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A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553801507
ISBN: 0553801503
Label: Spectra
Manufacturer: Spectra
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 784
Publication Date: November 08, 2005
Publisher: Spectra
Release Date: November 08, 2005
Studio: Spectra
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Editorial Review:
Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin’s monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in A Feast for Crows, 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.A Feast for CrowsIt 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.
George R.R. Martin sold his first story in 1971 and has been writing professionally ever since. He has written fantasy, horror, and science fiction, and for his sins spent ten years in Hollywood as a writer/producer, working on Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and television pilots that were never made. In the mid 90s he returned to prose, his first love, and began work on his epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. He has been in the Seven Kingdoms ever since. Whenever he's allowed to leave, he returns to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lives with the lovely Parris, a big white dog called Mischa, and two cats named Augustus and Caligula who think they run the place.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Good in its own right...
Yes I am a fan-boy, and this is probably influencing my review in some small degree. But, I will say in complete confidence that upon reading this book a second time, it really begins to grow on you.
I too, was disappointed initially. Mostly because I was so entralled by the characters of the first three books, and so very disappointed by their absence in the fourth.
Well now that I know what to expect, reading it a second time allowed me to judge this book ... Read More
Rating: - Gritty and compelling
The whole Song of Ice and Fire series to date has been gritty, darkly compelling, and stronger on characterization than almost any other work, in any genre. A Feast for Crows maintains all these factors and is a worthy continuation of a damned brilliant series.
I won't go into specifics about developments in the storyline except to say that I loved the increased focus on Jaime and Cersei, though I pined sorely for Tyrion's narration.
Rating:  - Skip it!
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After 3 great books I was really looking forward to this one, like many others who have commented here. And just like them, I was let down. None of the main storylines were developed in this book and instead we get to hear about Brienne and her useless struggle since she falls to the same demise as other main characters have previously. And in the end we are not even left with any cliffhangers that would compel someone to read the next book! So what was the ... Read More
Rating:  - An unfortunate quagmire
Yikes! I just finished this book, and the negative reviews are not exaggerated. I absolutely loved the first three, but this one was such a boring stinker, I could barely finish it.
The Ross Blackman review mirrors exactly how I feel. This book was as tedious and laborious as trudging several miles through a bog in knee-high mud. It was made worse by no inherent payoff at the end. What exactly was the point of this book, aside from adding a host (no pun intended) of new characters ... Read More
Rating:  - From the American Tolkien to the Next Robert Jordan?
This book gave me fears that George R.R. Martin will transform from the "American Tolkien" to the new Robert Jordan. There is a lot of plot development hinting at big things to come, but none of the big things yet culminate. Despite the systematic killing off of key characters, the number of character perspectives that are used to divide and develop the ballooning plot are growing rather than shrinking. This makes me scared, as Jordan went from being my favorite author many years ago to a dead author ... Read More
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