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A Feast for Crows (Song of Ice and Fire) (Hardcover)

by George R.R. Martin (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 704 pages
  • Publisher: Voyager (17 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0002247437
  • ISBN-13: 978-0002247436
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.4 x 7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (111 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 171,087 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Fantasy literature has never shied away from grandeur, but the sheer mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads! Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias' Guardian 'Truly epic ! with its magnificent action-filled climax, it provides a banquet for fantasy lovers with large appetites.' Publishers Weekly 'I always expect the best from George R.R. Martin and he always delivers A Game of Thrones grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant.' Robert Jordan 'George R.R. Martin is one of our very best writers, and this is one of his very best books.' Raymond E. Feist 'Colossal, staggering ! Martin captures all the intoxicating complexity of the Wars of the Roses or Imperial Rome in his imaginary world ! The writing is always powerful !' SFX 'Such a splendid tale. I read my eyes out -- I couldn't stop till I'd finished and it was dawn' Anne McCaffrey 'A Game of Thrones offers the rich tapestry that the very best fantasy demands: iron and steel within the silk, grandeur within the wonder, and charactrs torn between deep love and loyalty. Few created worlds are as imaginative and diverse.' Janny Wurts 'George Martin is assuredly a new master craftsman in the guild of heroic fantasy.' Katharine Kerr


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This is the long awaited fourth installment of George R R Martin's classic "A Song of Ice and Fire", continuing the most ambitious and imaginative epic fantasy since "The Lord of the Rings". "A Feast for Crows" brings to life dark magic, intrigue, and terrible bloodshed as the war-torn landscape of the Seven Kingdoms is threatened by destruction as vast as any in its violent past. The War of the Five Kings has ripped Westeros apart. The bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning Lannisters occupy the Iron Throne, with allies as ruthless as themselves. Lord Frey was host at the Red Wedding, so called for the massacre of the guests, their screams unheard above the music of the feast. Euron Crow's Eye is as black a pirate as ever raised a sail, sworn to deliver the whole of Westeros to the ironborn. No less to be feared are their enemies. The Starks of Winterfell and the Martells of Dorne seek vengeance for their dead. And the last of the Targaryens, Daenerys Stormborn, will bring fire and blood to King's Landing when her young dragons reach their terrifying maturity. The last war fought with dragons was a cataclysm powerful enough to shatter the Valyrian peninsula, now a smoking, demon-haunted ruin half drowned by the sea. Against a backdrop of alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel! and the coldest hearts.
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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars A big wobble (possible spoilers), 30 May 2007
This review is from: A Feast for Crows (Song of Ice and Fire) (Paperback)
First, let me say that I will be sticking with the series and I have not written off forthcoming instalments based on my opinion of this book.

A Feast for Crows is an extremely frustrating book. Martin has taken the very dubious step of ditching half of the characters and leaving their stories for A Dance With Dragons. This results in a constant, nagging feeling that you really are missing out on half of the plot and that the story would benefit enormously from the perspectives of those characters that have been put on the back burner.

The plot is supposed to be charting the mess left after the various conflicts of the previous books but instead is itself just a tangled mess as the author, trapped in his character per chapter format, is forced to chop backwards and forwards too often between a silly number of threads and in doing so loses the overall continuity of the story.

Sadly, there is the real possibility that Martin has overreached himself and is struggling badly to stay on top of the various sub-plots he has created. I really hope that he quickly consolidates the multitudinous threads in the next book so that the climax has the time to play out properly in the final two volumes. It does not bode well that Martin admits that the writing for A Dance With Dragons is not proceeding quite as he had hoped!

One more thing to get off my chest - I am becoming extremely weary of Martin's love of inflicting cruelty on his key characters. Occasionally it is good for the story (Jaime's hand for instance) but the rest of the time is pretty pointless. Still, it seems Martin will not be happy unless he has killed or horribly maimed all his characters by the conclusion of the series.

Overall this book puts me in mind of a car stuck in a muddy field, frantically spinning it's wheels and beeping it's horn but not actually getting anywhere. I can only hope that Martin rediscovers some of the direction that made the first few books of the series enjoyable.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the Wait?, 30 April 2006
This review is from: A Feast for Crows (Song of Ice and Fire) (Paperback)
I have been waiting a long time to read this book and can't help but be a little disappointed because for the most part it ties up the loose ends left at the end of the 3rd book, and even that for only half the characters.

It remains a well written book and when there is some plot advancement it is very good indeed. But it is a flabby book. Virtually all of the chapters on Sansa and Sam could have been cut from the book, with little loss. The new chapters on Dorne and the Ironborn increase our knowledge in regard to these two peoples. But I worry that he is falling into Jordan's trap of having too many minor characters.

I am looking forward to the next book, which is really the second half of this book. But I hope that after that we will not have to wait 5 years for a book that advances the plot so little.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Jordanitis, 23 Nov 2005
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I am one of the patient few who have managed to wade through Robert Jordan's bloated bank raids in the hope that he might finally be able to tie things up before either he or I die of old age. Imagine my delight then at the irreverence and breakneck speed of the horrendously titled 'Song of Ice and Fire' series. So much fun, such a visceral imagination and so like early Wheel of Time that it was impossible to resist.

In fact the similarities between the two are uncanny: breathtaking premise; check, beautifully imagined characters, social structure and landscape; check, increase in tempo and ambition in early sequels; check, grind to standstill after critcal acclaim followed by lazy and ponderous sequels; check.

This 700 page whopper (not for this genre maybe) furthers the plot line of only half of the characters about as much as three chapters of the previous books: how many times and in how many ways do we need to know that Cercei is a bitch, Jaime misunderstood, Tywin ruthless, Arya a bit of a scamp, Sansa a pretty princess and Brienne an ugly oaf with a heart of gold? I'm getting a bit old to read these books in public so I hope the next one rewards me for my bravery with a little less padding and lot more content!

Having said that, the man's a top storymaker and the book is surprisingly well written. Fans of the series will enjoy it but newcomers beware...

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not dispointing but very depressing

I just finished reading "A Feast For Crows" . It was a long book with too many details that were unnecessary, but I found myself trying to remember all the bits and pieces... Read more
Published 1 month ago by R. K. Gomes

3.0 out of 5 stars A Sea of Words, Signifying Little
The most inventive, intriguing, literate, and engrossing adult fantasy to be written in thirty years, has, unfortunately, hit a rather large road bump with this, the fourth... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Patrick Shepherd

3.0 out of 5 stars Good continuation of the story but not very exciting!
Have recently read the series of books in quick succession and have been well and truly hooked.

However, this was disappointing in comparison with previous books... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Angel Rangel

4.0 out of 5 stars Sets the scene nicely for the second half of the song
This book is one of those that gets better on the second reading. If you're interested in buying it it's a fair presumption that you've gone through the previous installments in... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Nick Jordan

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing lack of original characters
Having loved all the previous books I found myself disappointed ny this one. I understand that this is an ambitious book with the author needing to add new characters and plots... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Elena

1.0 out of 5 stars long winded and tedious
Enjoyed the first book in the series but they have gradually gone downhill. Could be a book of short stories as the threads linking the characters become so drawn out. Read more
Published 4 months ago by bluebelle

2.0 out of 5 stars Epic, Imaginative and Totally Overwritten
George Martin must have some exceptional gifts to induce readers to stick with this story through 4 books. He writes well. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sir Furboy

2.0 out of 5 stars Best Left Unsaid
Martin writes OK, but this series has been long and often tedious. This book in fact would have been best left unsaid. Read more
Published 5 months ago by A Johnson

2.0 out of 5 stars A Bowl Of Spaghetti

I fell in love with the characters in the first three books. I enjoyed the demure insight of Eddard Stark, I flicked eagerly through pages to uncover the happenings... Read more
Published 5 months ago by D.T.Scott

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing attempt.
This volume of the Song of Ice and Fire series was a big disappointment. Martin seems incapable of tying up plot lines and the result is a messy and rambling volume that left me... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Donald Blackburn

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