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A Feast for Crows (2005)

by George R. R. Martin

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Series: A Song of Ice and Fire (4)

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Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace ... only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction. It seems too good to be true. After centuries of bitter strife and fatal treachery, the seven powers dividing the land have decimated one another into an uneasy truce. Or so it appears ... With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as regent in King's Landing. Robb Stark's demise has broken the back of the Northern rebels, and his siblings are scattered throughout the kingdom like seeds on barren soil. Few legitimate claims to the once desperately sought Iron Throne still exist--or they are held in hands too weak or too distant to wield them effectively. The war, which raged out of control for so long, has burned itself out. But as in the aftermath of any climactic struggle, it is not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters start to gather, picking over the bones of the dead and fighting for the spoils of the soon-to-be dead. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces--some familiar, others only just appearing--are seen emerging from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges ahead. It is a time when the wise and the ambitious, the deceitful and the strong will acquire the skills, the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and stake their fortunes ... and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests--but only a few are the survivors.… (more)
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I said I wouldn't read book 4 and I read book 4 and I am not happy about it. It had all the things that I disliked with the huge sprawling cast of characters and never following a plot line long enough to actually know what was happening and then all the sex and violence and both together and it was just a hugely unsatisfying read.
  amyem58 | Mar 15, 2024 |
Still a llot of the same great stuff, but ZERO Jon Snow and Tyrion and Daenerys. So that sucked. And a lof of Circe, which is probably my least favorite plot line of them all. Also, enter The Sparrow, which I found annoying in the show as well. So, not my favorite of the bunch, and I have to admit as it was an audio book, my attention kept wandering. ( )
  jsmick | Mar 3, 2024 |
Gah, George Martin! I'm really conflicted about this series because the story and all the intrigue is just wonderful. I just wish that he didn't feel that the best way to achieve that end is by making the reader fall in love with a character just to have them beat up, shoved in a barrel and set on fire.

With this book in particular, I gave it 2 because not only were my favorite characters variously beaten, blinded, and hanged, but the story was bit more meandering than usual and felt pointless at times. ( )
  Ivia | Feb 29, 2024 |
Tenenkrommend. Platte(re) karakters. Weinig actie. ( )
  jd7h | Feb 18, 2024 |
Another great one in the series. The chaos in Westeros is absolutely fascinating and once you get pulled in you have to find out what happens next.

I will be starting the next book immediately. ( )
  hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |
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In the wrong hands, a big ensemble like this can be deadly, but Martin is a tense, surging, insomnia-inflicting plotter and a deft and inexhaustible sketcher of personalities... this is as good a time as any to proclaim him the American Tolkien.
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George R. R. Martinprimary authorall editionscalculated
Canty, ThomasCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lee, JohnNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Norey, VirginiaIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rostant, LarryCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sinclair, JamesIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Youll, StephenCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace ... only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction. It seems too good to be true. After centuries of bitter strife and fatal treachery, the seven powers dividing the land have decimated one another into an uneasy truce. Or so it appears ... With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as regent in King's Landing. Robb Stark's demise has broken the back of the Northern rebels, and his siblings are scattered throughout the kingdom like seeds on barren soil. Few legitimate claims to the once desperately sought Iron Throne still exist--or they are held in hands too weak or too distant to wield them effectively. The war, which raged out of control for so long, has burned itself out. But as in the aftermath of any climactic struggle, it is not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters start to gather, picking over the bones of the dead and fighting for the spoils of the soon-to-be dead. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces--some familiar, others only just appearing--are seen emerging from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges ahead. It is a time when the wise and the ambitious, the deceitful and the strong will acquire the skills, the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and stake their fortunes ... and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests--but only a few are the survivors.

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