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GAMEOFTHRONES:ANEWORIGINALSERIES,NOWONHBO.HereisthethirdvolumeinGeorgeR.R.Martin’smagnificentcycleofnovelsthatincludesAGameofThronesandAClashofKings.Asawhole,thisseriescomprisesagenuinemasterpieceofmodernfantasy,bringingtogetherthebestthegenrehastooffer.Magic,mystery,intrigue,romance,andadventurefillthesepagesandtransportustoaworldunlikeanywehaveeverexperienced.Alreadyhailedasaclassic,GeorgeR.R.Martin’sstunningseriesisdestinedtostandasoneofthegreatachievementsofimaginativefiction.ASTORMOFSWORDSOfthefivecontendersforpower,oneisdead,anotherindisfavor,andstillthewarsrageasviolentlyasever,asalliancesaremadeandbroken.Joffrey,ofHouseLannister,sitsontheIronThrone,theuneasyrulerofthelandoftheSevenKingdoms.Hismostbitterrival,LordStannis,standsdefeatedanddisgraced,thevictimofthejealoussorceresswhoholdshiminherevilthrall.ButyoungRobb,ofHouseStark,stillrulestheNorthfromthefortressofRiverrun.RobbplotsagainsthisdespisedLannisterenemies,evenastheyholdhissisterhostageatKing’sLanding,theseatoftheIronThrone.Meanwhile,makingherwayacrossablood-drenchedcontinentistheexiledqueen,Daenerys,mistressoftheonlythreedragonsstillleftintheworld....Butasopposingforcesmaneuverforthefinaltitanicshowdown,anarmyofbarbaricwildlingsarrivesfromtheoutermostlineofcivilization.IntheirvanguardisahordeofmythicalOthers—asupernaturalarmyofthelivingdeadwhoseanimatedcorpsesareunstoppable.Asthefutureofthelandhangsinthebalance,noonewillrestuntiltheSevenKingdomshaveexplodedinaveritablestormofswords...