hah, i thougth that a song of ice and fire was teh best until i read the malazan books of the fallen by steven erikson. Quite simply he shits down the throat of George Martin. The first book didnt seem that good when i read it but by the second book you beging to see it as the masterpiece that it is. after you read all of teh books that are out (there are 8 atm) you should reread it because the second time through the first book is awsome and the others are even better than they were the first time.