HarperVoyager A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

I love the new cover edition as in the image!

Steel and Snow is the first part of the third volume of the saga, A Storm of Swords. So far it has lived up to the expectations created by the climatic ending of A Clash of Kings, but this review feels incomplete because most of what happened in Steel and Snow is a build-up to the second part, Blood and Gold. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Blackwater, the losers are licking their wounds while the victorious are capitalizing on the momentum by building new alliances, so expect more politics and less warfare. Unfortunately we get less of Tyrion, whose role is hampered by the arrival of his father to King's Landing, but his chapters are enjoyable as always. Even though the Starks keep winning in the battlefield, their position has never been more fragile. North of the Wall, Jon Snow joins the wildlings to learn everything he can about them, but will find out that living as a spy is even harder than he supposed it would be, not because of his wary enemies, but because of new unexpected friendships. We also get some chapters from the point of view of Sam Tarly. In the East, Daenerys continues her struggle to raise an army capable to get her throne back. In my opinion, the first half of A Storm of Swords makes me believe it will be the best book of the saga so far. The War of the Kings and Jon Snow storylines keep up the high standards we got used to. However, the Daenerys storyline really kicks off, as the last Targaryen shows the world she is no longer the naïve princess that was presented to us in Pentos. But the real surprise for me was the addition of Jaime Lannister as a point of view character. His chapters were absolutely stunning, showing us a lot more than a simple minded villain who only cares for his sister or fighting. +: Jaime Lannister added as POV character; Daenerys finally rises as a real menace to those who oppose her -: Tyrion being pushed to a more secondary role =: This first part really sets high expectations for Blood and Gold; all storylines are compelling from the start, which is something the previous two volumes lacked; less Tyrion is fully compensated by much more Jaime and Daenerys

Great fantasy. As expected. 4 out of 5 because of the poor quality of the cover. After just a week the outer plastic layer started breaking. Anyway. The damage doesn’t affect the reading experience. So don’t worry to much about it

No voy a opinar sobre el contenido mismo, esto es mas para otras paginas y las opiniones sobre libros son bastante subjetivas. El libro como calidad es bueno, las paginas son finas y las letras mas pequeñas pero el libro es mucho mas ligero y facil de llevar. Pesa mucho menos que el libro grande. El servicio de Amazon como siempre perfecto! Llegó el día siguiente.

Awesome book, cannot wait to read the remainder of the series.

"A Storm of Swords - Steel and Snow" reprends le dénouement de "A Clash of Kings" et y amorce de nouvelles intrigues en complément. J'ai trouvé que ce tome était le plus abouti au niveau développement des personnages: - Jon & Igritte dans leur avancée vers le mur et la connaissance du fameux "King Beyond-the-Wall" - Jaime & Brienne dans leur périple vers Riverrun... - Catelyn & Robb et le début d'intrigue avec la House Frey... - Arya avec Beric et Thoros ! Génial... !! - Sansa et Tyrion à King's Landing - Bran avec Meera et Jojen ou l'histoire se dénoue de façon intéressante au dernier chapitre - Daenerys dans sa quête d'une armée pour reconquérir le trône de fer... Une petite déception sur Samwell mais surtout Davos qui n'est pas assez présent même si ses chapitres restent toujours aussi indispensables pour suivre l'histoire de Stannis. On notera aussi l'apparition d'une multitude nouveaux personnages qui donnent du renouveau à l'histoire, tout comme l'importance que commencent à prendre les Florent, Martell, Tyrell et... Frey.