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GAME OF THRONES: A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO.In this eagerly awaited sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any you have ever experienced.A CLASH OF KINGSA comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy, a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress, and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel...and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles.

Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King’s Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. . . .But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords. . .Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin’s stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.

Píseň ledu a ohně, kniha třetí (druhá část). Z pěti uchazečů o trůn je jeden mrtvý, další upadli v nemilost, a boj, v němž jsou bez skrupulí uzavírána nová spojenectví a rušena stará, zuří nemilosrdně dál. Moc rodu Lannisterů hrozivě sílí, avšak Tyri on trpí stále většími ústrky od své intrikánské sestry, krutého otce i zkaženého sadistického synovce. Robb Stark je nucen bránit mladé království proti zuřivosti Greyjoyů, kteří si chtějí Sever zabrat pro sebe. Divocí vytáhli zpoza Zdi a spolu s nim i nabývají na síle Jiní. O celý kontinent dál se vydává na válečné tažení Daenerys a její draci nebezpečně rostou. Každý podniká odhodlanou výpravu za své vítězství, a všichni dohromady halí svět do temné bouře mečů, která je však pouhou dětskou šarv átkou ve srovnání s válkou mezi silami dobra a zla, jejíž hrozba se blíží...

George R. R. Martin's superb fantasy epic continues in consummate style as bloodshed and alchemy lay waste the Seven Kingdoms in the second volume of A Song of Ice and Fire. The Iron Throne once united the Sunset Lands, but King Robert is dead, his w idow is a traitor to his memory, and his surviving brothers are set on a path of war amongst themselves. At King's Landing, the head of Lord Eddard Stark rots on a spike for all to see. His daughter Sansa is betrothed still to his killer's son Joffre y -- Queen Cersei's son, though not the son of her late husband Robert. Even so, Joffrey is now a boy-king, Cersei is his regent, and war is inevitable. In Dragonstone, Robert's brother Stannis has declared himself king, while his other brother Renly proclaims himself king at Storm's End -- and Eddard Stark's fifteen year old son Robb wears the crown of the north at Winterfell. A comet in the night sky, red and malevolent, the colour of blood and flame, can only be an omen of murder and war. Sta nnis's child Princess Shireen dreams of dragons waking from stone. And a white raven has brought word from the Citadel itself, foretelling summer's end. It has been the longest summer in living memory, lasting ten years, and the smallfolk say it mean s an even longer winter to come! The first rule of war is never give the enemy his wish. But winter will be the biggest enemy. From beyond the Wall the undead and Others clamour for freedom, and from beyond the sea the long-dead Dragon King's daughte r hatches her revenge. Robb Stark will be exceedingly lucky to reach adulthood.

The fifth volume in the greatest epic work of the modern age The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance. In the east, Daenerys, last scion of House Targaryen, her dragons grown to terrifying maturity, rules as queen of a city built on dust an

George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series has become, in many ways, the gold standard for modern epic fantasy. Martin--dubbed the "American Tolkien" by Time magazine--has created a world that is as rich and vital as any piece of historical fiction, set in an age of knights and chivalry and filled with a plethora of fascinating, multidimensional characters that you love, hate to love, or love to hate as they struggle for control of a divided kingdom. It is this very vitality that has led it to be adapted as the HBO miniseries "Game of Thrones."This boxed set includes the following novels:A Game of ThronesA Clash of KingsA Storm of SwordsA Feast for Crows

George R.R. Martin’s A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE – the story so far. The greatest epic work of the modern age is now available in a collectible box set. A GAME OF THRONES has been adapted into a hit HBO original series. George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series has set the benchmark for contemporary epic fantasy. Labelled by Time magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world, Martin has conjured a world as complex and vibrant as that of J.R.R. Tolkien’s, populated by a huge cast of fascinating, complex characters, and boasting a history that stretches back twelve thousand years. Three great storylines weave through the books, charting the civil war for control of the Seven Kingdoms; the defence of the towering Wall of ice in the uttermost north against the unearthly threat of the Others; and across the Narrow Sea the rise to power of Daenerys Targaryen and the last live dragons in the world. The HBO adaption of A Game of Thrones is currently airing worldwide and has already proved so popular that a second season has been commissioned. The box set includes: A GAME OF THRONES A CLASH OF KINGS A STORM OF SWORDS, 1: STEEL AND SNOW A STORM OF SWORDS, 2: BLOOD AND GOLD A FEAST FOR CROWS

George R.R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE -- the story so far. The greatest epic work of the modern age is now available in a collectible box set. A GAME OF THRONES has been adapted into a hit HBO original series. George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series has set the benchmark for contemporary epic fantasy. Labelled by Time magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world, Martin has conjured a world as complex and vibrant as that of J.R.R. Tolkien's, populated by a huge cast of fascinating, complex characters, and boasting a history that stretches back twelve thousand years. Three great storylines weave through the books, charting the civil war for control of the Seven Kingdoms; the defence of the towering Wall of ice in the uttermost north against the unearthly threat of the Others; and across the Narrow Sea the rise to power of Daenerys Targaryen and the last live dragons in the world. The HBO adaption of A Game of Thrones is currently airing worldwide and has already proved so popular that a second season has been commissioned. The box set includes: A GAME OF THRONES A CLASH OF KINGS A STORM OF SWORDS, 1: STEEL AND SNOW A STORM OF SWORDS, 2: BLOOD AND GOLD A FEAST FOR CROWS

First volume of a brilliant new fantasy trilogy: the most powerful, original and absorbing new epic since Stephen Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. The first volume of George R R Martin's glorious high fantasy tells the tragic story of treachery, greed and war that threatens the unity of the Seven Kingdoms south of the Wall. Martin unfolds with astonishing skill a tale of truly epic dimensions, thronged with memorable characters, a story of treachery and ambition, love and magic. Set in a fabulous world scarred by battle and catastrophe over 8000 years of recorded history, it tells of the deeds of men and women locked in the deadliest of conflicts and the terrible legacy they will leave their children. In the game of thrones, you win or you die. And in the bitter-cold, unliving lands beyond the Wall, a terrible winter gathers and the others -- the undead, the neverborn, wildlings to whom the threat of the sword is nothing -- make ready to descend on the realms of men. A Game of Thrones begins the most imaginative, ambitious and compelling fantasy epic since The Lord of the Rings. Thronged with memorable characters, it unfolds with astonishing skill a tale of truly epic dimensions. There have been many pretenders to the throne of Tolkien: now at last he has a true heir.

Onetime underground journalist Sandy Blair has traveled far from his radical roots in the ?60s-until the bizarre and brutal murder of a millionaire rock promoter draws him back. As Sandy sets out to investigate the crime, he finds himself on a magical mystery tour of the pent-up passions of his generation. For a new messiah has resurrected the once legendary rock band Nazgul-but with an apocalyptic new beat that is a requiem of demonism, mind control, and death only Sandy may be able to change in time...

Po staletích krutých zápasů a osudových zrad se sedm mocností vládnoucích jedné říši navzájem zdecimovalo natolik, že jim nezbývá než nyní žít v tísnivém příměří. Nebo to tak alespoň vypadá... Pár jedinců si stále ještě dělá nárok na kdysi zoufale žádaný „Železný trůn", ale jsou příliš slabí nebo vzdálení, než aby se jim to mohlo podařit. Válka, která zuřila tak dlouho, strávila sama sebe... Avšak jako v dohře jakéhokoli vrcholného zápasu netrvá dlouho, a začnou shromažďovat zrádci, psanci, odpadlíci a mrchožrouti, hašteřící se nad kostmi mrtvých a nad kořistí přeživších. S tím, jak se lidské vrány slétají ke své hostině z popele, se v Sedmi královstvích rodí nové intriky a vznikají nebezpečné aliance, zatímco ze zlověstného soumraku minulých zápasů a chaosu se vynořují překvapivé postavy. Je to čas, kdy se moudří a ctižádostiví, ale i zrádní a silní snaží pomocí svých schopností, moci a magie přežít kruté a strašlivé časy, jež nastaly. Je to čas, kdy se lidé prostí i urození, bojovníci i čarodějové, úkladní vrazi i mudrcové dávají dohromady a snaží se bojovat o své místo na zemi a své životy. Protože na hostině pro vrány je mnoho hostí - ale jen pár jich nakonec přežije.

Közeleg a tél. A hideg szelek feltámadtak a sokat szenvedett Hét Királyságban, ahol az Öt Király háborúja után a túlélőknek most az éhínséggel kell szembenézniük. Az emberek birodalmát védelmező Fal ifjú parancsnoka, Havas Jon a Mások elleni reménytelen küzdelemre próbálja felkészíteni a szétzüllött Éjjeli Őrséget, ám rá kell döbbennie, hogy ellenségei jóval közelebb vannak hozzá, mint gondolná. Stannis Baratheon Észak uralmáért vív elkeseredett harcot a Boltonokkal, miközben Királyvárban a Lannister-ház próbálja megerősíteni Tommen, a gyermekkirály törékeny uralmát a kivérzett Hét Királyság fölött. A Keskeny-tenger másik oldalán Tyrion Lannister, a megvetett és üldözött rokongyilkos sárkányvadászatra indul, ám útja veszélyekkel és váratlan kitérőkkel teli. A világ eközben az ősi városra, Meereenre figyel, ahol Viharbanszületett Daeneryst, Westeros jog szerinti uralkodóját minden oldalról szorongatják ellenségei. Hogy arathat diadalt a Sárkányok Anyja, ha három gyermekére sem számíthat? A végkifejlet csak tűz és vér lehet, ám ki éli túl a sárkányok táncát?

Na východě, sužována svými nepřáteli, vládne jako královna města postaveného na prachu a smrti Daenerys, poslední potomek rodu Targaryenů, jejíž draci vyrostli do hrůzné dospělosti. Nyní, když je známo místo jejího výskytu, se mnozí vydali Daenerys a její draky hledat. Mezi nimi i trpaslík, Tyrion Lannister. Mezi další hledače patří dornský princ, železný kapitán i tajemný modrovlasý mladík, který zdaleka není tím, za koho jej vydávají... Na severu stojí velká Zeď z ledu a kamene - stavba pevná jenom tak, jako jsou pevní ti, kdo na ní slouží. Jejím 998. velitelem byl zvolen nemanželský syn Eddarda Starka, Jon Sníh, který má nepřátele jak v Hlídce, tak za Zdí, kde se šikují k útoku armády divokých... A za Zdí je i malý chlapec, jeho bratr Br an, obdařený dosud netušenými schopnostmi...

Közeleg a tél. A hideg szelek feltámadtak a sokat szenvedett Hét Királyságban, ahol az Öt Király háborúja után a túlélőknek most az éhínséggel kell szembenézniük. Az emberek birodalmát védelmező Fal ifjú parancsnoka, Havas Jon a Mások elleni reménytelen küzdelemre próbálja felkészíteni a szétzüllött Éjjeli Őrséget, ám rá kell döbbennie, hogy ellenségei jóval közelebb vannak hozzá, mint gondolná. Stannis Baratheon Észak uralmáért vív elkeseredett harcot a Boltonokkal, miközben Királyvárban a Lannister-ház próbálja megerősíteni Tommen, a gyermekkirály törékeny uralmát a kivérzett Hét Királyság fölött. A Keskeny-tenger másik oldalán Tyrion Lannister, a megvetett és üldözött rokongyilkos sárkányvadászatra indul, ám útja veszélyekkel és váratlan kitérőkkel teli. A világ eközben az ősi városra, Meereenre figyel, ahol Viharbanszületett Daeneryst, Westeros jog szerinti uralkodóját minden oldalról szorongatják ellenségei. Hogy arathat diadalt a Sárkányok Anyja, ha három gyermekére sem számíthat? A végkifejlet csak tűz és vér lehet, ám ki éli túl a sárkányok táncát?

Mistrovská epická fantasy se po televizním seriálu stanice HBO nyní dočkala i komiksové podoby. Zima se blíží. Takové je strohé motto rodu Starků, který spravuje jménem krále Roberta Baratheona, vládce Sedmi království, Severní léno. Jejich sídlem je Zimohrad, kde v míru a pohodlí žije strážce severu Eddard Stark se svou hrdou ženou Catelyn, syny Robbem, Brandonem a Rickonem, dcerami Sansou a Aryou a svým levobočkem Jonem Sněhem. Nad Sedmi královstvími se však stahují mračna. Z východu ohrožují krále Roberta princezna Daenerys a její bratr Viserys ze starobylého královského rodu Targaryenů. Na severní hranici, za starobylou Zdí, se zase probouzejí strašlivé nadpřirozené bytosti, které lidé během staletí dlouhého léta odkázali do říše mýtů.

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series.The Iron Throne once united the Sunset Lands, but King Robert is dead, his widow is a traitor to his memory, and his surviving brothers are set on a path of war amongst themselves. At King's Landing, the head of Lord Eddard Stark rots on a spike for all to see. His daughter Sansa is betrothed still to his killer's son Joffrey - Queen Cersei's son, though not the son of her late husband Robert. Even so, Joffrey is now a boy-king, Cersei is his regent, and war is inevitable.In Dragonstone, Robert's brother Stannis has declared himself king, while his other brother Renly proclaims himself king at Storm's End - and Eddard Stark's fifteen year old son Robb wears the crown of the north at Winterfell.A comet in the night sky, red and malevolent, the colour of blood and flame, can only be an omen of murder and war. Stannis's child Princess Shireen dreams of dragons waking from stone. And a white raven has brought word from the Citadel itself, foretelling summer's end. It has been the longest summer in living memory, lasting ten years, and the smallfolk say it means an even longer winter to come...The first rule of war is never give the enemy his wish. But winter will be the biggest enemy. From beyond the Wall the undead and Others clamour for freedom, and from beyond the sea the long-dead Dragon King's daughter hatches her revenge. Robb Stark will be exceedingly lucky to reach adulthood.