Bridget: 8/26: A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0553579908/102-3279098-3146566?v=glance

haha! Thanks to Kayan, I now know how to add a picture :)

Summary: 969pp. This was an excellent sequel to A Game of Thrones! I have the 3rd book in the series with me as I speak! I can't say enough about Martin's great ability to write a great Fantasy novel. Same stuff found in the first book: knights, royalty, battles for power AND great complex charaters that are easy to understand. I have to say that his writing is so good that it is hard to put the books down!

Let's see, a plot description in a nutshell: There are 4 "named" kings throughout the 7 kingdoms (these kings have named themselves king). Two are brothers, one is the heir to the deceased king, and one is the son of a deceased high lord. The prose is so good. Again, you can't tell who you can or cannot trust or who to like or not like. Martin has dozens of characters sprinkled throughout but he does such a good job describing them, you don't get them mixed up.

If you have a big span of time and like fantasy fiction at all, you should definitely check one of these books out :)

Highly recommended!