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)

Amazing

Not much to add to other reviews. The book has everything: honor, betrayal, intrigue, love, and great battles.

The narrator took a few minutes to get used to. Soon, I realized that he is using a different voice for each character. And that there are many, many characters. And that he always goes back to the correct voice for a given character throughout the long, long book. Stunning, really. That Mr. Dotrice can do this a any age, much less well into his 80s, is downright inspirational.

Great Listen!!

Loved it !! There are a lot of characters to keep track of.But the narrator helps by using different voices for each one.

Good but Not Great

Only wish the narrator would remember the voices he created from book to book. makes it hard to picture the characters when their voices change half way through the story. Other than that, it is a wonderful story.

great story, great narration.

I love to listen to audible while I am working. i spend 5 to 6 hours a day driving. the game of thrones series is perfect for long trips.

Anxiety

I listen to audio books during my commute to work.
Book 3 had me on my toes the entire time.

Epilouge is nuts!

The epilouge of this book is not in the TV series. Listen all the way through. It's totally worth it.

I can't remember the chapters, but about half way through the audio pops and skips a little. It's not so bad as to ruin the experience, but a little annoying.

Awesome book! Duh.

awesome story

narrator really did an amazing job of capturing a lot of characters I could listen and lose myself in the story

Another great listen!

Wow, the books just keep getting better. The plot thickens and Roy Dotrice delivers his best performance yet.

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better than the show

I 've watched the show and the book is much better. The descriptions are amaizing. Its like being there.