973 pages
English language
Published July 15, 2000 by Bantam Books.
Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced.
Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of …
Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced.
Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King's Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world....But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. 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. From the Paperback edition.
Of the five star books I have rated in Goodreads this one is truly the only one that deserves that rating. Storm of Swords is incredible from cover to cover and I was just as satisfied rereading this as I was a year prior.
Succedono tante cose, e ancora una volta si conferma il fatto che qualsiasi personaggio può perire, scomparire, essere mutilato. Se siete giunti a questa recensione, sicuramente avrete già letto i libri precedenti. Beh, allora cosa aspettate? La saga va avanti e non potete certo perdervi questi capitoli!
Addicting, thrilling, loved it, but I wish everyone in the book wasn't a sociopath, that the sex was consensual sometimes, and that there was a wee bit less gore. I am still thrilled and constantly surprised by the plot twists, the characters and the meticulous rendering of details. I am going to read something sweet and pastoral about small town people making pies or showing ponies before I descend into the violent hellish pit that is sure to be "Feast for Crows"
Martin kills off characters faster than an angry/emo AD&D dungeonmaster.
I can see why people like this series: Book 3 has been the best so far!
Absolutely amazing... Martin has secured himself as the complete and utter King of Fantasy with this series. Hand down.
The best of the first three.(28)
As with previous books, I started this book right up after finishing the book before it in the series. Then, I read several books while also reading this one, just to break it up. 1000 pages is hard to get through. There is a lot going on in this book.
Picking up even before book 2 ended, this book flies right along. Martin introduces a few new character viewpoint, and a character I had previously disliked I now can sympathize. We also lose a few characters in this book and the storyline for some sort of end to be picked up later, I assume. I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
