a fan of Butcher, Gabaldon and Gaiman, how could I not try this one, especially since it's edited by George R. R. Martin? Most of the stories are very good. A couple are astonishing. Only one made me think "meh" ...
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review 1: I love the idea of this project -- stories, regardless of genre, brought together on a common theme. Unfortunately, I found the majority of the stories to be rather bland. Most were solid but not inspiring, though I outright skipped a few after the first page. But I kept going be...
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review 1: Adorei o livro, as ultimas 100 páginas li como se fossem uma maratona! Não estou desiludida de maneira alguma com o caminho que as personagens estão a tomar. Hoje ainda começo a ler o terceiro livro! Estranhamente até compreendo o facto de em Portugal dividirem os livros em 2, nã...
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review 1: Darum gehts:Unheilvolle Ruhe herrscht in den sieben Königslanden.Die Lage in Westeros stabilisiert sich, ein endgültiger Sieg der Lennisters ist in greifbare Nähe gerückt. Allmählich kehren Gesetz und Ordnung in weite Teile des vom Krieg verwüteten Landes zurück. Doch die Königin...
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review 1: It's actually very difficult to accord five stars to an anthology nowadays, thanks to the obligatory duds that the editor incorporates only to appease the name-heavy crowd, and the flimsy stuff brought in only to titillate American teenagers. Fortunately, the "big daddy" of scien...
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review 1: This was an excellent anthology, much better than most I have read. It starts with a foreword from George RR Martin explaining the Dawn of the urban fantasy genre. I read only some of the stories within:Death by Dahlia by C Harris - a very good vampire tale in the Sookie Stackhou...
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review 1: A obra conta com três contos. No primeiro há a emergência do cavaleiro Duncan e a adoção do escudeiro misterioso Egg. A luta e a vitória nada extraordinária, apenas contraditória, do menos esperado.No segundo há apresentação de intrigas por pequenos pedaços de terra e a apresenta...
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review 1: Darum gehts:Nach dem Tod seines Vaters ist es an dem erst fünfzehnjährigen Robb Stark, die Herrschaft über Winterfell und damit über den ganzen Norden von Westeros anzutreten. Robb kämpft noch um die Anerkennung und den Respekt seiner Untertanen, da bricht im Reich ein Bürgerkrie...
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review 1: Ich habe lange überlegt, ob diese Buchreihe was für mich ist. Soll ich die Bücher lesen, mir die Serie anschauen oder es ganz lassen?! Dann habe ich vor einiger Zeit die ersten paar Folgen der Serie gesehen und es hat mir gefallen. Es war völlig anders als das, was ich erwartet h...
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review 1: Si finisce col botto. Non manca il colpo di scena. Martin stravolge sempre tutto, si allontana dall'abitudine di far affezionare il lettore al personaggio che sarà l'eroe che pur tra mille sofferenze, non muore mai. Qui muoiono proprio quelli che sembravano i portatori dei valori...
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review 1: AVVERTENZE: non penso ci siano spoiler, ma sicuramente ci sono SCLERI. E tanti.Con Il Portale delle Tenebre si conclude il terzo romanzo della saga A Song of Ice and Fire, di George R. R. Martin, A Storm of Swords, diviso da noi in tre libri (Tempesta di spade, I fiumi della gue...
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review 1: Se potessi gli darei 6 stelline. Lo reputo il libro più bello. È anche vero che questo ciclo è pieno di colpi di scena e un attacco cardiaco non te lo toglie nessuno ma questo... In questo libro ti rendi conto fino a che punto può arrivare un personaggio che sia per rabbia che si...
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review 1: Il ghiaccio e il fuoco: l'amore e l'odio. E' quello della saga, che mi ha rapito maggiormente. Uno di quei libri che non metti più giù, che usuri leggendoli e che ti fanno amare la lettura.I libri del Trono sono degli esseri viventi. I personaggi ti entrano dentro e dopo un pò, f...
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review 1: **1/2Libro un po' più noioso rispetto ai precedenti, le ultime 90 pagine restituiscono un po' di brio alla storia delle "Cronache del Ghiaccio e del Fuoco", che sembra prendere una nuova svolta.Purtroppo sono stati tirati in mezzo alcuni personaggi la cui utilità sembra solo quel...
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review 1: Zum Inhalt: Während Daenerys Tagaryen in Quarth ankommt, um dort Schiffe und Männer zu bekommen, um nach Westeros zurückzukehren und den Thron zu besteige, und ihre Drachen weiter großzieht, tobt in Westeros Krieg. Renly und Stannis Baratheon bekriegen sich gegenseitig, wer von B...
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review 1: I haven't read a collection of short stories in a while. I'm not the biggest fan of short stories in the first place. Some of these stories really stuck with me and I really enjoyed them. Some of them I had a hard time even making it past the first couple of pages (and I would ev...
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review 1: I picked up this book solely due to George RR Martin's name on the cover, being a significant fan of his 'Game of Thrones' series. I kept it due to the blurb sounding like a cross between X-Men and a war story and a curiosity at what a "mosaic novel" might be like. I was fascinat...
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review 1: A birthday present.A fantastic book of maps from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.I particularly like the maps of Braavos, King's Landing, The East and Beyond the Wall.There is also a map showing the routes taken by the POV characters from books 1-5, therefore ...
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review 1: Trashy, but dramatic.
review 2: enjoyed the whole series; so complex, am going to have to reread once the next book comes out
review 2: enjoyed the whole series; so complex, am going to have to reread once the next book comes out
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review 1: What can I say that hasn't been said already? It's geopolitics, drama, sex, violence, family drama (drama again?), and then dragons, wolves and magic! Hinted at first, at the middle and probably right until the end. Nothing is what it seems, and when it is, a very intricate web o...
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review 1: Darum gehts:Eddard Stark, der Lord von Winterfell, ist dem Ruf seines Königs und alten Freundes Robert Baratheon gefolgt und hat seine kalte Heimat im hohen Norden verlassen, um als Hand - als Roberts Berater und Stellvertreter - zu dienen. Eddard ist ein geradliniger, tapferer u...
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review 1: UN CAPOLAVORO. Questo è fantasy ai suoi più alti livelli.Non posso che inchinarmi dinnanzi la maestria di George R.R. Martin.Se ne Il trono di spade l'uso dei vari POV mi aveva disorientata (troppi personaggi, troppe storie apparentemente scollegate) qui è un tocco di classe da m...
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review 1: Pensava que o tinha terminado. Mas descobri, enquanto arrumava as novas aquisições da saga, que me faltavam 50 páginas para acabá-lo... Lembro-me que comecei a ler os livros quando terminei de ver a 1ª temporada da série. Coisa mais errada não poderia ter feito, pois tinha a hist...
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review 1: Dieser Teil hat mir besser gefallen, als der erste (wobei das im Original ja alles in einem Buch ist).Mittlerweile ist alles in Gang gekommen und man hat sich komplett in dieser Welt eingenistet/verloren/zurecht gefunden.Ich mag die Charas auch immer lieber. John finde ich nach w...
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review 1: Estou apaixonada pela Khaleesi e pelo Khal Drogo. Não tenho culpa, sou pelo amor. O Tyrion é um anão com piada e que consegue ver para além das ligações de sangue e é demasiado emocional para o admitir. O Jon Snow continua a não perceber a importância que a Muralha lhe dá, por se...
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review 1: The ending of the last book was very lack luster. I didn't even know that was it until I hit the character list, because I was reading electronically and it shows the length of the chapter, rather than the whole book. I would say the editing suffered in the last two books. I d...
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review 1: That's a slightly calmer version of the Game of the thrones. It has the atmosphere of the whole saga, but the characters are different and therefore you might feel lost a little. The book consists of three short stories and they all deal with Sir Duncan the Tall - not the wisest ...
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review 1: George Martin riesce sempre a farmela. Dopo tutti gli anni e le migliaia di pagine trascorsi dal giorno in cui un giovanissimo Groviglio, su consiglio di un perfetto sconosciuto un po' impiccione, prese in mano il paperback del "Trono di Spade" mentre frugava tra la striminzita s...
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review 1: Gostei bastante! em termos de fantastico e do melhor
review 2: Por agora só consigo dizer que adoro este escritor e esta é uma das melhores sagas que já li.
review 2: Por agora só consigo dizer que adoro este escritor e esta é uma das melhores sagas que já li.
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review 1: Dos poucos que li até agora desta série, posso dizer que este foi aquele de que menos gostei. Tive algumas dificuldades em entrar na história e achei que alguns dos capítulos eram um pouco enfadonhos e demasiados descritivos. Gostava ainda que se tivesse focado um pouco mais em D...
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review 1: I have known the series for a while but it took me a long time to read the book because, for some reason, I thought I wouldn't like it. What the hell?! I finally picked it up and I LOVED it!The writing style is really engaging and some characters hooked me up since the very begin...
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review 1: The prologue in this book is absolutely captivating, read it 4 times (2 German & 2 English) and will read it again and again.Admittedly, I am a fan of the Stark house and was surprised how much I enjoyed reading about Bran, compared to his role in the shows.Jon and Arya are also ...
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review 1: La prima metà del libro l'ho letta a fatica. Troppi personaggi, troppi intrecci, e tutti quei nomi assurdi di mille città. Eppure mi sono accorta che mi ritrovavo a pensare a questi mille personaggi anche quando non avevo il libro in mano. Stavo andando a lavorare e mi tornavano ...
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review 1: 3,5 Sterne - gefiel mir gut, aber wenn ich die Charas nicht aus der Serien gekannt hätte, hätte ich mich verdammt schwer getan. Die Geschehnisse werden recht interessant beschrieben und so kam eigentlich fast nie Langeweile auf. Unterteilt hat der Autor das Buch in Kapitel über j...
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review 1: Il mio odio per Martin cresce inesorabile. Penso che questa frase racchiuda tutto quello che succede in questo volume, cercherò di non fare spoiler. Possibile che nonostante il mio odio cresca insieme al desidero di gettare il libro nelle fiamme di R'hllor, mi ritrovo comunque a ...
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review 1: Just finished and wanting more!I know I have plenty of friends who have urged me to watch the show, but as usual the books are by far much more diverse and in my opinion, "better" then anything they try to depict thru pixels on a screen.It was an amazing series, beautifully writt...
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review 1: I think I bought this the same day I got my first iPad, and just today finished reading it. I had read the first three Ice & Fire books in paperbacks before, but quit after Storm of Swords. I'm glad I gave it another chance after watching the show, because I am hooked all over ag...
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review 1: Where to even start with this series? 2 years...it has taken me that long to get through it. Why? Am I that slow of a reader? Nope not at all. This series is just intense! Fantastic! But intense. Spoiler: Don't get attached to anyone...this is the first series I have ever...
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review 1: No spoilers, there's so many online already! When I set out to finally read these books (before watching the series because I'm funny like that), I had no idea what I was getting into. I wasn't expecting the depth, or the excellent quality of writing. I simply dove from one verr...
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review 1: He is a marvelous storyteller. I only gave 4 stars because the books leave you with a depressed feeling, where everything seems hopeless for the characters. And, in fact, it is, as so many main characters are killed off or left in terrible situations and you have to wait for th...
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review 1: No plot summary is necessary (or possible) for this hugely known series. I love Martin's plot but have to say that his world building and his narrative frequently borrow too heavily from other sources. He is a fan of Tolkien's so I will assume that the familiar terms (wargs, et...
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review 1: This volume in the Wild Cards series seemed more disjointed than usual. Teams of aces were scattered in Africa, New Orleans, and other locations, with some of them zipping back and forth in a way that made it hard to keep track of who was where and who was working with/for whom. ...
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review 1: Fascinante. Me gustó incluso muchísimo más que el primero de los de Dunk&Egg, al que le había puesto 5 estrellas. Y me quedé con inmensas ganas de seguir leyendo sobre la historia de la familia Targaryen y sus dragones. Es una época interesantísima del universo asoiaf.Por otro la...
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review 1: No meu ponto de vista, este livro foi mais fraco que os restantes da colecção. Foi-nos narrado a vida em Porto Real, na Muralha, em Dorne e em Bravos, deixando de fora a vida de Daenerys e a fuga de Tyrion. Talvez seja essa a razão pelo qual eu achei este livro mais pobre, senti...
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review 1: Tal como previa, este Festim dos Corvos não conseguiu superar A Glória dos Traidores (o melhor de todos os livros das Crónicas de gelo e de fogo). Resumo do Festim dos Corvos:- Sansa Stark começa finalmente a usar aquela coisa...como é que se chama? Ah! Já sei! A cabeça! - Jaime ...
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review 1: A story that deals with the problems of knowledge. Mainly that with too much of it the world (our inner world as well) becomes black and white and boring. No place for new adventures, no place to romanticize, no place for mysteries and certainly no place to let you imagination go...
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review 1: Having just finished reading "A Storm of Swords," I thought I would try something different from George R. R. Martin. In his short story, "With Morning Comes Mistfall," a short story from his Dreamsongs collection, Martin shows that he's equally good with science fiction as he is...
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review 1: Apart from the Dunk and Egg story and the GRRM introduction to the collection I was underwhelmed. All of the stories were well enough written and I liked the set up of the Robert Silverberg story in particular, but in my mind a good short story needs a punchline, some kind of twi...
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review 1: From the foreward we learn that George R. Martin was greenlighted to create a television pilot and series based upon this story, and that he spent about a year on this project, only to see it cancelled through the combination of timing and staff changes at the network. So it has ...
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review 1: Very Very Good!No wonder it won a prize!In future they created inquisition once again, though not so apparently and oppenly political as the last one.The eternal fight between the confort of belief and the harshness of thuth. “The truths, the great truths—and most of the lesser o...
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review 1: I had not read any of the Wild Card stories prior to reading this one. You don't have to know a thing about those stories to get into this book. It reads like a standalone. I was actually expecting an anthology with all the authors writing the book but I got a full book. In one w...