The Definitive Ranking of All 5 A Song of Ice and Fire Books
Because we need something to do while we wait for The Winds of Winter
Game of Thrones went out with a whimper.
It was transcendent in seasons one through four, regressed in five, made a triumphant return to form in season six, and then fell apart at the wheels in seasons seven and eight.
Now that it’s over, all of us who love the story are back to desperately hoping that George R.R. Martin can finish The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring.
While we wait, it’s worth taking some time to appreciate what he was able to achieve with the first five books of the series and
1) A Storm of Swords (book three)
Here are the two most important reasons why this is the best ASOIAF book:
It’s in the perfect sweet spot
A Storm of Swords comes along far enough into ASOIAF that the world and the characters and the plot have been built up to the point that we are genuinely invested in the story.
