George R.R. Martin’s series of epic fantasy novels “The Song of Ice and Fire” is a game-changer book. It’s true that its popularity mainly comes from TV series called Game of Thrones by HBO, but the critics and lovers of that fantasy know that it’s never reached such a level of fame before.
The story is full of fantasy-like mystical creatures, characters from mythology, magic, dragons, Prophecy, promised heroes, etc. We can encounter the cities, clothing, weapons, heroes, strongholds, conflicts, and religious practices characterized to the middle ages.
The atmosphere is fantastic, the storyline is dynamic, the magic is mysterious, the secrets are fascinating, the text is easy to read, but the most captivating is GRR Martin’s never-seen-before character development. He worked so hard on his protagonists, as well as the secondary characters that it makes it almost unbelievable that one person created such a unique world with numerous individuals with their own stories – past, present, motives and future plans.
With this excellent skill, Martin made it possible for nearly all the characters to have their own line of development. Each of their moves is defined by their past and present motives. This is why every reader with different taste has his/her favorite character, sometimes more than one. The story is so sophisticated, dynamic, and changes so dramatically, it is too hard to take your eyes off the page. The book has no main character – someone who is the most important in one chapter, can turn out to be dead in the next one. This is what leaves the readers shocked, since they are used to the traditional development of the plot, when main characters never die, or good wins over the evil. The fact is, there is neither good nor evil in Martin’s books, everyone has one’s own reasons. Each of them act upon their own beliefs, as the kindness and truth, in their minds, are conditional notions.
Promise that Martin has made about the sixth book set to publish until the end of 2020 comes with a sad realization. Considering how much time he takes to write, expectation of the seventh book which is known to be his last of the masterpieces could be too much to bear.