A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Three

George R. R. Martin

$9.99

Publication Date: March 4th, 2003

Publisher:

Bantam

ISBN:

9780553573428

Pages:

1216

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Description

THE BOOK BEHIND THE THIRD SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO.

Here is the third book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece.

A STORM OF SWORDS

Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her thrall. Young Robb still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons left in the world. As opposing forces maneuver for the final showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost limits of civilization, accompanied by a supernatural army of the living dead. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords. . . .

A GAME OF THRONES • A CLASH OF KINGS • A STORM OF SWORDS • A FEAST FOR CROWS • A DANCE WITH DRAGONS

About the Author

George R. R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire—A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons—as well as Tuf Voyaging, Fevre Dream, The Armageddon Rag, Dying of the Light, Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle), and Dreamsongs Volumes I and II. He is also the creator of The Lands of Ice and Fire, a collection of maps from A Song of Ice and Fire featuring original artwork from illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts, and The World of Ice & Fire (with Elio M. García, Jr., and Linda Antonsson). As a writer-producer, Martin has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Praise for A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Three

“A riveting continuation of a series whose brilliance continues to dazzle.”—Patriot News

“Martin creates a gorgeously and intricately textured world, peopled with absolutely believable and fascinating characters.”—The Cleveland Plain Dealer

“One of the major fantasy works of all time . . . some of the best the field has to offer.”—Science Fiction Chronicle

“High fantasy doesn’t get any better than this.”—The Portland Oregonian

“Like a cross between a complicated game of chess, a quirky Stephen King tale and ‘Braveheart,’ Martin’s epic advances his series with gritty characterizations, bold plot moves and plenty of action.”—The St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Martin’s magnum opus is a powerful and stunning achievement. Don’t miss it.”—scifidotcom