Part I of Storm Of Swords; Book III of A Song Of Ice And Fire. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud. In the northern wastes, a horde of hungry savage people steeped in the dark magic of the wilderness is poised to invade the Kingdom of the North. Robb Stark’s defences are ranged against the South, the land of the cunning and cruel Lannisters, who have his young sisters in their power. Throughout Westeros, the war for the Iron Throne rages more fiercely than ever, but if the Wall is breached, no King will live to claim it. Cover art by Larry Rostant. N.B. : At the time of its publication, A Storm of Swords was the longest novel in the series. In the U.K., Ireland, Australia, Serbia, Poland, GreeceĀ  and Israel, it was published in two separate volumes, Part 1 being published as Steel and Snow and Part 2 as Blood and Gold. In France, this title was published as four separate volumes.