A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Four

George R. R. Martin

Dec 2011 · A Song of Ice and Fire Book 4 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Roy Dotrice

About this audiobook

THE BOOK BEHIND THE FOURTH SEASON OF THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES

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.

It is a time when the wise and the ambitious, the deceitful and the strong will acquire the skills, the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests—but only a few are the survivors.

Ratings and reviews

The book itself is great. I'm rating it 3 stars because the audio quality has gone down since the first 3 books. There's a strange tin/metallic kind of sound to the recording, as if the narrator's voice is being echoed through a can. The narrator pronounced a number of names wrong, even though he had pronounced them correctly in the first three books, and he acted out character's voices differently than he had in the first 3 books as well. The inconsistency takes away from the immersion.

3 stars for the actor narratingnot the book...the book and book seriesis 5 stars...more if there was more, but oh my goodness whathappened?! I've really enjoyed thenarrator in all other books so far but he dropped the ball in this one. I've been so impressed with all of theaccents etc...i can't imagine how much talent and hard work it must take to do this. soi feel awful saying so... but...aria for example sounds like an old crone! and thevoices of some characters are totally different from the other books.

least favorite book in the series so far. it was good, just very dull compared to the others

About the author

George R. R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including those of the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire—A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons—as well as Tuf Voyaging, Fevre Dream, The Armageddon Rag, Dying of the Light, Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle), and Dreamsongs Volumes I and II. He is also the creator of The Lands of Ice and Fire, a collection of maps featuring original artwork from illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts, and The World of Ice & Fire, with Elio M. García, Jr., and Linda Antonsson. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Roy Dotrice is an award-winning British actor with scores of television and movie credits. He won a Tony Award for his performance in A Moon for the Misbegotten and an Emmy for his work in The Caretaker. He was also nominated for a Grammy for his voice work in the storybook adaptation of Disney's The Little Mermaid. He is famous for his appearances as Grand Maester Pycelle in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones, and his narrative talents in all of the A Song of Ice and Fire audiobooks, from the series written by George R. R. Martin. His film credits also include The Scarlet Letter and Amadeus.