A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) | George R.R. Martin

A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) | George R.R. Martin | I loved the focus on the minor characters

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	A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) George R.R. Martin Random House Audio, 2005 average customer review:based on 761 reviews view larger image
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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.

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Like the novels, a review with a twist.....

I have to say this is the finest series I have ever read. For an intelligent, medevil soap opera it doesnt get any better. However...I am so beyond frustrated with the author. If he spent half the time he did writing in his "not a blog" or helping other authors, or whatever convention that month and focused on the novel maybe he wouldnt have so many fans irritated right now. At the end of this novel he states that Dance with dragons is almost done and blah blah blah. Well here we are 2+ years later and not even a release date to look forward to. Is he so arrogant that he thinks he fans wont desert him? Is he really not that devoted to his fans to give a crap about them? Why create an epic series to end all series and never finish it? At this rate the last book will be out in 2019. And unless he plans to live to be 90 and still writing it will never be done. I only hope that HBO wises up and options his other properties with a stipulation that he finishes the series. We could have 7 or 8 of the greatest movies, mini-series, or tv shows ever created if only someone could finish a novel. Yes I am venting and frustrated. I read the entire series every year as some sick ritual to hope that the next novel will come out. If your George RR Martin's editor, publicist, or publishing company reading this. Shame on you! Make your authors do some work. As for GRRM....I am sure you are a nice guy. But can you please finish the series before you too old to, or at least put it in the hands of a more capable author with some motivation, for the sake of your fans and your legacy.

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I loved the focus on the minor characters

I read a few of the more negative reviews that were complaining about the lack of focus on the main characters. I loved this book as much as any of the others, because it focused on some new and exciting characters.

to each his own I guess.

In any event... GO BUY THIS WHOLE SERIES FOR THE LUV OF GAWD. It is awesome. I can't imagine any true fantasy nerd not reading this most holy of fantasy series.

Bunch of whiners!

Are you people serious? If you want a simple, uncomplicated story, stick with Hary Potter. This series is not for light readers.
GRRM has created a monster that almost escapes his control. His world is so vast and full of amazing characters that all other modern fantasy novels seem weak.
Oh! Too many characters! Oh my, where are all the main ones??!1?!
STFU and enjoy this for what it is, a monster novel that never stops evolving.
I for one, can not wait for A Dance with Dragons. I can't wait to see what happens to the rest of the cast.

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