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Review title: As good as the first one
Product review: I disagree with those saying the book is in a "holding pattern." Perhaps that's the "in" thing to say about fantasy series after Jordan's latest. But while I definitely felt that way about Jordan's, A Clash of Kings was an enthralling book. Events do happen which are extremely significant (people do die) and there is that ever-present sense of mortality. Martin does an excellent job of bringing a sense of reality to the genre. You get a great sense for the lethality of warfare compared to the typical heroes slaughtering faceless hordes.The series so far does lack a sense of fantastic grandeur or the sense of massive history that Tolkien and others bring to bear, but on the other hand it presents a grippingly ruthless and exciting adventure, as well as intricate and involving political intrigue with believable characters.
