A Game of Thrones
Book 1 of A Song of Ice and Fire
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Roy Dotrice
About this listen
One of The Times’ 25 Best Audiobooks.
HBO’s hit series A Game of Thrones is based on George R. R. Martin’s internationally best-selling series A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A Game of Thrones is the first volume in the series.
Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.
It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plot, lusts and intrigues, to the vast and savage eastern lands, all the way to the frozen north, where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men...all will play the Game of Thrones.
Winter is coming....
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- Jacquie Jackman
- 20-01-2019
Narrator ruins a brilliant story
The narration is so dreadful that I’m intending on buying the physical book to read. Doltrice mispronounces names throughout (for example Bran “Brian”). The voices he puts on for characters is totally wrong and very grating to listen to. Tyrion Lannister is given a squeaky, high pitched, low born accent. Jaime and Cersei have posh accents. Tyrion is their brother so why does he speak like a fish monger? The moment Tyrion slaps Joffrey should be one the most deliciously funny and satisfying parts of the story, but Doltrice sucks all the fun and wit out of it. His line delivery in general is very jarring. What should be compelling descriptions and clever dialogue, is read in a way that makes them sound flat and dreary. I sincerely hope someone else records this marvellous series. I found myself focusing on the awful narration, contemplating who would do a better job- and losing track of the story itself. Sir Ian McKellan or Peter Dinklage- anyone would be a better choice than Roy Doltrice. Story 10/10. Narrator 0/10.
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- Mitchell T.
- 08-05-2016
Excellent book, bad narrator...
As stated in the title, the book is excellent but it is plagued by a bad narrator.
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- Cassiano Rodrigues
- 14-05-2018
Awesome
Roy Dotrice is awesome reading and interpreting this magnificent book, giving life to words .
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- Tegan
- 23-04-2015
Loved it
I am hooked and I can't wait to listen to the next one, so much better than the TV series
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- Denise
- 13-09-2017
Enthralling!
From previous reviews I was excpecting to struggle with the narration but I enjoyed Roy Dotrice's story-telling his voice and style add to the old world theme of the story. The story itself is gripping - even though I have seen the series and anticipate what's coming, it's good to have insight into the minds of the characters. I highly recommend it.
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- Rob Silvester
- 11-02-2020
Narrator is awful
The story is great the books are a great way to add detail and background to the tv series. But the narrator is so, so, so awful, really terrible. The audio books could be improved so much more with someone better.
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- John
- 16-03-2015
outstanding
captivating as it is memorable. i loved the character voices the narrator bestowed upon us. jumping around the story keeps us on edge.
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- xdeubtodahz
- 10-03-2021
Terrible narration
While the story is amazing the narrator is frankly terrible.
Such frequent mispronunciation of names and general boring tone can reduce even the most exciting story to a boring slog.
How was he allowed to pronounce Joffrey as Jeffrey so many times without being pulled up on it...?
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- Arwenna
- 29-07-2019
A great listen
I was initially hesitant after reading some of the reviews however I feel that the comments were really quite unfounded. I found the narrator to have a really enjoyable array of Voices and accents, however I understand that some of the inconsistent pronunciations of names and words (Bran becomes Brian, Joffrey becomes Jeffrey, gallant) would be frustrating. I really look forward to the next book, am enthralled to see how its different to the tv series.
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- Shama
- 19-06-2020
LOVE GOT Series..Not so much the narration
after reading all the books in the GOT Series and Loving them...I was disappointed when listening. The stories and characters are so vivid and memorable but the narrator fell short keeping me engaged. His voice and pace put me to sleep which wasn't great for my long road trip. I found myself having pull over and nap more than usual. Lol!
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