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)

too much lanister.

the book focused to kick on the lanister aspect of the events. not once through the book did we have a perspective of dany or Jon. would've enjoyed the book being as long as the other books as well.

Not sure how to really feel about this book!

I somewhat struggled throughout this book, due to the fact that a bunch of new characters were introduced in this one, as compared to the 3 previous ones. The end of the book was even more puzzling, as I thought Pate died at the inception. All in all great because ofcourse this is GRRM's work and he's amazing no matter what!

Dotrice's performance has changed.

The only real problem I had with this one was the inconsistency from the narrator. I love the way Roy Dotrice does these books, but in this one, many of the voices are radically different from what they had been in the previous books. This isn't a huge deal, but it does hurt your immersion a bit, especially if listening to the books in close succession. The pronunciation of names has also changed a lot, sometimes even back and forth throughout this book.

All in all, however, this is yet another excellent purchase. Despite my complaints, I couldn't imagine anybody but Dotrice narrating these books, he does a fantastic job.

inconsistent pronunciation

he started pronouncing names differently in this book.... it was a little hard to understand who he was talking about out of context. Still a great listen

great book

great narrator. My review needs more words so here they are. the end. thank you

good

book was amazing, a little hard to get through because Roy saysbnames differently in this one, but overall, great story. loved it.

This series just keeps bringing the good stuff

What made the experience of listening to A Feast for Crows the most enjoyable?

Dotrice is spot on narrating these novels. Just enough variation between characters so you can keep things straight, but he doesn't over do it.

And the story is wonderful; endearing characters, evil characters, bumbling fools and manipulative geniuses. R.R. Martin keeps you on your toes right on through to the end; I just hope he doesn't keep us all waiting too long for the rest of the story!

So much detail.

So much detail. If you are a fan of show, the book will blow you away.

good read

What did you love best about A Feast for Crows?

i didnt like how so many of te characters from the first book was taken out and that kathryn stark was not in the book at all. and that Aryria stark voicce changed i didnt like that one bit it was really hard to connect with her again.

What other book might you compare A Feast for Crows to and why?

none at this point

Have you listened to any of Roy Dotrice’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

yes the other books in this seeriers

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes i did

Too much gore

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The book brought in lots of new characters. It was difficult to place them all. For me there was too much gore and negative aspects. I stopped listening for a while; but wanted to hear something positive about the good people, so I returned. There are a few interesting twists, so I will go on the the next volume.

What was one of the most memorable moments of A Feast for Crows?

The end was the most memorable.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

There were several parts where I wanted to keep on listing.