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)

Leaves you hanging

Definitely a prelude to the 5th book.. not a stand alone. Make sure you have the last book qued up.

really wonderful except the voice change

I don't know what happened here but Roy dotrice's performance completely changes from the other books and it's very jarring. still an excellent performance but very difficult when you had grown used to so many character voices.

good book

I enjoyed this book and the reader is amazing . He is very good at hanging his voice for different characters.

Amazing story

Another great book in the series. GRRM never disappoints. Can't wait to hear the next installment.

Great books but...

Would you listen to A Feast for Crows again? Why?

I loved the story. I'm really enjoying the series.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

My only negative is this. I love the reader BUT the pronunciation of some of the names as well as the established voices for some of the characters have changed from the first 3 books. It is a small thing but you get used to hearing things one way so to have them all change for the 4th book was a little strange.

Always a good read! Love George RR Martin books!

These are by far my favorite book and tv series! This series is so thought provoking and intriguing. Each character and realm is so dynamic and well planned.
The characters are explored deeper in this book and really get to know and like all of them. (Even the “bad” guys. )
The books are all very long and take me several months to get through each book. I like to break up my audiobooks though. (I get bored with/tired of the same narrator, so I listen to several books at a time.)
The narrator has great range and many unique voices, but makes all female characters sound like old ladies, even young ones.

I highly recommend this series to any adult. It is a long book and series, but well worth the read. I never thought I could read/listen to such long books, but i have very much enjoyed them all.

love

love this narrator. love the story.. love how the book jumps back and forth between charactors.

Pronunciation not important

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

Great story, needs to be re-recorded

What did you like best about this story?

The complex plot

What three words best describe Roy Dotrice’s performance?

I think Roy gave up on this novel. Not only have pronunciations and accents of characters changed from the previous books, but he flip-flops throughout this book.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

There is already a TV show

Dotrice

Roy Dotrice has a voice like warm butter spread on toast. smooth, creamy, and enjoyable.

A little slow. The Narrator needs directing.

My one complaint about this audio book is that the narrator is all over the map in his pronunciations and accents. Where he was very consistent in the first three books, he pronounces names multiple ways, sometimes even in the same paragraph. His voices are pretty limited too, and he'll switch accents for the same character between chapters. It's pretty obvious that he didn't do his homework and review his previous 3 recordings before he started this one. I fault the editor and director/producer too. He/she should have caught the inconsistencies and corrected them early in the production.

The story takes awhile to get into. The narrator seems to be plodding through it too. There isn't the same depth or color you get from the first three audio books. Still, nothing is bad enough that I won't finish it and listen to the 5th one.