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Review title: Vol Two is more of the same
Product review: And it's pretty much as good as Game of Thrones. Martin has done something very interesting with these books I think: defying those of us who normally can't bear invented kingdoms, dragons, compound nouns with capital letters and all the rest of the tedious fantasy paraphernalia, he's crafted a compelling story about power and those who wield and want it. It's the reverse of Tolkien, who concentrated on the external features of the worlds he describes, their languages, customs, history, etc. By comparison Martin sketches all that in, uses it as background and writes in perceptive detail about human needs, desires and conflicts. There are echoes of mediaeval European history, which only serves to make the stories more authentic in human terms. Oh, and there are some great woman characters too.
