A Song of Ice and Fire book 3 · 2000
A Storm of Swords
The war of the five kings rages on, the wildlings gather beyond the Wall, and across the sea Daenerys grows in power.
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Book facts
- Author
- George R. R. Martin
- Series
- A Song of Ice and Fire, book 3 of 5
- Published
- 2000
- Setting
- Set in Westeros
- Characters charted
- 13
- Chart confidence
- High
A Storm of Swords on screen
- Game of Thrones (2011–2019, series, HBO). Noble houses fight for the Iron Throne of Westeros while an ancient threat gathers beyond the Wall.
Who is in A Storm of Swords
13 recurring or key characters from George R. R. Martin’s chart.
Lead 10
- Catelyn StarkEddard's wife
- Jon SnowEddard's bastard son, sworn to the Night's Watch
- Daenerys TargaryenExiled princess who hatches dragons
- Tyrion LannisterWitty dwarf son of Tywin Lannister
- Arya StarkEddard's younger daughter
- Sansa StarkEddard's elder daughter
- Bran StarkEddard's second son
- Jaime LannisterKingsguard knight, Cersei's twin
- Samwell TarlyJon's friend in the Night's Watch
- Davos SeaworthThe Onion Knight, Stannis's adviser
Major 3
- Cersei LannisterQueen of the Seven Kingdoms
- Brienne of TarthWoman knight sworn to Catelyn
- Stannis BaratheonKing Robert's brother and rival claimant
Also featuring these characters
Other George R. R. Martin books that share the most characters with A Storm of Swords.
- A Game of Thrones1996 · A Song of Ice and Fire · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Dance with Dragons2011 · A Song of Ice and Fire · 10 shared charactersBuy on Amazon