Storm of Swords (Song of Ice & Fire 3) [Paperback]

George R R Martin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Song of Ice & Fire 3 | Publication Date: October 5, 2000

Split into two books for the paperback, the third volume in George R.R. Martin's superb and highly acclaimed epic fantasy A Song of Ice and Fire continues the richest, most exotic and mesmerising saga since The Lord of the Rings. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud, and winter approaches like an angry beast. Beyond the Northern borders, wildlings leave their villages to gather in the ice and stone wasteland of the Frostfangs. From there, the renegade Brother Mance Rayder will lead them South towards the Wall. Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown in the Kingdom of the North, but his defences are ranged against attack from the South, the land of House Stark's enemies the Lannisters. His sisters are trapped there, dead or likely yet to die, at the whim of the Lannister boy-king Joffrey or his depraved mother Cersei, regent of the Iron Throne. And Daenerys Stormborn will return to the land of her birth to avenge the murder of her father, the last Dragon King on the Iron Throne.

Editorial Reviews

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'Colossal, staggering... all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome... one of the greats of fantasy literature.' SFX 'The sheer-mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads... Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias.' Guardian

About the Author

George R.R. Martin is the author of Fevre Dream, the ultimate science fiction horror novel, several collections of short stories and numerous scripts for television drama. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Product Details

• Paperback: 688 pages
• Publisher: Voyager; 2nd edition (October 5, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0006479901
• ISBN-13: 978-0006479901
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #420,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Epic!, January 3, 2012

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This review is from: Storm of Swords (Song of Ice & Fire 3) (Paperback)

This is one of the best series I have read in a long time and each book seems to just get better and better! I can't wait to get into the fourth book soon.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this series, December 19, 2011

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little car (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storm of Swords (Song of Ice & Fire 3) (Paperback)

The first book is by far the best. I just finished the fourth.

I don't want to give any spoilers, so I won't, other than this really continues the serious emotional drain this series has. And where the magic really begins to be revealed.

I recommend taking a couple weeks off between books, because they are depressing & heavy and don't let up as you go along. The imagery is great, the battles exciting, the twists unexpected (yet a few are obvious).

Also the subsequent books twist away from the original book, so if you have strong opinions about how things should turn out or think you know how it will turn out, don't. It'll just disappoint you. If you don't expect certain things to happen, they're more enjoyable to read - though with all the tragedy in these books, enjoyable isn't the best adjective. :)

I like following the existing characters & meeting new ones and reading how the story unfolds - if you like adventure & not the standard happily ever after type fairy tale, then I highly recommend this series.

Some compare Martin to the US version of Tolkien, but he seems more Shakespearean or Poesque to me with the tragedies each character faces and the emotional heaviness. It makes you appreciate the lighter, good things in life a little more...