A Clash of Kings is the second novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. Following A Game of Thrones, this novel narrates the struggles of the newborn kingdoms across the world. Introduces new characters and follow the story of the already known.

A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war. It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night.

• Locus Award – Best Novel (Fantasy) (Won) – (1999)

• Nebula Award – Best Novel (Nominated) – (1999)

• Ignotus Award – Best Novel (Foreign) (Won) – (2004)