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Clash Of Kings

HBOs hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martins 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. A beautifully presented slipcased edition of A CLASH OF KINGS. 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 Kings Landing the head of Lord Eddard Stark rots on a spike for all to see. His daughter Sansa is betrothed still to his killers son Joffrey - Queen Cerseis 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 Roberts brother Stannis has
declared himself king while his other brother Renly proclaims himself king at Storms End - and Eddard Starks 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. Stanniss child Princess Shireen dreams of dragons waking from stone. And a white raven has brought word from the Citadel itself foretelling summers 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 Kings daughter hatches
her revenge. Robb Stark will be exceedingly lucky to reach adulthood.
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HBOs hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martins internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series. A beautifully presented slipcased edition of A CLASH OF KINGS. The Iron Throne once united the Sunset Lands but King Robert is dead his widow is a traitor to his memory & his surviving brothers are set on a path of war amongst themselves. At Kings Landing the head of Lord Eddard Stark rots on a spike for all to see. His daughter Sansa is betrothed still to his killers son Joffrey
- Queen Cerseis son though not the son of her late husband Robert. Even so Joffrey is now a boy-king Cersei is his regent & war is inevitable. In Dragonstone Roberts brother Stannis has declared himself king while his other brother Renly proclaims himself king at Storms End
- & Eddard Starks fifteen year old son Robb wears the crown of the north at Winterfell. A comet in the night sky red & malevolent the colour of blood & flame can only be an omen of murder & war. Stanniss child Princess Shireen dreams of dragons waking from stone. & a white raven has brought word from the Citadel itself foretelling summers end. It has been the longest summer in living memory lasting ten years & 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 & Others clamour for freedom & from beyond the sea the long-dead Dragon Kings daughter hatches her revenge. Robb Stark will be exceedingly lucky to reach adulthood.

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Ice - Frozen water, the solid state of water.
Summer - The season between Spring and Autumn. Usually the hottest season of the year
iron - An electrical deviced used for removing creases from fabrics
iron - A chemical element (FE). The most common element on earth
Wall - A physical barrier between two areas
Red - One of the three primary colours
King - The figure head of a monarch
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Colour - The categorised spectrum of light visable to humans
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Fire - the release of energy through heat and light.
Ice - Frozen water, Ice is cold to the touch and forms when water reaches 0 degrees centigrade.
Winter - The fourth season of a year that comes between Spring and Autumn
Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.
Blood - A red liquid that circulates around the body for all the bodies needs.
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