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1、BookThree:ASongofIceandFireGeorgeR.R.MartinANOTEONCHRONOLOGYASongofIceandFireistoldthroughtheeyesofcharacterswhoaresometimeshundredsoreventhousandsofmilesapartfromoneanother.Somechapterscoveraday,someonlyanhour;othersmightspanafortnight,amonth,halfayear.W
2、ithsuchastructure,thenarrativecannotbestrictlysequential;sometimesimportantthingsarehappeningsimultaneously,athousandleaguesapart.Inthecaseofthevolumenowinhand,thereadershouldrealizethattheopeningchaptersofAStormofSwordsdonotfollowtheclosingchaptersofACla
3、shofKingssomuchasoverlapthem.IopenwithalookatsomeofthethingsthatwerehappeningontheFistoftheFirstMen,atRiverrun,Harrenhal,andontheTridentwhiletheBattleoftheBlackwaterwasbeingfoughtatKing’sLanding,andduringitsaftermath...GEORGER.R.MARTINPROLOGUEThedaywasgre
4、yandbittercold,andthedogswouldnottakethescent.Thebigblackbitchhadtakenonesniffatthebeartracks,backedoff,andskulkedbacktothepackwithhertailbetweenherlegs.Thedogshuddledtogethermiserablyontheriverbankasthewindsnappedatthem.Chettfeltittoo,bitingthroughhislay
5、ersofblackwoolandboiledleather.Itwastoobloodycoldformanorbeast,butheretheywere.Hismouthtwisted,andhecouldalmostfeeltheboilsthatcoveredhischeeksandneckgrowingredandangry.IshouldbesafebackattheWall,tendingthebloodyravensandmakingfiresforoldMaesterAemon.Itwa
6、sthebastardJonSnowwhohadtakenthatfromhim,himandhisfatfriendSamTarly.Itwastheirfaulthewashere,freezinghisbloodyballsoffwithapackofhoundsdeepinthehauntedforest.“Sevenhells.”Hegavetheleashesahardyanktogetthedogs’attention.“Track,youbastards.That’sabearprint.
7、Youwantsomemeatorno?Find!”Butthehoundsonlyhuddledcloser,whining.Chettsnappedhisshortlashabovetheirheads,andtheblackbitchsnarledathim.“Dogmeatwouldtasteasgoodasbear,”hewarnedher,hisbreathfrostingwitheveryword.LarktheSistermanstoodwithhisarmscrossedoverhisc
8、hestandhishandstuckedupintohisarmpits.Heworeblackwoolgloves,buthewasalwayscomplaininghowhisfingerswerefrozen.“It’stoobloodycoldtohunt,”hesaid.“Buggerthisbear,he’snotworthfreezingover.”“Wecan’tgobackemptyhand,Lark,”r