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

Publisher's summary

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)

long but worth it

loved it, long book but listening helped to get through it. narrator's changes the his voice for different characters.

excellent

Great except he needs to say the names in the book correctly. Just ask GRRM

Twist and parry!

Excellent book that has many surprises. Be prepared to lose some of your favorites. Much richer than the screenplay.

Storm of swords

All of these books are masterly done. The narration gives life to the characters and adds a whole new dimension to this wonderful storey. One down side is it is hard to discover what the next book in the sequel should be. Could not find a concise list of titles
All in all great 👍

Game of Thrones

Don’t try to get through this in one sitting. If you where hoping it was like the HBO Show you will be happily surprised that there is more detail and some of the characters you know and love don’t die. In fact *spoiler alert* John Snow does in fact know something. Other than that it’s pretty much 50 Shades of Gray with dragons.

Well done

I was used to the voices on the show, so these voices took some getting used to. But once I acclimated it was quite enjoyable. The voices are very well done and it's easy to follow who is saying what, even before the book identifies them.

The best!!

Roy Dotrice brings Westeros to life, R.I.P., can’t wait for winds of winter hope they find a good narrator.

this is one of the best narrators I've heard!!

I'm hooked on this series. the books are phenomenal, the narrator is mesmerizing, I can't wait for the next one

Great story with even better performance.

Great story with even better performance. Incredible character and plot development with skilled and nuanced reading. love this audio series.

must read.

I enjoy the little snippets and off-shoots that never made it to the shows. one of a great many novels that prove that the book can always be a little more enticing and sometimes far better than television