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Storm of Swords (Song of Ice & Fire 3)

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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.

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...