A Clash of Kings Study Guide

A Clash of Kings

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

A Clash of Kings is the story of a war between several claimants to the Iron Throne of Westeros, a fantasy world once ruled by dragons and sorcerers but now fallen to squabbling among noble houses. The Starks and Lannisters, two of the kingdom's dominant families, wage a destructive war that lays waste to Westeros while across the ocean the true heir to the throne, Daenerys Targaryen, struggles to keep her fledgling court, and dragons, alive.

The tale is told through the eyes of 9 recurring POV characters plus one prologue POV character:

  • Prologue: Maester Cressen, maester at Dragonstone.
  • Tyrion Lannister, youngest son of Lord Tywin Lannister, a dwarf and a brother to Queen Cersei, and the acting Hand of the King
  • Lady Catelyn Stark, of House Tully, widow of Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell
  • Ser Davos Seaworth, a smuggler turned knight in the service of King Stannis Baratheon, often called the Onion Knight
  • Sansa Stark, eldest daughter of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark, held captive by Queen Cersei at King's Landing
  • Arya Stark, youngest daughter of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark, missing and presumed dead
  • Bran Stark, second son of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark and heir to Winterfell and the King in the North
  • Jon Snow, bastard son of Eddard Stark, and a man of the Night's Watch
  • Theon Greyjoy, heir to the Seastone Chair and former ward of Lord Eddard Stark
  • Queen Daenerys Targaryen, the Unburnt and Mother of Dragons, of the Targaryen dynasty

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