The Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms is shaking in the struggle. Recent allies betray each other, good friends become their worst enemies. In an impregnable castle, the powerful servant of Rhllor, the Lord of Light, is weaving the web of a sophisticated conspiracy... In distant, cold lands, the young King of the North Robb from the House of Stark is gathering forces... More and more warriors converge under the banners of Daenerys Stormborn , mistresses of the last remaining dragons in the world... But now the Others are also entering into the growing fire of battles - an army of the living dead, who cannot be stopped either by the power of weapons or the power of magic. A storm of swords is coming in the Seven Kingdoms - and it will sweep away many... Before you is the third part of the saga of George R.R. Martin with unique illustrations by American artist Charles Vess.