A Storm of Swords by Martin, George R. R - 2000

New York: Bantam Books, 2000. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. White boards with a blue backstrip. The spine is stamped in silver. Quarto. Map endpapers. 973pps. First printing. There is mild rubbing to the edges of the boards and a faint pencil-erasure of price in the upper corner of the ffep. Otherwise Fine: clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. The textblock is as unread; no previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has slight touches of crinkling at the edges; the original price (26.95) is intact. A highly presentable copy of Book 3 of Martin's highly regarded <i>Song of Ice and Fire'</i> series.<br><br><b><font color=#003366> <big>"O</big>f the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King's Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world.<br.> But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the SevenKingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords..."<br><br></b></font> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition. Hardcover.