{"product_id":"a-storm-of-swords-9780553573428","title":"A Storm of Swords","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE BOOK BEHIND THE THIRD SEASON OF \u003ci\u003eGAME OF THRONES, \u003c\/i\u003e AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is the third book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA STORM OF SWORDS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her thrall. Young Robb still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons left in the world. As opposing forces maneuver for the final showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost limits of civilization, accompanied by a supernatural army of the living dead. 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. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA GAME OF THRONES \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e A CLASH OF KINGS \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e A STORM OF SWORDS \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e A FEAST FOR CROWS \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eA DANCE WITH DRAGONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge R. R. Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire--\u003ci\u003eA Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Dance with Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as \u003ci\u003eTuf Voyaging, Fevre Dream, The Armageddon Rag, Dying of the Light, Windhaven\u003c\/i\u003e (with Lisa Tuttle), \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Dreamsongs Volumes I \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e II\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Lands of Ice and Fire, \u003c\/i\u003e a collection of maps from A Song of Ice and Fire featuring original artwork from illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts, and \u003ci\u003eThe World of Ice \u0026amp; Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (with Elio M. García, Jr., and Linda Antonsson). As a writer-producer, Martin has worked on \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, \u003c\/i\u003eand various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50582899392786,"sku":"9780553573428","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a502e7d2-79aa-4b46-90b3-377079d6cb4b.jpg?v=1732024765","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-storm-of-swords-9780553573428","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}