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Going a bit slower than planned but A Clash of Kings now done. Dany is in a bit of a holding pattern in order to get her dragons going.

What I like is the switch from the climax of the first book (Who will be King?) to a new narrative line (Who will be King?). It's more of a jump than it seems as Martin rustles up four claimants, each with their own faults. Robb's winning himself to death is a cool theme.

One down. I feel I underrated it first time round, hard not to love the lore and the characterisation, with a plot that moves (helped a little by crows that deliver information Kingdom wide so quickly!).

Movies seem cool, so hopefully this is a faithful novelization of them.

Worth a crack.

If you're a fan of Cicero then bad news: McCullough did him dirty in this book

The best

At first, the protagonist seemed unmoored from reality, now already the whole story feels weird