Part of A Song of Ice and Fire, book 3
First published 2000
Robb Stark wages a brutal war against the treacherous Lannisters, while Daenerys Targaryen amasses a powerful army across the Narrow Sea. But a greater darkness looms - an unstoppable horde of the dead marches from the North, forcing ancient foes to put aside their differences and fight for survival. As the kingdoms erupt in a storm of steel, the fate of the entire realm hangs by a thread.
Genres: historical-fiction, war, military-fiction, fantasy, epic-fantasy, political-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, political-machinations
Setting: Acorn Hall, Beyond the Wall, Black Water Rush, Bridge of Skulls, Castle Black, Craster's Keep, Dreadfort, Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, Fairmarket, Fist of the First Men, Frostfangs, Gift, Gods Eye, Greyguard, Hag's Mire, Harrenhal, Haunted Forest, High Heart, Isle of Faces, Karhold, Last Hearth, Long Barrow, Maidenpool, Mole's Town, Milkwater, Nightfort, North, Oldstones, Queenscrown, Raventree Hall, Riverlands, Riverrun, Saltpans, Seagard, Seven Kingdoms, Shadow Tower, Skirling Pass, Stoney Sept, Stone Doors, Stonedoor, Torrhen's Square, Trident, Tumbler's Falls, Twins, Wall, White Knife, Whitetree, Winterfell, Wolfswood
Period: Ancient History, Middle Ages
1008 pages · Paperback · Bantam Spectra
Content warnings: death, graphic-violence, war