Review - Song of Ice and Fire 4

A Song of Ice and Fire: 4. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

AFfC is half of a great book. We know this because Martin tells us as much when we reach the apology at the end. Basically, what he's done is taken half of the characters still standing at the end of the last book (3. A Storm of Swords, part 2: Blood and Gold), and followed their stories through to various conclusions, leaving the other half for the forthcoming 5. A Dance of Dragons.

Ask most people and they'll tell you the ones featured in this novel are the secondary characters. And this is interesting, because the book is so engaging and the characters so appealing, that you find yourself forgetting about the other plot arcs. You find yourself not minding that so much has been left out. It's a reassuring thought; if the book about the secondary characters is this good, ADoD is going to be amazing.

Martin implies that ADoD is already written. I really hope so; after reading this book I don't think I could wait another five years for the next.

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50 book challenge 2006:

1 = The Soldier's Son Trilogy: 1. Shaman's Crossing by Robin Hobb [review]
2 = The Wheel of Time: 11. Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan [review]
3 = Conclave of the Shadows: 3. Exile's Return by Raymond E Fiest [review]
4 = The Sandman: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman [review]
5 = A Song of Ice and Fire: 4. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

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