num_pages: 973
description: alternate cover for ISBN 0553106635Rarely has there been a tale as gripping, or one as likely to seize the minds and hearts of a generation, as George R.R. Martin's epic high fantasy series. In A Game of Thrones, an ancient kingdom was torn by the ambitions of ruthless men and women; in A Clash of Kings, war, sorcery, and madness swept over the kingdom like a voracious beast of prey. Now, as the brutal struggle for power nears its tumultuous climax, the battered and divided kingdom faces its most terrifying invasion — one that is being spearheaded from beyond the grave...A STORM OF SWORDSOf 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. Filled with the stench of death and decay from the destructive dynastic war, Daenerys is gathering allies and strength for an assault on King's Landing, hoping to win back the crown she believes is rightfully hers. But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings bent on overwhelming the Seven Kingdoms 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. And as the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest in the quest for victory until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords... Brilliantly conceived and grand in scope, A Storm of Swords is the incredible tale of a world of harsh beauty and powerful magic, torn by treachery, ravaged by brutality, and consumed by greed and ambition. It portrays a war-torn landscape in which nobles and commoners, heroes and villains, the freeborn and the enslaved, all struggle to survive and to find their destinies... along with the dazzling bounty and wondrous enchantment that was once their birthright in the Seven Kingdoms.
language: English
title: A Storm of Swords
titlecomplete: A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
characters: Thoros of Myr, Samwell Tarly, Grenn, Tyrion Lannister, Varys, Petyr Baelish, Sansa Stark, Sandor Clegane, Lysa Arryn, Daenerys Targaryen, Beric Dondarrion, Jaime Lannister, Brienne of Tarth, Robb Stark, Davos Seaworth, Tommen Baratheon, Stannis Baratheon, Pyp, Tywin Lannister, Brandon Stark, Jorah Mormont, Oswell Kettleback, Melisandre, Catelyn Stark, Jon Snow, Hodor, Arya Stark, Cersei Lannister, Joffrey Baratheon
genres: Fiction, Epic, Science Fiction Fantasy, Dragons, Epic Fantasy, Adult, Audiobook, Fantasy, Adventure, High Fantasy
ratings_count: 757220
places: Essos, Westeros
series: A Song of Ice and Fire
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Geffen Award
category: Best Translated Fantasy Book, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Premio Ignotus
category: Mejor Novela Extranjera, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: Premi Ictineu
category: Millor novel·la traduïda
publisher: Bantam Spectra