effective overall package

to the books everything has already been said, now my vote to set the current 5 books. Buy the 5-copy boxed set when ...:

- You have none of the previous books owned (in English)
- You have a good command of English (not perfect, the English books are properly to be English to improve)
- You attach importance to save money (compared to the German edition) on
- You'll love the TV series "Game of Thrones"
- You have no patience to wait for Band 6 and 7)

More not so important reasons in my view are the slipcase (which is not great, but not bad either) and the fact that the books be long in coming 6 and 7 anyway even indefinitely.

I hope my little review helps you in your buying decision.

Many Greetings

edit: my review refers to the following edition:

"A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues: The Complete 5 books (A Song of Ice and Fire)"

Has not been allocated in the band 3 and 5 on two books.