Titel: A Game of Thrones
Serie: A Song of Ice and Fire (#1)
Forfatter: George R. R. Martin
Forlag: Bantam Books
Sprog: Engelsk
Sideantal: 835
Bagsideteksten:
In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the North of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.
Kort om bogen:
I denne bog følger man ikke blot én person, men en myriade af forskellige karakterer. De er ikke delt op i de gode og de onde – det er op til læseren selv at finde ud af, og forfatteren skåner bestemt ikke læserne for de barske detaljer. Her er det ikke nødvendigvis de retskafne og fredsønskende, der vinder, men dem, der spiller spillet mest listigt og hjertekoldt.
The corpse lurched forward. There was no blood. Onearmed, face cut near in half, it seemed to feel nothing. Jon held the longsword before him. "Stay away!" he commanded, his voice gone shrill.
The corpse lurched forward. There was no blood. Onearmed, face cut near in half, it seemed to feel nothing. Jon held the longsword before him. "Stay away!" he commanded, his voice gone shrill.
Min mening:
Selv om det er en temmelig tyk bog, føles den ikke svær at komme igennem; kapitlerne er korte og varierer altid i hvilken person, man følger. Der er simpelthen så mange personer, at det er svært ikke at holde med og af flere personer på én gang – ikke nødvendigvis personer, der er på samme side, og stort set alle personerne udvikler sig i løbet af fortællingen, nogle mere markant end andre. Humor har den også, hvilket er endnu et plus. Der er heller ikke ét kapitel, der ikke slutter på en spændende måde; jeg tog ofte mig selv i at sidde og tælle kapitlerne, til en given person kom på banen igen, fordi jeg bare måtte finde ud af, hvad der skete med den person.
Jeg vil helt klart opfordre andre til også at læse denne bog/serie, men den er heller ikke for helt sarte sjæle, da George R. R. Martin ikke er bange for at slå sine hovedpersoner ihjel. Derudover indeholder bogen to af de bedste fantasy-elementer: drager og levende døde! (Jeg kan også afsløre, at ordet ”ranger” dukker op nogle steder …)
"My father is very fond of spiked heads, especially those of people who have annoyed him in some fashion. And a face as noble as yours, well, no doubt he saw you decorating the city wall above the King's Gate. I think you would have looked very striking up there."
"My father is very fond of spiked heads, especially those of people who have annoyed him in some fashion. And a face as noble as yours, well, no doubt he saw you decorating the city wall above the King's Gate. I think you would have looked very striking up there."
Andre bøger i serien:
A Clash of Kings
A Feast for Crows
A Dance with Dragons
Der udkommer yderligere to bøger i serien.
Derudover er serien blevet filmatiseret som en TV-serie kaldet Game of Thrones (med Sean Bean (bedre kendt som Boromir fra Ringenes Herre 1) i rollen som Ned Stark).
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