Finished A Clash of Kings

After weeks of reading neglect, I buckled down this Christmas break and knocked out the rest of George Martin's A Clash of Kings, the second in his A Song of Ice and Fire series. I had a bit of trouble getting through this second book, as the middle section got bogged down in too much geopolitical intrigue for my liking. The end, however, picked up again with a vengenence. Martin kills off critical characters with a reckless abandon that always keeps the reader on edge. Once I hit the last hundred pages, I read to completion in one sitting.

So now I've moved on to the second of the series, A Storm of Swords.