A Storm of Swords - Book 3

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1、BroughttoyoubyGrY0NFeb2013FindmeonKAT!BookThree:ASongofIceandFireGeorgeR.R.MartinANOTEONCHRONOLOGYASongofIceandFireistoldthroughtheeyesofcharacterswhoaresometimeshundredsoreventhousandsofmilesapartfromoneanother.Somechapterscoveraday,someonlyanhour;othersm

2、ightspanafortnight,amonth,halfayear.Withsuchastructure,thenarrativecannotbestrictlysequential;sometimesimportantthingsarehappeningsimultaneously,athousandleaguesapart.Inthecaseofthevolumenowinhand,thereadershouldrealizethattheopeningchaptersofAStormofSwords

3、donotfollowtheclosingchaptersofAClashofKingssomuchasoverlapthem.IopenwithalookatsomeofthethingsthatwerehappeningontheFistoftheFirstMen,atRiverrun,Harrenhal,andontheTridentwhiletheBattleoftheBlackwaterwasbeingfoughtatKing’sLanding,andduringitsaftermath...GEO

4、RGER.R.MARTINPROLOGUEThedaywasgreyandbittercold,andthedogswouldnottakethescent.Thebigblackbitchhadtakenonesniffatthebeartracks,backedoff,andskulkedbacktothepackwithhertailbetweenherlegs.Thedogshuddledtogethermiserablyontheriverbankasthewindsnappedatthem.Che

5、ttfeltittoo,bitingthroughhislayersofblackwoolandboiledleather.Itwastoobloodycoldformanorbeast,butheretheywere.Hismouthtwisted,andhecouldalmostfeeltheboilsthatcoveredhischeeksandneckgrowingredandangry.IshouldbesafebackattheWall,tendingthebloodyravensandmakin

6、gfiresforoldMaesterAemon.ItwasthebastardJonSnowwhohadtakenthatfromhim,himandhisfatfriendSamTarly.Itwastheirfaulthewashere,freezinghisbloodyballsoffwithapackofhoundsdeepinthehauntedforest.“Sevenhells.”Hegavetheleashesahardyanktogetthedogs’attention.“Track,yo

7、ubastards.That’sabearprint.Youwantsomemeatorno?Find!”Butthehoundsonlyhuddledcloser,whining.Chettsnappedhisshortlashabovetheirheads,andtheblackbitchsnarledathim.“Dogmeatwouldtasteasgoodasbear,”hewarnedher,hisbreathfrostingwitheveryword.LarktheSistermanstoodw

8、ithhisarmscrossedoverhischestandhishandstuckedupintohisarmpits.Heworeblackwoolgloves,buthewasalwayscomplaininghowhisfingerswerefrozen.“It’stoobloodycoldtohunt,”hesaid.“Buggerthisbear,he’snotworthfreezi