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  • A Storm of Swords

  • A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3
  • By: George R.R. Martin
  • Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
  • Length: 47 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (77,057 ratings)

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A Storm of Swords

By: George R.R. Martin
Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
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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....

©2000 George R.R. Martin (P)2004 Books On Tape, Inc., published in arrangement with Random House Audio Group, a division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

  • Locus Award, 2001

"A riveting continuation of a series whose brilliance continues to dazzle." (The Patriot News)

"I always expect the best from George R. R. Martin, and he always delivers." (Robert Jordan)

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amazing

Love the story. Much better than the HBO series. Can't wait to listen to book 4!

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Amazing story, perfect narration.

Roy Dotrice's voices make the characters feel so personal. I really enjoyed the work he put into making them so unique-cause there are tons of characters!

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Hits all cylinders

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My favorite of the all the current books up to 5, we get to see all the major characters move and shake, the politics ramp up, and we have allot of major parts moving(which becomes the later books issues). This is the book that completely hooks you.

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excellent series

excellent narration, excellent story...just excellent. highly recommend to anyone who "
"doesn't want the story to end..."

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Fantastic

Great book and series Roy does an excellent job of narrating anyone and everyone should read this series seriously amazing

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Great product, but narration is incomplete

Would you consider the audio edition of A Storm of Swords to be better than the print version?

No, the narration is incomplete for several chapters.

What other book might you compare A Storm of Swords to and why?

Any of the other Game of Thrones series

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Overall the quality of narration is good, but the narration is incomplete at the end of many chapters.

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Just outstanding

Outstanding as every. So much better then the TV series Jon Snow by far the best character in the book.

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amazing story!

absolutly amazing!! sent shivers through me when Catherine was alive! that's crazy!! the series didn't show that!😂

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Excellent story, well told

I loved every minute! A gripping story that was very well acted...can't wait to hear the next book!

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The best yet

This book is the best yet of the series! Lots of twists, turns and surprises!

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