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 Paperback – 29 Oct. 2013

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

Better than the series, very graphic throughout. If you have seen the T V adaptation you will be a little confused, Now need the ending to this. ASAP.

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

Very enjoyable.

A Song of Ice and Fire is very long so it often does feel slow and you can easily forget who's who or exactly what's happened. But in that, it reflects real life. The characterisation is very life-like: these women, men, children and even creatures feel real, with flaws and virtues alike.There is thus much and more to learn from this saga which one could apply to one's own life: the treachery and deception of people, mingled with courage, stubbornness, honour, greed, lust, vengeance, humanity and much more besides.It's also clear that Martin has done much historical research: details such as curved towers having the advantage of weapons being more likely to glance off then are proof of this.The screen adaptation does closely follow the books but become increasingly divergent towards the end and, by the end of Series 6, is ahead of the books. For many people just watching Game of Thrones will be enough but, especially as the two sets of storylines diverge, I think there is still simply a lot of extra fun to be had from reading the books as well.So quite simply enjoy yourself a little bit at a time over a long time reading this very long story and, if you're like me, when you're done, you'll consider it a little achievement ticked off in your life!