Vacant Mind

A Game of Thrones

At the end of the book in the acknowledgments section there is this line
“The devil is in the details”

This book certainly has a immense amount of details beginning at the characters and the world that they
live in. The story telling and the character development is subtly effective, one minute a new
character is introduced the next you feel like you already know them.

For me the story telling was rather unique, never unnecessarily repeating it’s self and always from
a different angle which is rather refreshing. The story is able to get you involved and keep you hooked either
when something happens or when you have finished the chapter and need to know what is going to happen next.
All done without needless violence and without leaving a sour taste in your mouth and disappointed.

It’s essentially a story of two warring families who want the iron throne for various reasons.
This is the main thread which revolves around the cunning and deceiving house of Lannister and the proud
and noble house of Stark. There are other threads within threads such as the world beyond on the wall in the north
and the dethroned royal house that lives beyond the sea who lust for their return to the iron throne.

It is obvious that the book from the outset is meant to be part of a bigger series, instead of a stand alone that did
well and other books expanded upon where the story left off, and besides the world is just too big for one book.

I liked the non-use of magic with only hints of the super natural in the background, it made it necessary to
concentrate on the the people, characters and plot development.

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