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by George R.R. Martin (Author)
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  • Paperback: 688 pages
  • Publisher: Voyager; New edition edition (Jun 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006479901
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006479901
  • Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 11.2 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 670 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The third volume of his six-volume fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire, A Storm of Swords continues Martin's vigorous account of the civil wars which follow the death of King Robert, the usurper who deposed a dynasty gone mad and dangerous, and the judicial murder by his widow and heir of Ned Stark, the man who made him king. The surviving Stark children are scattered--Robb leading revolt in the North, Arya learning hard lessons as she treks through the war zone, Sansa an observer of court intrigue, crippled Bran heading towards a sorcerous destiny, Jon engaged in desperate defence of the icewall against barbarians and worse things. Daenerys, pretender and ruler of dragons, is building an empire elsewhere. And characters we have thought of as villains, notably Jaime Kingslayer, are developing belated consciences ... Martin keeps on upping the ante of violence and betrayal in this compelling saga of a fantasy middle ages soiled with blood and mud; his economic use of magic and his fascination with complex characters make this the sword-and-sorcery series for people with adult taste. As the series proceeds, his writing gets ever leaner and sharper, the evocation of the magical ever more sinister. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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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

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Three weddings and a whole shed load of funerals, 27 Aug 2003
Well, here's an oddity. An American book published as one paperback volume in the US, yet split into 2 in the UK. It's usually the other way around.

It is perhaps a little unfair to have this split into two. It's one book, and designed to be read as such. After all, no one is going to pick up part one, being the third book in an ongoing series, without reading part two as well. Besides, all of the big, widescreen moments happen in the second half, and the first volume is left without even a partial resolution or cliffhanger.

That said, this is brilliant. Make sure that there is a clean spot on the carpet in front of you before you start reading this, because your jaw is going to be spending a lot of time on the floor. If you thought the first two books in this series were amazing (they were), then you ain't seen nothing yet.

Martin's biggest strength is his characters; no one is good, no one is evil, everyone is just shades of grey. His second strength is his plotting - just when you think you know what's about to happen, he pulls the rug out from under you, and the exact opposite occurs. Things that should happen don't. Things that shouldn't happen do. Bad things happen to good people, and there ain't no justice.

This book left me scratching my head wondering how on earth one man can conjure all this out of his imagination.

But perhaps the best thing I can say about this is that after 3 books and 3,000 pages, we start to get a glimpse that perhaps Martin is not telling us the story that we thought he was...

Let's hope we get more of Daenerys next time round.

Valor Morghulis...

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars These books just keep getting better and better!, 30 May 2001
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With a complex weave of fantasy and reality, George Martin continues to write this stunning series with an amount of depth and attention to character that I can't remember seeing recently in any high fantasy series. He continues on with his brutal look at a realistic world where no man or woman is spared from the bad things in life.

Characters are so believeable in their creation with a heavy dose of flaws and range of emotion. The look at the world as a whole and lands outside of the main continent are terrific giving the whole tale a mighty scope that only whets your appetite for more.

This third book finally starts to bring in the more magical aspects of the universe with subtlety and then smacks you over the head with a couple of stunning twists. The great thing is that the magic doesn't overshadow the deadly court intrigue and human wars, but mingles with it so perfectly that it seems very natural for it to be included.

Unfortunately I see that the next book isn't going to be released for over a year! Aye caramba! I don't know that I can hold out that long to find out what's going to happen next. I can't say enough positive things about this series. I recommend this to anyone that enjoys reading, not just those fantasy geeks like myself. It's a very fulfilling ride that just gets better with each page.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars As dark a fantasy novel as you can get, 30 Oct 2000
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This review is from: A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice & Fire) (Paperback)
I must say that when I read A game Of Thrones I was astounded by the sheer complexity Martin brought to the characters in it. A Clash Of Kings went a little further in that direction as it added more suspense and intrigue. But with A Sword Of Storms I think he out did himself completly as the plot has gone multifaceted to the extreme. A spellbinding saga it joins the dark, cunning and evil texture of character ie ( the lannisters and the greyjoys ) with the more heroic and sensitive side of what is generally seen as the "good" characters ie. ( the starks ). It's brilliance though lies in it's sort of grey area where you can't decide if the character is just plain evil or of a very weak temperment. But for all it's fantastic achievements in the genre of epic/heroic fantasy it can be very irritating.In these three books just like in Jordans series some of the characters don't fit so well into the plot and when they do pop up thay can cause the plot to falter and lose some of it's flow. And also with this book the disregard held for the "so called" main characters is incredable. I'm telling you now you have no idea what is going to happen to anyone in these books. Nothing is an immpossiblity. But for the few irregularities in the books the raptly paced writing and excellent character devotion martin brings fort make this a must read to the many readers of this genre.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Immoral
I read the first two books and enjoyed both; and when it came to the sex, detailed sex, sexual talk, foul talk, and swearing i thought that Martin didn't need to go so far in... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely stunning
In common with the other volumes in this series, bearing in mind this is part two of one volume, this one was going a bit slow about 100 pages in and I was getting bored with one... Read more
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George R R Martin is at least mostly a genius. His plots are excellent - complex, slightly confusing and thoroughly engaging - made even more so by the juggling act he performs in... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Steel and Snow
Following on directly from (and, as Martin's note on chronology informs us, sometimes simultaneously with) A Clash of Kings, this is the first half of book three of A Song of Ice... Read more
Published on 26 April 2007 by Benjamin Harrison

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost sleep
This book is the best in the series by far. I read the first in the series of George Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and I was blown away by it. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2007 by Richard Johnston

4.0 out of 5 stars A marked improvement over the last episode
"A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow" is the first part of the third book of the "Song of Ice and Fire" series (stick with me here). Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Highlight of the Series so far
Up to that point, part 1 of book 3 was the best in the series. There were some minor niggles, but it was still a definite improvement over previous volumes and then I read part 2... Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2006 by Steven Baker

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