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A Dance With Dragons

George R. R. Martin

Must be read after A Feast for Crows.

Published2008
Pages1016
Open Library4.3 / 5
Club average4.0 / 5

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In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance once again–beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has three times three thousand enemies, and many have set out to find her. Yet, as they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind. Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way to Daenerys. But his newest allies in this quest are not the rag-tag band they seem, and at their heart lies one who could undo Daenerys’s claim to Westeros forever. To the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone–a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, will face his greatest challenge yet. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice. And from all corners, bitter conflicts soon reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness. But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all. . . . Preceded by: [***A Feast for Crows***][1] Followed by: ***The Winds of Winter*** (planned) ([Source][3]) [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL257948W [3]: https://georgerrmartin.com/grrm_book/a-dance-with-dragons/

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Subjects

  • New York Times bestseller
  • nyt:hardcover_fiction=2011-07-30
  • Seven kingdoms (Imaginary place)
  • Fiction
  • Epic
  • Fantasy
  • General
  • Imaginary wars and battles
  • Adventure
  • Reading Level-Grade 7

People

  • Arya Stark
  • Bran Stark
  • Brienne Tarth
  • Jeyne Poole
  • Hodor
  • Alys Karstark
  • Arnolf Karstark
  • Cregan Karstark
  • Robett Glover
  • Alysane Mormont
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