A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire)
Spectra - Spectra
Release date: 2006-09-26
Mass Market Paperback
Author: George R.R. Martin
American Science Fiction And Fantasy, Fiction, Fiction - Fantasy, Fiction - Historical, Science Fiction, Fantasy - Epic, Historical - General, Fiction / Fantasy / Epic, Science Fiction - General
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A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire)
Date undefinedI thought this was a great continuation of Martin's ground-breaking "fantasy" series. Lots of people have whined about this book on Amazon: "it's too slow, the major players are missing, etc." The whiners miss the point. The story has never been about the major players. You think you know who's important only to have your assumptions dashed.
What I like about this installment (and what likely frustrates others) is the suspense. The whole book is 1,000 pages of gunpowder trails crisscrossing across the landscape, waiting for someone - or something - to blow it all. What could that be? Dragons...
"A Dance with Dragons" is on its way in 2008!
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire)
Date undefinedThis searies has been phenominal! I just wish the next book would be finished soon.
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire)
Date undefinedAfter the headlong excitement of bloodshed, intrigue, and snappy dialogue that we had in the first three books of the 'Song of Ice and Fire', 'A Feast for Crows' is quite a change. The plot slows down considerably, and not a lot seems to happen between the beginning and the end. This does not, however, ruin the book: on the contrary, though it is certainly the weakest link in the series so far, 'Feast' stands quite well on its own merits.
For one thing, Martin's writing continues to be a pleasure to read. The dialogue is as snappy as ever and some chapters's climaxes had me on the edge of my seat, despite this volume's overall leisurely pacing. Which brings me to my next point: despite the complaints of those who were expecting another action-packed thriller from Martin's pen, I found the slow pace of 'Feast' not so much a fault as a ... well, a simple change of pace. After all, since Book 3 wrapped up the big old war, it just makes internal sense for not as much to be going on. Instead, in 'Feast for Crows' we are given a much deeper and fascinating look at the world that Martin has built this series around: and good heavens!, it is a rich one. This man has some incredible ideas, and puts them together with a deft instinct for unity and verisimilitude. Despite being a bridge book to fill the gap between Beginning and End, 'Feast for Crows' ably holds its own.
