A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five

George R. R. Martin

Jul 2011 · A Song of Ice and Fire Book 5 · Sold by Bantam

About this ebook

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • THE BOOK BEHIND THE FIFTH SEASON OF THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES

NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF THE DECADE
 
Here is the fifth book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece in the making.

A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
 
In the aftermath of a colossal battle, Daenerys Targaryen rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way east—with new allies who may not be the ragtag band they seem. And in the frozen north, Jon Snow confronts creatures from beyond the Wall of ice and stone, and powerful foes from within the Night’s Watch. In a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics lead a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skin-changers, nobles and slaves, to the greatest dance of all.
 
A GAME OF THRONES • A CLASH OF KINGS • A STORM OF SWORDS • A FEAST FOR CROWS • A DANCE WITH DRAGONS

Ratings and reviews

While I love the Song of Ice and Fire, this book was a little disappointing, as it felt like a lot of story filler. Storylines moved forward, but not at the pace of the last books. There are some great gems if you don't get to bogged down by the advancing of storylines.

More interesting than a feast for crows because it brings back the best characters of the series. But ultimately the entire book feels bloated and unnecessary. The most infuriating part is the ending. Where you can tell the author thinks hes being really clever and dramatic, but in actuality feels cheap and cliched.

Dance is a great book which manages to overcome a lot of what was going against it. George does an amazing job of building a detailed and intruiging world. Some may be disappointed by it's lack of a proper climax, but given how fantastic the build up has been, I can't wait for the Battles of Ice and Fire in the Winds of Winter.

About the author

George R. R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including 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 from A Song of Ice and Fire 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, Martin 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.