by George R.R. Martin, 2000
Book 3 of A Song of Ice and Fire, 924 pages!
-Jon becomes Lord Commander of the Wall
-Robb and Catelyn are murdered at a wedding at Lord Frey’s
-Arya is traipsing around the country trying to get to Riverrun but eventually ends up with the Hound Sandor Clegone who she leaves dying of wounds and rides to the sea, sells her horse and is getting on a boat.
-Sansa escapes King’s Landing after being married to Tyrion. They are accused of poisoning Joffrey at his wedding feast. Littlefinger takes Sansa to the Ayrie-married to Lysa, Lysa sees him kiss Sansa out in the snow – tries to kill Sansa by pushing her out the Moon Door. Petyr saves Sansa and pushes Lysa out it.
-Jaime and Brienne make it to King’s Landing but not before Jaime loses his hand. Jaime goes back to being the Lord Commander of the Kings Guard. Discovers Cersei’s evil. Frees Brienne to save Sansa. Frees Tyrion before Cersei has him beheaded. Tyrion discovers Shae in his father’s bed. Kills her and then kills his father, Lord Tywin.
-Sam kills an Other with Dragon glass knife and returns to the Wall after Jon has saved the Wall from the Wildlings.
-King Stannis listens to Davos and goes to rescue the Wall with his knights in the battle against the Wildlings.
-Bran is with the Reeds and Hodor making their way North to the Wall and beyond to find the 3-eyed crow. Bran meets Sam in an abandoned castle but Sam is sworn to secrecy. Everyone thinks Bran is dead. Must keep it that way.
-Daenerys gets her army of slave/eunuchs and captures cities, frees slaves, decides to stay in one of the captured cities.