5.0 / 5
Year
2000
Publisher
Bantam Spectra
ISBN
978-0553106633
Fiction
A Storm of Swords
by George R.R. Martin
The infamous book where you realize no one is wearing plot armor; it feels like watching the narrative commit war crimes on your expectations.
Geek’s cut
Storytelling tuned for readers who over-analyze everything: layered themes, callbacks that reward obsessive memory, and a world that keeps expanding in your head after the last page.
Deeper dive
Every few chapters there’s a moment that would be the climax of a lesser series; here it’s just Tuesday. The density of iconic scenes is ridiculous, and the fallout keeps rippling out for books.
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