A Song of Ice and Fire #3 : A Storm of Swords (P)

Literary awards - Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2001), Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (2001), Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2001), Geffen Award for Best Translated Fantasy Book (2002), Premio Ignotus for Mejor Novela Extranjera (2006), Premi Ictineu for Millor novel·la traduïda (2013).

Welcome to the third volume of George R.R. Martin's epic saga, following the acclaimed "A Game of Thrones" and "A Clash of Kings." This series stands as a monumental achievement in modern fantasy, destined to be recognized as a pinnacle of imaginative fiction.

In "A Storm of Swords," the battle for power intensifies. Of the five contenders, one is dead, another has fallen from favor, yet the wars continue as alliances are forged and shattered. Joffrey Baratheon sits uneasily on the Iron Throne, ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His fiercest rival, Lord Stannis Baratheon, stands defeated and humiliated, ensnared by the sorceress who controls him. In the North, young Robb Stark holds his position from the fortress of Riverrun.

Across a blood-soaked continent, the exiled queen Daenerys Targaryen, the last dragon-bearer, journeys with her three dragons, the last of their kind. As rival factions prepare for the ultimate confrontation, a barbaric horde of wildlings advances from the fringes of civilization, accompanied by the mythical Others—an unstoppable supernatural army of the undead.

As the future of the land teeters on the edge, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms erupt in a veritable storm of swords.