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It was close, but our poll winner for 2019 Yearly Read is A Game of Thrones, Book #1 in George R.R. Martin's 'Song of Fire & Ice' epic fantasy series. Runner-ups were SHOGUN and THE GOLDFINCH.

If you've read it or will be enjoying it this year, feel free to comment or ask questions here .

Thank you to everyone who voted!



This is a title that your nearest library almost assuredly has (or can reserve for you) -- but you may need to check it out for more than 2 weeks to finish this 800+ page monster.

Copies for under $4 (including s/h) available at AbeBooks.com:

Or grab an instant eBook version:

Amazon: ($6.99)
Barnes & Noble: ($6.99)

PS: There are tons of variant covers for this book. Here's an old-school style one I like from 1996:
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I can't resist adding this pic that's been all over the Net:

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StarMan wrote: "I can't resist adding this pic that's been all over the Net:


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I love this 😂😂😂😂

I will be participating in this yearly read! Possibly starting it next month.

I read this and definitely like to recommend it! And I’m going to read Ken Follet as my yearly one, finally! ;-D

Pien wrote: "I read this and definitely like to recommend it! And I’m going to read Ken Follet as my yearly one, finally! ;-D"

Hi Pien, if you want a 'Buddy Read' topic put up for Ken Follet's Fall of Giants, let us know by posting a request here: /topic/show/...

Thanks Starman, thats a good idea!

I'll be joining in on this. I'm looking forward to reading this.

Anyone making progress on GAME OF THRONES? If so, how are you liking it so far?

I still plan on reading this one this year, but Pien and I might buddy read the entire Century Trilogy so it might be a few months until I get to it.

Yay, I've already started this one!

I have finally started and oh my, is it good. Though I have seen some reviews where they say nothing gets resolved. I'm not sure how I feel about that as I like to be told a story, even if there are massive cliffhangers. I like some resolution. But at least I won't have to wait for them to be published, so I can treat the series like one massive book.

I haven’t started it yet but I’ve heard the books are wonderful! I’m looking forward to reading it

I haven't started it yet either, sigh...

Finally started this!!! So far so good 😊

I will have to pass. There was never anything about this series (show or book) that made me want to read it. LOL! I hope everyone else has a great time reading it though!

Doubt I'll get to this one either. Just too much on my plate to get through.😒

I completely forgot this was the yearly read after I started it. Haha! I finished it last month and it enjoyed it very much. Can’t wait to start the next one, though I have a few others I need to get through first...

Well, since I just joined the group, luckily for me, I read all five volumes. And saw all the TV shows. All books great! The TV show went south with the last season. Not sure how RR will handle this, since he kills off almost everyone.

I managed to get to page 11. 🙄 I'm going to go for 2020's choice with gusto, assuming it's appealing.