A Storm of Swords
core novel 2000 A Song of Ice and Fire
Record
| First published | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.55 (870,897 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 1177 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780553106633 |
Synopsis
A Storm of Swords, published in 2000, is the third novel in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, set in Westeros. It resumes the War of the Five Kings shortly before the close of A Clash of Kings, with the Seven Kingdoms still consumed by claims to the Iron Throne. Robb Stark leads the northern armies but finds his position weakened after marrying for love rather than honoring an earlier betrothal, while Tyrion Lannister, forced into marriage to Sansa Stark by his father Tywin, navigates the politics of King's Landing. Sansa remains a captive within the Lannister court, while her sister Arya struggles to survive alone in the Riverlands trying to find her way home. Beyond the Wall, Jon Snow infiltrates the wildling forces, and Daenerys Targaryen continues gathering strength, her dragons growing and her ambitions turning west.
Where it sits
- Universe: A Song of Ice and Fire
- Series: A Song of Ice and Fire core; position 3 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: George R.R. Martin
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best Fantasy Novel), 2001: won
- Hugo Award (Best Novel), 2001: nominated; Lost to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
- Nebula Award (Best Novel), 2001: nominated
Notes
- From the series record (A Song of Ice and Fire): 5 of 7 planned novels published; The Winds of Winter unreleased (no date as of Aug 2026).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series A Song of Ice and Fire: position 3 of 5: previous A Clash of Kings (1998) · next A Feast for Crows (2005)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Storm_of_Swords
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