Reviews
"Of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best.... [He] 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."-Time Magazine "The only fantast series I'd put on a level with J.R.R. Tolkein'sThe Lord of the Rings….It's a fantasy series for hip, smart people, even those who don't read fantasy…. If you're new to the series, you must begin with Book 1,A Game of Thrones. Once you're hooked…. you'll be like the rest of us fans, gnawing your knuckles until book 5"-Marta Salij,Detroit Free Press "THE MOST impressive modern fantasy, both in terms of conception and execution, is George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.… A masterpiece that will be mentioned with the great works of fantasy."-Contra Costa Times "Long-awaited doesn't begin to describe this fourth installment in bestseller Martin's staggeringly epic Song of Ice and Fire."-Publishers Weekly "Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant."-Robert Jordan "Such a splendid tale and such a fantistorical! I read my eyes out."-Anne McCaffrey "Fantasy fans will feast!"-Associated Press From the Hardcover edition., "Of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best.... [He] 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."- Time Magazine "The only fantast series I'd put on a level with J.R.R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings…. It's a fantasy series for hip, smart people, even those who don't read fantasy…. If you're new to the series, you must begin with Book 1, A Game of Thrones . Once you're hooked…. you'll be like the rest of us fans, gnawing your knuckles until book 5"-Marta Salij, Detroit Free Press "THE MOST impressive modern fantasy, both in terms of conception and execution, is George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire . … A masterpiece that will be mentioned with the great works of fantasy."- Contra Costa Times "Long-awaited doesn't begin to describe this fourth installment in bestseller Martin's staggeringly epic Song of Ice and Fire."- Publishers Weekly "Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant."-Robert Jordan "Such a splendid tale and such a fantistorical! I read my eyes out."-Anne McCaffrey "Fantasy fans will feast!"- Associated Press From the Hardcover edition., "Of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best.... [He] 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."- Time Magazine "The only fantast series I'd put on a level with J.R.R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings…. It's a fantasy series for hip, smart people, even those who don't read fantasy…. If you're new to the series, you must begin with Book 1, A Game of Thrones . Once you're hooked…. you'll be like the rest of us fans, gnawing your knuckles until book 5"-Marta Salij, Detroit Free Press "THE MOST impressive modern fantasy, both in terms of conception and execution, is George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire . … A masterpiece that will be mentioned with the great works of fantasy."- Contra Costa Times "Long-awaited doesn't begin to describe this fourth installment in bestseller Martin's staggeringly epic Song of Ice and Fire."- Publishers Weekly "Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant."-Robert Jordan "Such a splendid tale and such a fantistorical! I read my eyes out."-Anne McCaffrey "Fantasy fans will feast!"- Associated Press, "Long-awaited doesn't begin to describe this fourth installment in bestseller Martin's staggeringly epic Song of Ice and Fire."--Publishers Weekly "Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant." -- Robert Jordan "Such a splendid tale and such a fantistorical! I read my eyes out." -- Anne McCaffrey "Martin makes a triumphant return to high fantasy...[his] trophy case is already stuffed with major prizes [but] he's probably going to have to add another shelf, at least." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "We have been invited to a grand feast and pageant: George R.R. Martin has unveiled for us an intensely realized, romantic but realistic world...if the next two volumes are as good as this one, it will be a wonderful feast indeed." -- Chicago Sun-Times From the Hardcover edition., "Fantasy fans will feast!"--Associated Press "The only fantast series I'd put on a level with J.R.R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings…. It's a fantasy series for hip, smart people, even those who don't read fantasy…. If you're new to the series, you must begin with Book 1, "A Game of Thrones." Once you're hooked…. you'll be like the rest of us fans, gnawing your knuckles until book 5"--Marta Salij, Detroit Free Press "THE MOST impressive modern fantasy, both in terms of conception and execution, is George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire.'… A masterpiece that will be mentioned with the great works of fantasy." --Contra Costa Times "Long-awaited doesn't begin to describe this fourth installment in bestseller Martin's staggeringly epic Song of Ice and Fire."--Publishers Weekly "Grabs hold and won't let go. It's brilliant." -- Robert Jordan "Such a splendid tale and such a fantistorical! I read my eyes out." -- Anne McCaffrey "Martin makes a triumphant return to high fantasy...[his] trophy case is already stuffed with major prizes [but] he's probably going to have to add another shelf, at least." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "We have been invited to a grand feast and pageant: George R.R. Martin has unveiled for us an intensely realized, romantic but realistic world...if the next two volumes are as good as this one, it will be a wonderful feast indeed." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best.... [He] 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." --Time Magazine From the Hardcover edition., "Of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best. . . . This is as good a time as any to proclaim him the American Tolkien." -- Time "A fantasy series for hip, smart people, even those who don't read fantasy." -- Detroit Free Press "[A] once-in-a-generation work of fiction that manages to entertain readers while elevating an entire genre to fine literature." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "These are the best heroic fantasies I've ever read--layered, complex, true to the characters, real as the bloodiest of real life is, and stunningly, fascinatingly page-turning. . . . Amazing stuff." --Jeff VanderMeer, The New Your Review of Science Fiction "George R. R. Martin has created the unlikely genre of the realpolitik fantasy novel. Complete with warring kings, noble heroes and backroom dealings, it's addictive reading and reflects our current world a lot better than The Lord of the Rings ." -- Rolling Stone "THE MOST impressive modern fantasy, both in terms of conception and execution, is George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. . . . A masterpiece that will be mentioned with the great works of fantasy." -- Contra Costa Times
Synopsis
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., THE BOOK BEHIND THE FOURTH SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO. Here is the fourth book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece in the making. A FEAST FOR CROWS After centuries of bitter strife, the seven powers dividing the land have beaten one another into an uneasy truce. But it's not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters of the Seven Kingdoms gather. Now, 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--emerge from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges of the terrible times ahead. Nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages, are coming together to stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests--but only a few are the survivors. A GAME OF THRONES * A CLASH OF KINGS * A STORM OF SWORDS * A FEAST FOR CROWS * A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, THE BOOK BEHIND THE FOURTH SEASON OF THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES 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 CROWS 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.
