storm of swords

I said this before, this series has more twists and turns than a pit full of vipers. Oh wait. That's exactly an apt metaphor explaining this third volume of the series! At the start of the series I made some assumptions that have been proven wrong many times! Characters assumed to be hateful and heartless have morphed into semi moral beings while others have not. Trying to figure out which has been, for me, useless and counterproductive. At 1100+ pages there is the usual fare of carnage while the nature of treachery has been cranked up to a newer level. How the author could orchestrate it into such a symphony is beyond my capabilities, but not my respect of his craft.

Rumour has it that the next volume, FEAST FOR CROWS, is the best of the series. I can hardly wait!