A Storm of Swords - Chapter 70 - Tyrion X

From George RR Martin's "A Storm of Swords"
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I am in no sense a professional reader, voice actor, or what have you. I began this audiobook project some years ago when some friends of mine jokingly said they'd read A Song of Ice and Fire (my favorite fantasy series) if I personally recorded the whole series in audiobook form and sent it to them. Having now made my way almost through the first two books in the series, I decided to join the small community of people who post their own amateur audibook readings to youtube, and share my efforts.
I have no intention of profiting off of the work that is copyrighted to George RR Martin. This upload is a tribute to a series I deeply love, and I strongly encourage you to purchase these books. You won't regret it.
Also I should give full credit to my cat, Claudio, for the frequent background meows and purring sounds you hear throughout.
Art by Conor Campbell www.deviantart.com/cerque

[@iam-mp1pe]

Finally a book reading without adds every 10 minutes. But thanks a lot for doing this man, much appreciated

[@Caramelo23606]

Now, this is a fanart! I love it, it looks like something a small folk may have drawn for his inn or something.

[@comradestannis]

Best fan-art thus far.

[@sophiaeressea5687]

Definitely has expressionist vibes, I mistook it as a Klimt at first glance

[@FatToDaCat]

Dude, this is great. "They plotted it *meow* together". Love it

[@KabbalahSherry]

I love it too 😆🐈 lmao So much.

[@_S0LUS_]

Even the cat objects to this trial

[@comradestannis]

"It all goes back and back, Tyrion thought, to our mothers and fathers and theirs before them. We are puppets dancing on the strings of those who came before us, and one day our own children will take up our strings and dance on in our steads." - Tyrion

[@theelectricprince8231]

Causality is a mfer

[@illCMAC]

Grrm is wild for this chapter, beginning to end, just jaw dropping audacity.

[@jerrywhoomst1116]

The painful shae confession, :( I feel so bad for Tyrion.

[@kingofdragons7]

Lies, rather than confession

[@comradestannis]

Tbh, it wasn't Shae's fault.

[@jerrywhoomst1116]

@@comradestannis true that.

[@leemarshall348]

@@comradestannisshe should have left KL one of the million times tyrion told her to

[@JayDee-gs2uv]

It’s not her fault technically but she still did lie. She could’ve told the truth, even if it cost her. Loyalty and truth and integrity can be tough but that’s the price of being real. Like when Tyrion chooses not to mess with Sansa or when he sticks up for her. He faces ridicule and and struggle and possible death, but he still chooses to do the right thing

[@Admiralmeriweather]

This chapter is quite possibly a greater crime than the red wedding

[@diegocobosanchez4373]

Only one person dies here (as amazing as he was). Thousands perished at the treacherous Red Wedding, and they were pretty amazing as well. Anyway, that's how I look at it. Peace!

[@kevinerives8975]

@@diegocobosanchez4373 they wete not thousands but maybe its an hyperbole.

[@Admiralmeriweather]

@@kevinerives8975 you're forgetting the tents outside. thousands of stark loyalists are out there getting drunk and then the Freys and Boltons collapse the tents on them and finish them off with steel. mass slaughter

[@TotalTech2.]

I saw the red wedding coming a mile away, but this scene genuinely surprised me.

[@TheHaHaNinja]

​@@diegocobosanchez4373 I think the "crime" in question is more meta, like we were robbed of a good outcome. The Red Viper had basically won the fight. Just taking 3 steps back and letting The mountain bleed out would have won Oberyn the fight and Tyrion his life. The Red wedding horrible as it was had a few more variables leading up to it. It was as much a Frey and Bolton betrayal and grab for power as a culmination of unfortunate choices from the King in the North and his mother.

[@knightsfb32]

How many lives were snuffed out with a fart? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@coyotewood]

I think that it's really interesting how Tyrion's trials are compared (the Eyrie and KL). In the Eyrie he also confessed to get his side of the story heard, because there was no other way people would listen to him. It's a good insight into how he's had to deal with people and accusations his whole life.

[@rajond7881]

Tyrions life is just STRUGGLE, and rejection and turmoil and toxicity. I feel so bad for him so much, the pain of dealing with such things😭😭😭😭😭

[@comradestannis]

@@rajond7881 Same here as well.

[@JayDee-gs2uv]

Whaaaaaaat…Comradestannis has some compassion for Tyrion?! 🧠blown!

[@comradestannis]

@@JayDee-gs2uv I like Tyrion.

[@theelectricprince8231]

​@@JayDee-gs2uvsame

[@everettabor1372]

That scream of Elia's name you did was visceral.😳

[@carolhess1796]

And a mighty Mountain he is. I got goosebumps listening to this great read.

[@mevrouwjoyce]

It's crazy how well they portrayed the fight of The Viper vs. The Mountain in the tv-show. Loved this read, it was so exciting! I love your rendition of Oberyn!!

[@druelia9485]

Shea's confession made me so mad. Your voices are fantastic!!

[@fakeskyler2305]

The way everyone was just so stacked against Tyrion irks me in ways so vivid, that no other work of fictions have achieved. Bravo to the writing, and bravo to your delivery.

[@theelectricprince8231]

He never stood chance, his father despised him, his sister hated him, he is a dwarf and he is ugly. From birth he already had a bad reputation. It did not matter what he did, most people would demknize everything he did. Him protecting Sansa was seen as evil, him saving KL is seen as evil, him standing up to bullies is seen as arrogant. It even spills over into the fandom, Jamie will be snarky and speak against his father but people call him brave but Tyrion is seen as arrogant. A lot of book analysts say that Tyrion would be better loved if he were a better person but too many of them dont understand what it is like to be an outcast.

[@sophiaeressea5687]

@@theelectricprince8231 exactly, everyone expects tyrion to be apologetic about his very existance and to be understanding that his father holds back his birthright and blames him for killing his mother, tyrion never even has a chair to his size and needs and is is _understandable_ that there is no woman able to look past his physique... Something his own family started at his birth :(

[@rexpopuli4833]

One of the best chapters in the book, hands down!

[@kevinerives8975]

My favourite on the first read in the saga.

[@MrAlexkyra]

‘It was almost worth dying just to know all the trouble that he had caused’

[@XenaCallisto]

My heart was hammering in my chest as if I haven't read this chapter before, as if I haven't seen the graphic demonstration in the show...*THAT'S* great storytelling (and narration!) when a tale can make you relive the same exhilarating experience as when you first read it.

[@TheCbot88]

Snakes have no hands... LMFAO

[@BloodyFoxDK]

Mountain is crazy and brutal character,well read.

[@kingofpendragon]

“ fiery Dornish peppers”. Just wow!

[@nyneke]

You are so good with the voices! Love how you portray Tywin and Oberyn. Also The mountain, he sounds like his brother, just slightly more brutish.

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

Thank you so much! It's been so much fun learning to be a "voice actor" while recording this, though I often wish I had more of the consistency and control that comes from training!

[@simoneriksson8329]

This chapter make me so sad... Oberyn is one of my favorite characters :'(

[@aerystargaryenii2565]

He had more wits, balls and hearts then all the people in kings landing at this time. He was only man speaking sense and I think that's why we all loved him. Doesnt help they picked the beloved Pedro Pascal to play him. I hate that scene in the show and now im 20 mintues into this chapter and I don't wish to relive this tragedy

[@maryhines1814]

I can appreciate the kitty in the background. Thank you for reading the book aloud.

[@ryanmontgomery9749]

You Know as much as I enjoyed the show's version of this fight, I kinda wished they showed this in the show 34:15 - 34:39. I just find it somewhat hilarious that the mountain got so annoyed by the stable boys' screaming when he accidentally chopped his arm off, he just straight-up kills him! XD

[@Blackkey034]

please apologize to my base born son the stable boy

[@BertleMcGertle]

I just want to say thank you David and thank you Claudio. You guys rock.

[@Dynetrus]

Jeez. I think I hate the Mountain as much as his brother does, or the Red Viper for that matter. Damn you, Oberyn, why did you have to be so foolhardy? Great voices, great reading, David, thank you! It's been a ride.

[@AnarchoCatBoyEthan]

Oberyn being like “what sorts of things” and generally being unsympathetic and more curious when hearing Shea’s story could be read as callous but i think it’s more likely he either knows or believes this is bullshit. He has a good chance at knowing considering hes such an important, resourceful guy and also went to the same brothel.

[@AnarchoCatBoyEthan]

Or! He might just be a perv. i like him more either way.

[@vanessasempireoftwigs198]

LOVE the art for this chapter, its like Picasso meets medieval

[@comradestannis]

Good point. It was does look like a Piccaso painting and I like it. Like the choice of it.

[@clearymc]

This chapter is just as hard to listen to as the red wedding

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

So stressful.

[@angelined9814]

Yes. Especially hard when ur cozied up in bed. Listening to fall asleep..got it down nice and low...just high enough to hear eve his ridiculous Bolton voice..speaker right by your ear... And this effin fool SCREAMS AT THE TOP OF HIS FUCKING LUNGS!ELLLLLIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAA¡!!!!!! unfucking real. Has no sense about him. Not a drop of i. Happens in almost every chapter. When he sees YELLS or SCREAMS, he doesn't do what a pro does (or anyone who has ever in their life even listened to a book on tape). No. He wants to annoy the piss out of you and wake your bedmate.

[@angelined9814]

@@DavidReadsASoIaF ELLLLLIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

[@antonijasrsen6231]

Agreed!

[@JanicePhillips]

Had to come back and make sure I liked this chapter, despite the way it ended. I sat here with my hands clenched and mouth open and almost retched myself. My poor Tyrion Lannister.

[@madelinegarber7860]

Oberon should’ve won this. But he got too cocky. But in his own way he got the last laugh because Sir Gregor was ultimately poisoned.

[@ginoe987]

He's only cocky in the show.

[@comradestannis]

@@ginoe987 And the show sucks.

[@joegarrison5911]

It would have been too good. Grrm is pretty good at not giving the reader exactly what they want.

[@TheKpa11]

With so many people focused on this fight, I wonder if anyone besides Varys took advantage of such a distraction

[@crusader2112]

George, you bastard setting up possible futures if Oberyn had won only to yank it away from us. One of the best chapters in the series. Oh and the fanart is great.

[@openthemind1244]

The fact that you only have a few thousand views per vid is a damn crime against humanity. All you need is the one right person to watch and share then you’ll blow up like crazy.

[@cosmiccomedy7394]

This one is up to almost 20 thousand now...he will have hundreds of thousands of views eventually. Especially when Winds finally comes out and he starts narrating that. It's just too good not to keep growing.

[@c_p1858]

For now these readings are like a hidden gem, which I secretly like even though he definitely deserves more praise for these readings because it’s almost too good to be true: -The audio quality is perfectly fine -His narration is very calming to listen to -The voices he adds are so good and distinctive as well, which adds so much to the story -Fitting art for every chapter / character was chosen (and the artists are given credits in the description which too often doesn’t happen but I am glad that that’s not the case here) -No ads during the video which I appreciate SO MUCH because if there had been ads I wouldn’t have been nearly as engaged -And last but not least: the cute kitty who sometimes meows and purrs in the background which is absolutely adorable and genuinely makes me smile every time I hear it The sounds of the cat in the background and sometimes maybe a chair creaking or a cough or even hearing him make a little error all add to the atmosphere for me and make it sound almost like you’re just chilling with a friend who is reading this story to you This comment turned out way longer than I meant to but so far I’ve rarely commented but listened to the two previous books and this one up until this video and enjoyed it immensely so I just wanted to show some appreciation, I can’t wait to listen to the rest and then every so often re-visit these readings afterwards

[@comradestannis]

@@c_p1858 Very good points. And his Brienne voice is just fine the way it is.

[@kevinu9528]

I like the briennes as well the trellis and reeds had to grow on me. And I own all the audiobooks narrated by Roy dotrice and he just has Them all sound the same. Arya and Dany sound the same tyrion and sam only one really distinct is roge because he holds his nose not to hate but Dave did a much much better job.

[@sarahalhunaidi4097]

HOW did I forget this happens. I watched the show 😭 I was screaming Aliaaaa right with him too.😭And then when he put his foot on his chest the memories came crashing back

[@seangallagher1947]

Great job including Ser Pounce in these Kings Landing chapters. Bravo! Meow!

[@IngTomT]

I love your Oberyn impression, amazing!

[@ryanorielly5617]

This is one of my favorite chapters and you read it so well. I always loved the “they didn’t answer… why waste your breath on the dead?…”

[@comradestannis]

The ending line is great, though not as good as the other ending line for Tyrion's next chapter.

[@WCLCooke]

The good thing about the book, you don't have to see the mess the Mountain made of Oberyn. That image on the show messed me up.

[@shonettehall595]

Thank you so much for reading and recording this I appreciate this so much, it is such a great listen

[@amanda.please]

Idk why every time my brain thinks the ending might be different 😩

[@elevenjordan4042]

6:51 I loooooooove Tyrion…… But admittedly I’d be laffin too. If I didn’t know it was all cap 😹😹😹

[@callumhughes6448]

At 37:37 your voice acting is top notch. I can feel Oberyn pain and anger towards the mountain. Truly brilliant voice acting.

[@bexiboo1981]

You nailed that chapter

[@bricethesavagefurry6906]

My heart was racing this entire chapter. Great read

[@evanschelling414]

Dude I am loving all of these chapters and books. Keep up the work

[@comradestannis]

I like how Kevan just tails Tywin everywhere.

[@theelectricprince8231]

A lot of people forget Kevan helped Tywin with all his butchery, Kevan was a bootlick. I'm glad Varys killed him.

[@comradestannis]

@@theelectricprince8231 I'm not denying that.

[@theelectricprince8231]

@@comradestannis did not say that

[@blondie2978]

I'm glad your cat was pleased with your performance

[@LH74]

You’ve done good. Thank you bro. Been listening to this whole series cause of you. It’s hard otherwise.

[@sourg18]

Incredible read! Thank you so much!

[@elizabethstarkey5280]

The cat in the background 🤣

[@catherinetyley]

This is amazing!

[@TheReaper7371]

Thank you so much for this David! Amazing read as always.

[@woodboogerfarm]

again, a huge thanks for doing these...best audiobooks on youtube! Now if only George would finish the books so dave can read them!

[@papapedro6980]

This chapter is just 😫🤌🏼 *chef’s kiss*

[@proto-nm9hr]

I finnished the trung gaming audiobook upload its missing thee last nine chapters tried to find other readings to finnish up the book. All have the Google translate bot as the narrator couldn't stand it. Then i found you and i must say i love ur reading and ur voice acting. Keep up the good work man

[@madelinegarber7860]

Oh god it’s this chapter. This was so sad. And even better in the show.

[@JanSneeuw83]

Thanks for the effort

[@apollotheegawd5872]

Favorite chapter

[@chumberger]

Your voice work in this one was absolutely top tier. I hope you rested your throat after this one lol

[@animesempai0]

Your oberyn voice was spot on 🔥

[@The.Kyle.Scott.]

Already commented before, but I LOVE this fan-art.

[@TheSDC81]

Great. 👏👏👏

[@facelessdirewlf]

VIPER VS THE MOUNTAIN

[@shadedbear6414]

This always getsmy hopes up

[@diegocobosanchez4373]

👏👏👏👏, mr. David and your cat(Claudio, I believe)!!!! This was awesomely narrated, from Tyrion's fury, to Gregor's booming voice, to the Red Viper screaming his sister's name!!! Hurrah to you!! PS: Before we've had many trials, such as the death of Stinger, Ser Morgil's fake accusation against queen Naerys, Dunk at Ashford, and that of Tyrion at the Eyrie, wherein Justice⚖ indeed triumphed. BUT, there were also Maegor's fight against the Warrior's Sons, Sandor's duel with Beric (glad he won and lived, but he WAS guilty of slaying Mycah!) and now THIS INJUSTICE too!!! Thus, should trial by battle remain a desirable means for law verdicts in Westeros, Yes or no?...

[@sgauden02]

I remember watching this battle in the show, and the whole time, I was thinking "Stop chatting, and stab him!" The Red Viper had The Mountain beat, but NOOOOO, he just had to get his "confession", and it got him killed. Just goes to show that some people should quit when they're ahead.

[@stevenstone307]

I remember reading this for the first time in a bus in London. I thought that because the books were already so different to the show, this might play out differently. But no.. 😢

[@comradestannis]

"I have too much of you in me for that." Tyrion is Tywin's son indeed.

[@JayDee-gs2uv]

Tyrion really isn’t THAT much like Tywin. He knows how to be but he’s WAAAY too compassionate. I think Tyrion maybe more intelligent than Tywin too, it’s hard to know without any Tywin POVs. Tyrion is certainly more resourceful. And more heroic too. Something tells me Tywin isn’t leading any sorties if things start going to shit lol.

[@comradestannis]

@@JayDee-gs2uv I can see that.

[@theelectricprince8231]

​@@JayDee-gs2uvTyrion is more like Jamie than he is like Tywin. Jamie was the male figure he looked up to and most likely emulated. The biggest tell is how they both act in captivity. Tyrion is more compassionate though.

[@TAOBIAF]

bro I LOVE your voices and the way you put emotion into their vernacular but gaht dAMN I gotta keep adjusting my volume cuz the narration is too low and then voices rape my ears 😭😭

[@clearymc]

This is a tough one to listen to, like the red wedding

[@suggybebs]

(34:26) GREGOR : SHUT UPPP! background : meow :3

[@Literarydilettante]

Fockin Shae..... Fockin Shae

[@desperedeux5171]

Hi David, love your work, I have been listening to all the asoiaf content for a while now. Anyways, i would like to make a storyboard reel of Obeyn and the Mountain's fight and i was just wondering if I can get a hold of this particular audio, I would really love to base it on your voice acting. Either way, thank you for your time and for making these!

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

Sure! I'm very flattered you asked! There's a lot of websites that let you convert youtube videos to mp3s, feel free to use one of those to download this track!

[@desperedeux5171]

@@DavidReadsASoIaF kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIG3ao2ff7V3pLM

[@AlexGordonMusic]

What’s with the dead person on the ground behind Oberyn and clegane in the artwork? (Edit: it’s that kid the mountain butchered accidentally trying to hit Oberyn. Should’ve known.)

[@williamburkhardt3466]

3:30 that cat again

[@ryanboggs5919]

Davidreads version of "Hands of Gold" > Ed Sheeran's version of "Hands of Gold."

[@matro2]

Gregor The Righteous. Slaughtering the folly Dornishman.

[@johnnywalker984]

shae is prolly person i dislike the most in the books. im triggred listining to this hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@billyguyjoe1858]

When there are characters like the mountain and Ramsey Bolton, how can you dislike Shae the most? she was nothing but a whore who was using Tyrion to climb the ladder, but who can blame her? Tyrion should've been smart enough to know this.

[@NightDweller]

Wonder why the gods failed Tyrion

[@theelectricprince8231]

Did they? Most of the people who tried to screw him here are dead, in a prison or are on trial

[@comradestannis]

lol Oberyn drinks before battle.

[@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117]

He still won. He fucking won im not coping at all.

[@comradestannis]

@@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117 lol I get ya

[@lordvasuki4987]

"What sorts of things" ..my boy. 😆

[@noahmclaughlin7921]

Listening to Shae’s “confession” I don’t entirely blame Tyrion for murdering her. It was still fucked up and unjustified, especially since Cersei made her do it, but you can understand his anger.

[@comradestannis]

It was still wrong.

[@noahmclaughlin7921]

@@comradestannis Yes I know, I made sure to acknowledge that.

[@comradestannis]

@@noahmclaughlin7921 Eh, fair enough.

[@JayDee-gs2uv]

I think Tyrion killing shae is only really wrong if we know for sure she won’t snitch on him for escaping. And we don’t know that. It’s still a dark deed, but completely understandable if I’m trying to escape a crime I didn’t do and the one possible witness is basically my ex and she’s fuckin my dad. Logically and emotionally it’s very understandable. Still dark but so is lying in open court to get a man killed.

[@H20No]

Ngl I was so happy when Tyrion killed her

[@salty9799]

Whelp… singular

[@HerrHeissler]

yeah... "trial by combat" sounds better than "trial by battle"

[@yaboyed5779]

12:29 😍😍😍😍😩🤌🏾😩🤌🏾😩🤌🏾😩🤌🏾😩

[@sociopath4121]

Only a helm...

[@marinamennear]

Why is Oberyn Dracula?

[@thesamejackalsniperthatkil117]

Biggest robbery in history. Grrm knows how to screw over his readers, and it shows in this chapter. After all, his whole career revolves around that.

[@flex2timez]

Shae deserved what Tyrion did to her

[@Doodmove]

Ugggghhh i hate this so much!! One of the reasons i’m reading the books is because i hate what happened to Oberyn i really liked his character and wanted to see more of him

[@PedroLucas-mg5je]

He would've made a good POV for Feast, Dance and Winds!

[@Doodmove]

@@PedroLucas-mg5je that would’ve been awesome!

[@seeingeyegod]

Can anyone make audio books on youtube?

[@comradestannis]

Good question. I think so.

[@takemywordforit4128]

I can't wait for Tyrion to turn evil. I can't wait for Catelyn to turn evil. I love it when good people get hurt by an evil world and then give that evil world a taste of its own medicine.

[@comradestannis]

I hate that.

[@JayDee-gs2uv]

Catelyn IS evil lol. Lady stonheart is just as bad, maybe worse. Both of them get people killed. People that don’t deserve it. If anything lady stonheart maybe even better, at least most of the people she gets killed are actually backstabbers and kinda got it coming. Catelyn was just out here getting people killed starting wars, kiniving with little finger, and never seems to feel any remorse

[@theelectricprince8231]

Bro, Tyrion is not turning evil. Tyrion was abducted by Catelyn and he saved her from harm, he was abducted (and totured) by Jorah and saved him twice. If he is still doing the samethings despite such a drastic change in circumstances then he is not buring KL. Cat on the underhand..... she is not Ramsay but she was not a good person remotely. She is vile to Jon, she abducted Tyrion without proof,l and helped started a war, she freed Jamie but did not wish Theon to be freed because he killed her child (she did not pick up on her hypocracy). Cat was a very self centered person in life and did more harm to the world than good, and she nearly killed Brienne and Podrick, 2 of the most innocent people in the story. Monster are not people whom ate hurt or totured like Tyrion, they are people whom are indulged, enabled and get undesered positive reinforcememt.

[@twoball4759]

you should read in first person

[@seandelmonte9874]

Oberyn sounds like Mexican Dracula

[@user-mk1ui7iu6u]

So many lives snuffed out by a fart💩🌬️🌪️🌪️

[@brandonkelly7500]

Im assuming Shae "betrayed" Tyrion because she was threatened with a torture and death if not. She looked scared leaving the court room (maybe she didn't do a satisfactory job so will be punished anyways). And she told Tyrion to get out of Tywins room cause he'll be back soon and she's sorry, Tywin scares her. I believe her. Not only that but I think perhaps she really did love Tyrion. That's why GRRM calls it "Tyrion's Darkest deed, the great scar on his soul". He's murdered several people, but this was someone who loved him. Literally Tywin pulled the same shit he did with Tysha.

[@comradestannis]

Yeah, exactly.

[@gutenachtgeschichten4717]

meow

[@loganhouge]

It’s like listening to Nicholas cage read GOT to you

[@comradestannis]

Nah.

[@JanSneeuw83]

Love it bro...a tip though: dont scream so loud..it hurts the ear.