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A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
/5
A Storm of Swords is the third entry in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series — a sprawling high fantasy novel first published in 2000 that is widely regarded as one of the most consequential and relentlessly plotted volumes in the saga. The Random House Audio edition, narrated by Roy Dotrice and released on Audible in March 2004, delivers all 47-plus hours of Martin's unabridged text, covering the brutal continuation of the War of the Five Kings, deepening character backstories, and delivering plot turns that have become legendary in modern fantasy. This review covers the audiobook's content and its reception from published sources, not hands-on use.
Reviewed Aug 5, 2026
A Clash of Kings: The Illustrated Edition by George R. R. Martin
4.8/5
This 2019 Random House Worlds hardcover presents George R. R. Martin's Locus Award–winning second A Song of Ice and Fire novel alongside over twenty all-new illustrations by Lauren K. Cannon — a collector's edition designed for fans who want Westeros's War of Five Kings brought to visual life, with a foreword by Bernard Cornwell adding literary context to one of epic fantasy's defining texts.
Reviewed Jun 16, 2026
GAME OF THRONES_20TH ANNIVE_HB by George R.R. Martin
4.7/5
George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones — the first volume of the A Song of Ice and Fire series — returns in this 2016 HarperCollins hardcover celebrating twenty years of one of high fantasy's most culturally transformative novels, now featuring full-page illustrations by John Picacio in every chapter.
Reviewed Apr 25, 2026
A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition by George R. R. Martin
4.8/5
Published by Random House Worlds on October 18, 2016, to mark the twentieth anniversary of the original 1996 Bantam Books release, A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition is a hardcover collector's edition of George R. R. Martin's genre-defining fantasy novel — the opening volume of the A Song of Ice and Fire series — featuring 8 full-color illustrations and more than 70 black-and-white illustrations, alongside a foreword by John Hodgman. The underlying novel has earned a reputation as one of the most consequential works in modern epic fantasy; this edition repackages it as a prestige physical object for devoted fans and new readers alike. Because this review has not examined the physical edition firsthand, assessment of art reproduction, paper quality, and binding is deferred to the buyer's own judgment.
Reviewed Mar 24, 2026
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