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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.
“From the Hardcover edition.”