TY - BOOK AU - Martin,George R.R. AU - Dotrice,Roy TI - A clash of kings SN - 9780007548248 (paperback) U1 - 813.54 23 PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - Piatkus KW - Fantasy fiction KW - Alchemy KW - fast KW - Fiction KW - Supernatural KW - Imaginary wars and battles KW - Imaginary places KW - Magic KW - Kings and rulers KW - Voyages and travels KW - Betrayal KW - Dragons KW - Seven Kingdoms (Imaginary place) KW - Paranormal fiction KW - lcgft N1 - First published: 1996 N2 - A medieval fantasy on the land of the Seven Kingdoms, chronicling the intrigues of its ruling families as they jockey for power. Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising. From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war. As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky - a comet the colour of blood and flame - five factions struggle for control of a divided land. Brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood ER -