813/.54 21 PS3563.A7239 S7 2000 Preceded by Followed by A Storm of Swords is the third of seven planned novels in, a series by American author. It was first published on August 8, 2000, in the United Kingdom, with a United States edition following in November 2000. Its publication was preceded by a novella called Path of the Dragon, which collects some of the Daenerys Targaryen chapters from the novel into a single book. At the time of its publication, A Storm of Swords was the longest novel in the series. It was so long that in the UK, Australia, and Israel, its paperback edition was split in half, Part 1 being published as Steel and Snow in June 2001 (with the one-volume cover) and Part 2 as Blood and Gold in August 2001 (with a specially-commissioned new cover). The same division was used in the Polish and Greek editions.

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In France, the decision was made to cut the novel into four separate volumes. A Storm of Swords won the 2001, the 2002 for Best Novel and was nominated for the 2001 for Best Novel. It was the first novel in the series to be nominated for the, one of the two most prestigious awards in and publishing, although it lost to 's novel., which had previously issued limited, illustrated editions of both and, was planning to release a similar version for A Storm of Swords in two volumes; however, lengthy delays in the release of A Clash of Kings caused it to lose its publishing rights, which were picked up. This edition, illustrated by, was released in the summer of 2006.

A Storm of Swords is also the name of the second expansion to the, released in July 2006. Approximately the first half of the novel was adapted for television as the of the show, while the second half became the basis for the series', and some elements for the series'. • Miller, Faren (November 2000)..

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