A Clash of Kings
I started the second GOT book (after reading something else in between). We pick up right after the last book, and see what each of the characters have been up to. And there are so many. There are a few new folks, and many kings of course. Why do they all have to go by two names. Usually the author does a good job of reminding you who is who. But it still takes me a minute to figure out some of the secondary characters. I am on Chapter 11, and I still don't know what's going on with Dany and her dragons. But I know the comet has something to do with them.