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)

Captivating

Roy Dotrice breaths life into the characters, making the story all the more immersive. Tho roughly enjoyed it!

great book. some strange voice choices

really good book and good adaptation a few strange choices for voices but overall great

feast is my favourite of the books in a song for ice and fire.

Excellent series. Needs work in narration

I may be alone here, but I think the quality of the Narrator makes a big difference to the enjoy-ability of a book. I really like Harry Lloyd's voice which is first and foremost important for a narrator. As you listen through the series, he pronounces names differently, which is both confusing and annoying. He also uses different accents for the same character, sometimes even in the same book performance. It isn't horrible, like trying to listen to Stephen King narrate his own work (cringe), but it is frustrating to listen to, and very avoidable.

Great!

This is a great book. The entire series is awesome. The narrator is the perfect one. Can't wait to finish the series and read the extras too.

Roy is ridiculous

Roy's crappy voices and pronunciations are getting really annoying. The story drags a bit in spots and he makes it worse with his forced interpretation.

name mispronouncing driving me crazy!

after three books he should know/remember it's not kate-lynn or jill-ey - gah ruining it!

More mispronunciations

Mispronouncing different names but I guess that's artistic differences but when the wronge characters names are mentioned when they're talking & the pronunciation of a certain name changes; it's kind of annoying.

engrossing story

I love this part of the story as much as I've loved all the other books. I like that there are so many characters that you just love to hate, that it shows the complexity of human nature and how someone who does bad things, can still be considered a good person and vice versa.
I do however think the narrator was a bad choice for these books as I feel his voice with many of the characters is far too deep!
Many of the characters in this book are quite young and I feel that because his voice doesn't suit the characters it makes the story jagged and quite confusing at times!
I would love to in the future have the opportunity to listen to these books with a different narrator and see if that makes a difference!

another good book, with limited voices.

the voices in this book simply did not fit some characters. other than that great listen!

more!

If you could sum up A Feast for Crows in three words, what would they be?

author is wonderful story is brilliant cant wait for more. A dance with dragons is next and i can't wait to hear more