05289cam a2200409 4500 234937035 TxAuBib 20140806120000.0 ||||||s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780739353370 0739353373 427ade52-3f65-40ab-ae91-787e49bc716f OverDrive (Reserve ID) 114369 OverDrive (Product ID) 114369 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Martin, George R. R. A Game of Thrones [Libby (Advantage)] : A Song of Ice and Fire Series, Book 1. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2003. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 932MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen. Fantasy. Fiction. "Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant.". Robert Jordan. HTML:"Reminiscent of T. H. White's <i>The Once and Future King</i>, this novel is an absorbing combination of the mythic, the sweepingly historical, and the intensely personal.". HTML:<i>Chicago Sun-Times</i>. If you're looking for a series full of political intrigue, class struggle, immovable forces of fate, and a struggle for power of epic proportions, this is it. Set in an undefined time long ago when magic had gone into hiding, this is a tale of conflict and shifting alliances. Roy Dotrice has a gruff voice and style that is right at home in this harsh environment. He gives voice to a broad cast of characters with great range. From the most naive to the most devious and petulant, the personalities of the characters are drawn out and developed as they grow and change in influence. J.E.M. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<b>NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES <i>GAME OF THRONES</i></b><br /> From a master of contemporary fantasy comes the first novel of a landmark series unlike any you've ever read before. With <i>A Game of Thrones,</i> George R. R. Martin has launched a genuine masterpiece, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill the pages of this magnificent saga, the first volume in an epic series sure to delight fantasy fans everywhere.<br /> <br /> <b>A GAME OF THRONES</b><br /> <b>A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK ONE</b><br /> <br /> Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister forces are massing beyond the kingdom's protective Wall. To the south, the king's powers are failing—his most trusted adviser dead under mysterious circumstances and his enemies emerging from the shadows of the throne. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the frozen land they were born to. Now Lord Eddard Stark is reluctantly summoned to serve as the king's new Hand, an appointment that threatens to sunder not only his family but the kingdom itself.<br /> Sweeping from a harsh land of cold to a summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, <i>A Game of Thrones</i> tells a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; a child is lost in the twilight between life and death; and a determined woman undertakes a treacherous journey to protect all she holds dear. Amid plots and counter-plots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, allies and enemies, the fate of the Starks hangs perilously in the balance, as each side endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.<br /> Unparalleled in scope and execution, <i>A Game of Thrones</i> is one of those rare reading experiences that catch you up from the opening pages, won't let you go until the end, and leave you yearning for more.<br /> <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 20:32:58. Advantage title. Dotrice, Roy, 1925- http://nm.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=427ade52-3f65-40ab-ae91-787e49bc716f http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/114369-AGameOfThrones.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/114369-AGameOfThrones.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=427ADE52-3F65-40AB-AE91-787E49BC716F&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/114369-AGameOfThrones.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/114369-AGameOfThrones.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=427ADE52-3F65-40AB-AE91-787E49BC716F&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)