A Clash of Kings

A Clash of Kings
US hardcover (first edition)
AuthorGeorge R. R. Martin
Audio read byRoy Dotrice
Cover artistSteve Youll
LanguageEnglish
SeriesA Song of Ice and Fire
GenreEpic fantasy, Political novel
PublishedNovember 16, 1998 (1998-11-16) (Voyager Books/UK)
February 2, 1999 (1999-02-02) (Bantam Spectra/US)
Publication placeUnited States
Pages761 [1]
AwardLocus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (1999)
ISBN0-00-224585-X (UK Hardback)
ISBN 0-553-10803-4 (US hardback)
OCLC59667381
813/.54
LC ClassPS3563.A7239 C58 1999
Preceded byA Game of Thrones 
Followed byA Storm of Swords 

A Clash of Kings is the second of seven planned novels in A Song of Ice and Fire by American author George R. R. Martin, an epic fantasy series. It was first published in the United Kingdom on November 16, 1998; the first United States edition followed on February 2, 1999.[2] Like its predecessor, A Game of Thrones, it won the Locus Award (in 1999) for Best Novel and was nominated for the Nebula Award (also in 1999) for Best Novel. In May 2005, Meisha Merlin released a limited edition of the novel, fully illustrated by John Howe.

The novel has been adapted for television as the second season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.

A Clash of Kings is also the name of the first expansion to the Game of Thrones board game.

  1. ^ "Fiction review: A Clash of Kings". Publishers Weekly. February 1, 1999. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire #2)". Goodreads. Retrieved May 16, 2022.