![]() Often, the books read more like a novelized, fictionalized history of Scotland or England, and that's a compliment. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Heinlein's works and essentially all other rote fantasy material is not fundamentally comparable. More important, I think, are the books I would not compare it to. What other book might you compare A Clash of Kings to and why? I would recommend this recording of this book, but be aware of what you're getting yourself into beforehand. Nonetheless, the writing is strong enough that a careful listener can work around the narration. With Hodor the failure is less distracting, since he only says one word anyway, but Yoren is consistently annoying and hard on the ear in every scene. Also worth mention are his terrible performances as Hodor the stableboy and Yoren the black brother. Dotrice and an absolute failure to grasp the character. His most distracting and consistent failures come with two of the most important characters, Tyrion Lannister (who is given to sound like a shamefully caricatured leprechaun) and Lord Varys, whose sloppy annunciation and unmstakeable lisp are a shame to Mr. He miserably fails at voicing literally every female character in the book, especially Brienne of Tarth and Mellisandre, and he manages to butcher most of the younger characters, including Theon Greyjoy and Bran Stark. That being said, the list of characters who are nearly destroyed by his flamboyant voicing is long and unfortunate. Similarly, the voice he uses to narrate the general text itself is deliberate and clear. Some characters, mainly the older male characters, are given excellent voices. That being said, Dotrice's narration is, to say the least, a mixed bag. Nonetheless, if you're here for more of what you got in "A Game of Thrones", you'll find plenty. His use of different perspectives to tell the story is refreshing, but there are certain characters that it seems should be added to that list who remain absent, while some characters can grow simply tiresome at times. The writing is strong, but the pace of the story is at once somehow quick, drawing the ear to the next page, and painfully slow. Martin's series is grand and ambitious in its scope, and that is simultaneously its blessing and its curse. What did you like best about A Clash of Kings? What did you like least? ![]() I'm excited about the series and will be more than ready to move on after book 3. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Then he snaps you out of it like being awakened from a sleep by a power saw in your bedroom. ![]() You find yourself lost in the story till it comes time to narrate a female part. His voice is excellent for reading the back story. That said Roy has the perfect amount of drama. It's getting quite old and it's very disappointing. The remainder of male characters sound like grumpy Leprechauns. But! his females all sound like toothless old crones in pirate movies. Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Roy Dotrice? Will he stay humble? It seems like a question Tyrion would ask himeself. He's coming up in the world and doing big things. Obvious underdog, bullied his whole life. The continuation in the story and the development of the characters and their roles is always given primary importance which is awesome.Would you listen to A Clash of Kings again? Why? The hidden plots open at the right time which can be observed in all the parts like A Game of Thrones and A Storm of Swords, this aspect make it more interesting than the rest of such works. The description like always is accurate and the epic fantasy touches the limits that no other book has ever touched, it surely has a good deal for action lovers as well as the lovers of fantasy stories. The princess along with her men goes beyond the limit to achieve something that was considered impossible. Thus the evil raiders bring out the devil that was always there in the hearts of mankind. The princess and her knight develop a poison for the sorceress and the men that came from the mountains of the moon, the poison not only works as a tool for killing but also shows the evil plot and hatred of the two for the sorceress and her men. ![]() This time the story becomes deadly as deceptive methods are used in order to gain control of the throne. The iron throne of the seven kingdoms awaits the true king, the one who possesses the ability to conquer all. The comet, in the beginning, works as the symbol of war as it possesses the color of blood and flame that makes it apparent for each state and its heroes that war is near. The previous bloodshed and the mysteries behind the myths open in front of us in this second chapter as we move toward the war of the ages. Roy Dotrice’s voice strikes our ears once again in this second episode of the series by George R.R. ![]()
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