A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) cover
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)
by George R. R. Martin
ISBN: 0553386794
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redrobot5050 · 2011-12-19 · Original thread
You must be new to the internet, then:

http://www.amazon.com/Game-Thrones-Song-Fire-Book/dp/0553386...

daeken · 2010-12-06 · Original thread
"A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin: http://www.amazon.com/Game-Thrones-Song-Fire-Book/dp/0553381...

GRRM manages to create an alternate world that feels real, where characters have flaws, nothing is black and white, and the good guys don't always (or even frequently) win. By far the best book (and series) I've ever read.