This work continues the most ambitious and imaginative epic fantasy since
“The Lord of the Rings”. Bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning, the
Lannisters are in power on the Iron Throne in the name of the boy-king Tommen.
But fear and deceit are in the air: their enemies are poised to strike. The
Martells of Dorne seek vengeance for their dead, and the heir of King Balon of
the Iron Isles, Euron Crow's Eye, is as black a pirate as ever raised a sail.
Across the war-torn landscape of the Seven Kingdoms, Brienne the Beauty (thus
named in mockery of her great size and strength) seeks for Sansa Stark, having
vowed to protect Sansa from the wrath of Queen Cersei, Tommen's power-hungry
mother. Meanwhile apprentice Maester, Samwell Tarly brings a mysterious babe in
arms south to the Citadel from the cruel frozen north where the sinister Others
threaten the Wall! “A Feast for Crows” brings to life dark magic, complex
political intrigue and horrific bloodshed. Against a backdrop of incest and
fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of
the coldest steel and the coldest hearts.
Reviews for Song of Ice & Fire series
‘In the grand epic fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best. Tense,
surging, insomnia-inflicting.’ Time Magazine
‘Destined to be one of the greatest fantasy series ever written.’ Denver
Post
‘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
‘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
‘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
Author Biography
George R.R. Martin is the author of nine novels, several collections of short
stories and numerous screenplays for television drama and feature films. He
lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
