A Song of Ice and Fire

One of the best series I've read, A Song of Ice and Fire is George R.R. Martins epic. And epic it is. It's probably one of the most complex saga's (perhaps excluding The Dark Tower saga, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy) that's ever been written. But trust me, it's good. The series follows the war of the 5 kings, and the effect that the war takes on the land and different people within it. The first book, A Game of Thrones, follows Eddard Stark, the patriach of the Stark family, along his job of Hand to the King, and the mystery which unfolds around the children of King Robert Baratheon. After the first book, it gets a lot more confusing, as a huge spoiler kicks off the war between 5 individuals claiming to be king. These 5 are Stannis Baratheon, Robert's elder brother, Renly Baratheon, his younger brother, Balon Greyjoy, the King of the Iron Isles, Rob Stark, Eddard's eldest son and King of the North, and Joffrey Baratheon, Robert's son, and secret bastard of Cersei Lannister, the queen, and her brother Jamie. Other notable characters include Tyrion Lannister, a quick witted and sharp thinking dwarf, who is brother to Jamie and Cersei, Daenerys Taegaryen, the rightful queen of the land, who fled to the islands across the east with her brother Viserys, after her father, Mad King Aerys was killed by Robert's armies. The reason I like this series is probably mainly the characters, as each are intriguing and interesting, even the ones I don't particularly like.