George RR Martin - A Storm of Swords.nfo
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Title: A Storm of Swords
Author: George RR Martin
Read By: Roy Dotrice
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Random House Audio
Series Name: Song Of Ice And Fire
Position in Series: 3
Abridged: No
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ISBN: 0553106635
Condition: Very Good
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Total Duration: 47:34:09
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Book Description
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From Publishers Weekly
The third volume of the high fantasy saga that began with A Game of
Thrones and continued in A Clash of Kings
is one of the more rewarding examples of gigantism in contemporary fantasy.
As Martin's richly imagined world
slides closer to its 10-year winter, both the weather and the warfare
worsen. In the north, King Joffrey of House
Lannister sits uneasily on the Iron Throne. With the aid of a peasant
wench, Jaime Lannister, the Kingslayer,
escapes from jail in Riverrun. Jaime goes to the other youthful ruler,
Robb Stark, to secure the release of Joffrey's
prisoners, Robb's sisters Arya and Sansa Stark. Meanwhile, in the south,
Queen Daenarys tries to assert her claim
to the various thrones with an army of eunuchs, but discovers that she
must choose between conquering more
and ruling well what she has already taken. The complexity of characters
such as Daenarys, Arya and the Kingslayer
will keep readers turning even the vast number of pages contained in
this volume, for the author, like Tolkien or Jordan,
makes us care about their fates. Those two fantasy greats are also evoked
by Martin's ability to convey such sensual
experiences as the heat of wildfire, the chill of ice, the smell of
the sea and the sheer gargantuan indigestibility of the
medieval banquet at its most excessive. Perhaps this saga doesn't go
as far beyond the previous bounds of high
fantasy as some claim, but for most readers it certainly goes far enough
to command their attention.
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