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)

good story, had trouble adjusting to the narrator.

I read the first three books myself a long time ago and wanted to finally get caught up with the next two and listening to someone else's idea of what these characters are like was incredibly difficult. I'm not a fan because it seemed like there are only a few types of people in this, there are old people who have smoked their whole lives, toddlers, and just a few normal sounding characters.

in the end I got over it and enjoyed the story but I recommend reading these if you have the spare time to do so.

great but not perfect.

roy detrice (sp?) pronounces names very different from the tv show. (Briene, Melisandre etc...

other than that he has a wonderful performance.

Not bad but not the best

Story is not as solid as in the third book. Voices changed a little bit nothing to worry about
.. yet. Stll writer's style is a favorite.

outstanding read

George has another winner here. really enjoyed the storytelling and it kept it moving along

pretty good

pronunciations were pretty different from the first three books, threw me off a bit when listening.

Loved the book, but the narrator... ooof

Book Four was solid. I missed my favorites from the first three books. But it was totally enjoyable. It's Game of Thrones, afterall. Also, I don't understand how the narrator could get all the names pronounced correctly the first three books and murder them in Book Four. The number of times I said in my head "Catelyn" everytime he said Caitlin; "Brienne" everytime he said Briann; "Paytr" everytime he said Peter; and, "Arya" everytime he said Aria was laughable. But the writing and the story were great. Funny how a narrator can almost determine how much you like or mislike a book...

VO artist changed voices

He changed Arya, Jaime's, and a couple other voices and that really threw me off

Good story continues, issues with performance.

The only real issue I had with the book was the changing of 2 of the main character's names after them being like the show for the first 3 books. The voicing change for one of the main characters was a little off-putting, but the name changes had me struggling to listen through those sections without talking back to my phone.

Tolkien for the modern era.

This series of books is one of the most amazing set of fiction I've ever come across and the narration of Dotrice is a match made in heaven. He effortlessly and effectively pulls off dozens of distinct characters from desperate areas of a fictional world. Just amazing!

accents

accents and pronunciation changed from the other audio books and it was a shock and took time to get used to. It is still exceptional!