Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin' s magnificent cycle ofnovels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. As a whole,this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringingtogether the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue,romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlikeany we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R.Martin' s stunning series is destined to stand as one of the greatachievements of imaginative fiction. A Storm of Swords Of the fivecontenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the warsrage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, ofHouse Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land ofthe Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeatedand disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in herevil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North fromthe fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannisterenemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King' s Landing, the seatof the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenchedcontinent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only threedragons still left in the world.... But as opposing forces maneuver forthe final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from theoutermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythicalOthers--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses areunstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one willrest until the Seven Kingdomshave exploded in a veritable storm of swords.. .