《冰与火之歌:魔龙的狂舞》故事紧接着卷三《冰雨的风暴》，并与卷四《群鸦的盛宴》中的故事同步进行。五王之战此时似乎已经结束。在北境，史坦尼斯•拜拉席恩国王已经在长城驻扎，并发誓要赢得北方人的支持以夺回铁王座。同时西海岸的大部分已被铁民 占领。在长城上，琼恩•雪诺被选为第九百九十八任守夜人军团总司令，但是不管在长城内外，都有敌人在等待着他。提利昂•兰尼斯特乘船穿越狭海来到潘托斯，尽管连他自己也不知道他的最终目标是什么。丹妮莉丝•坦格利安征服了弥林，并决定留在那里统治这座城市，以磨练当她回到维斯特洛后所需要的领导才能。但是丹妮莉丝的出现已经在维斯特洛广为流传，从铁群岛到多恩，从旧镇到自由城邦，有不少人已经在试图寻找她并希望利用她达到自己的目的。

在维斯特洛腐烂的尸身上
贪婪的乌鸦们展开盛大的宴会
少帅托孤，老少奔走天涯
群岛争王，亲属互不相让
云城裨阖，狡计分化四方
大漠孤烟，智者定夺天下
且看王都动乱、太后乱朝、宗教兴起、成亡败寇
继续抒写英雄史诗的篇章……
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该作承接第三卷，中心舞台转向了君临城。自泰温公爵暴毙之后，实权终于落到了皇太后瑟曦手上。她独断专行，力排异己，一时间朝中上下奸佞当道，人人自危，甚至连和她最亲密的弟弟詹姆之间也渐生罅隙。另一方面，北境之王罗柏死后，奔流城也放弃负隅顽抗被纳入了铁王座的版图。
表面上看起来维斯特洛大陆大局已定，然则私底下却有新一轮的势力崛起——铁群岛选出新王；布拉佛斯的“无面者”黑影憧憧；蛰伏多年的多恩人暗里里磨刀霍霍；连神秘的学城势力逐渐也浮出水面。七大王国的未来愈发扑朔迷离，难以预测……
各路势力你方唱罢，我又登场——谁将会是最终的胜利者？

Here is the third volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin's stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.
A Storm of Swords
Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey, of House Lannister, sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the land of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, the victim of the jealous sorceress who holds him in her evil thrall. But young Robb, of House Stark, still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Robb plots against his despised Lannister enemies, even as they hold his sister hostage at King's Landing, the seat of the Iron Throne. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world....
But as opposing forces maneuver for the final titanic showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost line of civilization. In their vanguard is a horde of mythical Others--a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in averitable storm of swords. . .