A Feast for Crows

A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4

By: George R.R. Martin

Narrated by: Roy Dotrice

Length: 33 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

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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 that began with A Game of Thrones. 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.

©2007 George R.R. Martin (P)2011 Random House

Critic 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)

"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)

Roy does wonderfully again

I enjoyed the book but I found it kinda boring, I'm not a big fan of cersei and adding new characters into the book made it difficult for me to keep up with. I listen to my books at work and I found myself more often having to restart a chapter or rewind by several minutes because I would start to wander off in my imagination on tangents, most of them cersei's chapters. None the less the book was great just wish there were more original characters. If Jon and tyrion were in this book instead of waiting till book 5 I think I would've enjoyed it a lot more.

A little disappointing for narration, not content

Would you consider the audio edition of A Feast for Crows to be better than the print version?

I love turning pages, but listening during my long commute is the way to go

What three words best describe Roy Dotrice’s performance?

Fantastic, beguiling, enchanting

Any additional comments?

I am disappointed that the narrator changed his voice for several of the characters...mostly the voice for Aria Stark and Lord Peter Bailesh. I was so used to the way he did those voices for the first three books that it was hard to get into the fourth.....it was very distracting

Just an amazing 4th book!

Any additional comments?

What's there to say? This book is just amazing like the others! I do wish however he wrote a bit more about the wall in this book.

new voices and pronunciation

sound quality not as good as before and one time I head a squeaky chair noise.

Wonderful first time read!

Loved every moment of the reader's voice. Excellent and epic background score to life itself.

Roy Dotrice was impeccable!

Besides loving the book, Roy Dotrice made every bit of the story exciting. I'm thoroughly impressed.

Riveting

Even though the book was extremely long, the narration was amazing. Roy Dotrice is so talented and he is riveting. I absolutely love this, I can listen to him forever.

Feast of Filler

It felt like the middle movie of a trilogy. Necessary but not outstanding. Ready for book five.

Game of thrones

I enjoy listening to all the books over and over. I'm looking forward to the audio for series 7 .

Good buildup to book five

Any additional comments?

You can skip onto book five and not really miss much here. The story itself fills in a lot especially with the Iron Men but a lot of it can be skipped over in the grand scheme of the overall story.