false 768889 6 The third volume of his six-volume fantasy epic <I>A Song of Ice and Fire</I>, <I>A Storm of Swords</I> 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. <I>--Roz Kaveney</I> 6867694 5 6 2000 A Storm of Swords: 1 Steel and snow (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) total:100|5:65|4:28|3:6|2:1|1:0| 100 457 137 4 0 0 false false Fri Oct 02 09:51:08 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 09:51:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 14:46:12 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 20 09:04:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 02:26:37 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 23:08:18 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Oct 21 10:28:05 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 21 11:08:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 01 05:15:14 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 05:15:14 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Dec 01 02:37:41 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 02:37:41 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 12:36:02 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 12:36:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 05:34:36 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 05:34:36 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Nov 19 06:45:42 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 06:46:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 15:47:40 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 15:47:40 -0800 2009 4 0 true false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 04:54:11 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 03:38:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 09 19:47:10 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 19:47:10 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Nov 05 13:28:50 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 13:28:50 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 12:43:34 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 12:43:34 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 28 06:47:17 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 06:47:17 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 23 10:36:59 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 10:36:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 09 05:30:37 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 23 09:31:39 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 09:31:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 21 16:25:47 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 16:26:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 09:56:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 09:56:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 12 15:12:58 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 15:12:58 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=768889