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)

such a great series

this is the tenth time i’m listened to this series and i always notice something new i love this series it is great for when i’m at work and just listening to the world of planetos i love george rr martins work.

Great performance but

Missandeis voice being a racist caricature really puts a bad taste in my mouth so please don’t do that

Excellent

I enjoyed every moment. As much as I loved the HBO series, I’m loving the books my

incredible book, HORROBLE NARRATOR

this book is thick with details, al of those really coherent. but, my god, TAKE DOWN THE NARRATOR!!!

Finally listening to the books!

I’m thoroughly enjoying my first listen through these books. The narrator performance is wonderful and pulls you in. A++

Love Tyrion

Daenerys is still the least interesting part of the book, but this is the best book in the series overall. Seasons 3 and 4 of the show.

Don't know because I spend half my time trying to find where I paused.

Audible use to be great when listeners had control over the books they played in their vehicles, i.e. stopping and starting of the player. for years it has been garbage because you pause a book, come back only to find it's been playing. Sometimes it will play the whole darn book. No one commits to memory what page you they were on. I guess if idiots didn't ruin a good thing they could never pretend they were working.

I love the “Imp”. Amazing book

Just the writing and the narrator were fantastic. I am learning more than from watching the show (which was excellent). This book is better

Roy Dotrice an amazing narrator

Dotrice's characterization of the many personas that make up this epic tale completely immerses the listener in the world of the Song of Ice and Fire.

Epic!

I lived this installment of the song of I've and fire! A real page turner of an audiobook!