A Dance with Dragons: After the Feast (A Song of Ice and Fire #5, Part 2 of 2)

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A Dance with Dragons: After the Feast (A Song of Ice and Fire #5.2)

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The fifth volume, part two of A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO, featuring a stellar cast.

The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance.

In King’s Landing the Queen Regent, Cersei Lannister, awaits trial, abandoned by all those she trusted; while in the eastern city of Yunkai her brother...more

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Published March 15th 2012 by Harper Voyager (first published July 12th 2011)

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Apr 01, 2013 Catarina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Feb 02, 2012 Patrícia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Regressar a Westeros é sempre uma aventura recheada de todo o tipo de emoções. Principalmente quando esta é a segunda parte de um livro tão aguardado como foi o A Dance with Dragons e quando sabemos que estamos a aproximar-nos do fim daquela que é a maior obra da Fantasia depois de O Senhor dos Anéis.
Apesar de estarmos a dois livros do fim, nostalgia é algo que Martin ainda não está para nos conceder e, num livro em que muitas personagens ficaram de parte e outras tiveram maior destaque, a dúvi...more Regressar a Westeros é sempre uma aventura recheada de todo o tipo de emoções. Principalmente quando esta é a segunda parte de um livro tão aguardado como foi o A Dance with Dragons e quando sabemos que estamos a aproximar-nos do fim daquela que é a maior obra da Fantasia depois de O Senhor dos Anéis.
Apesar de estarmos a dois livros do fim, nostalgia é algo que Martin ainda não está para nos conceder e, num livro em que muitas personagens ficaram de parte e outras tiveram maior destaque, a dúvida instala-se. Estará o escritor preparado para terminar A Song of Ice and Fire nos dois livros previstos? Ou será que vamos ter um final imprevisível?
Depois de ler este livro, estas e outras dúvidas surgiram, afinal por esta altura, enquanto leitora desta série já esperava ver algumas questões respondidas, o que não foi o caso. Parece que quanto mais se aproxima o grand finale mais surpresas nos estão reservadas, o que, espero eu, signifique que vamos ter grandes surpresas e revelações.
Quanto a este Os Reinos do Caos, foi bom regressar a algumas das personagens de que gosto muito e ver novos desenvolvimentos de algumas personagens mais secundárias. Algumas informações foram deslindadas apenas para nos trazer mais perguntas, mas isso já é habitual em Martin, dá a sensação que ele gosta de nos ver sofrer até as últimas. Infelizmente, eu preferia era começar a ver a luz ao fundo do túnel mas não foi desta. Mais uma vez, tudo acontece e nos ficámos a saber o mesmo. Ou melhor, a ansiedade só aumentou com este livro, em que houve POV’s que me deixaram deveras preocupada. Que fui apanhada de surpresa em vários deles não há dúvidas mas a confusão está instalada por todo o lado e tudo encontra-se, mais uma vez, incerto.
POV’s houve em que quase podia ter tido uma apoplexia, outros que me apanharam de surpresa e outros que me deixaram numa autêntica pilha de nervos. Houve aqueles que gostei e um em especial em que me já sentia fartinha de estar sempre a levar com o mesmo, acho que quem já leu sabe do que estou a falar. Dois finais deixaram-me apreensiva, uma vez que são duas das minhas personagens preferidas, sendo que um deles foi um dos melhores POV’s deste livro de tão brutal e inesperado que foi. Há uns que continuo sem perceber que utilidade terão no fim disto tudo, outros chegaram para não ter utilidade nenhuma. Foi algo que me irritou porque por esta altura, queremos é soluções e respostas e não um monte de inutilidades para preencher páginas.
Neste livro ainda se sente que há muita pólvora para queimar, que está a começar a preparar-se a grande batalha pelo Trono de Ferro mas nada está definido e ainda nada chegou a uma conclusão. Tudo está em aberto, o que para aqueles que esperaram anos por este livro, deve ter sido um balde de água fria tremendo. Eu que só estive uns meses a espera deste livro, uma vez que terminei Mar de Ferro a um ano, fiquei tão apreensiva por saber que ainda falta tudo por se descobrir, que só posso imaginar o que os seguidores de anos sentiram quando o terminaram.
É claro que mesmo com tanta coisa que devia ter acontecido e não aconteceu, este livro tem a qualidade Martin por todos os lados e consegue colocar alguns livros de parte por todas as sensações que provoca. O facto de ter sabido (pouco) de algumas personagens que me são queridas contribuiu para este livro me ter agradado por um lado, e me ter deixado parva por outro.
Aquilo que me preocupa é quanto tempo demorará para que Winds of Winter chegue e quantas páginas terá… Porque, ou muito me engano, um vai mais um calhamaço…

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Mar 04, 2012 Alice rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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E aqui estou eu uma vez mais de regresso de Westeros :) E com problemas... não é fácil falar deste livro sem cair em spoilers e mais spoilers tanto do Dança dos Dragões como deste volume em si. A tarefa está complicada...

A primeira impressão que tive mal acabei a leitura do livro foi algo do género "já? então e agora? Foi para isto que estivemos tanto tempo à espera?", na verdade, apesar de na recta final do livro as coisas avançarem um bocado, o ritmo da narrativa está um bocado mais lento que...more E aqui estou eu uma vez mais de regresso de Westeros :) E com problemas... não é fácil falar deste livro sem cair em spoilers e mais spoilers tanto do Dança dos Dragões como deste volume em si. A tarefa está complicada...

A primeira impressão que tive mal acabei a leitura do livro foi algo do género "já? então e agora? Foi para isto que estivemos tanto tempo à espera?", na verdade, apesar de na recta final do livro as coisas avançarem um bocado, o ritmo da narrativa está um bocado mais lento que nos volumes anteriores e há POV que servem única e exclusivamente para "encher chouriços" - estou a falar dos POV da Daenerys que me custaram mais que muito a engolir. Não havia necessidade de prolongar tanto as coisas em Meereen.
Lá para o final as coisas começam a acontecer mas apenas para nos deixarem as habituais questões sem resposta a que Martin acostumou. Alguns dos meus personagens preferidos desapareceram sem deixar rasto ou estão na iminência de o fazer; há pistas de um ataque que nos levanta muitas questões relativamente ao facto de ter mesmo ocorrido; há profecia que, ao que parece, estão cumpridas ou prestes a cumprir-se... E o autor não se decide a avançar com a escrita e ainda nos deixa com a estória a meio.

O inverno está a chegar e eu estou verdadeiramente curiosa para saber se será o único que aí vem. Quer-me parecer que num próximo volume podemos ter várias surpresas até porque o prólogo do DwD começa agora a fazer algum sentido.
Um dos aspectos que mais gostei foi da provação de Cersei, se bem que de momento ela me parece calma demais. Dá a sensação de que está a tramar alguma mostrando-se conformada e arrependida ap'enas para que a deixem maquinar os seus esquemas em paz e sossego. Ainda assim, aquilo por que teve que passar foi mais do que merecido e deixa qualquer leitor com um sentimento de justiça cumprida.
Os desenvolvimentos na Muralha também são interessantes, Jon embora com pouca experiência toma algumas boas decisões (outras nem tanto) que me parece que ainda podem fazer correr muita tinta em volumes futuros. vemos um Jon inseguro ser nomeado comandante da Muralha e começar a actuar para ir ganhando cada vez mais força, embora não mais certezas. A única coisa que me desagradou aqui foi o facto de o novo senhor comandante se lembrar amiúde de que a Patrulha não toma partidos mas não conseguir mandar à fava o Stannis e a Selyse. A "rainha" anda por ali com os seus homens como se aquilo fosse tudo dela e quer dar ordens aos homens da Patrulha por tudo e por nada e ninguém lhe cala o pio. Irritou-me.
Outra coisa que me mexeu um bocado com o sistema nervoso foi o facto de Martin estar sempre a ressuscitar personagens. Assim já não dá, senhor... Por este andar a morte de todo e qualquer personagem perde todo o significado porque vamos estar sempre a pensar que depois ele volta milagrosamente dos mortos, ou que afinal aquele não era realmente o personagem x ou y mas alguém que se fazia passar por ele... É bom que a narrativa não seja previsível e linear mas andar sempre a trazer personagens do outro mundo também já se torna maçador.

E por falar em prevísivel... Achei os acontecimentos do epílogo muito bem vindos e esclarecedores mas sem grandes surpresas. Ainda assim, gostei bastante deste final que parece trazer algumas certezas e poder vir a revelar um novo rumo dos acontecimentos futuros em Porto Real, além de nos dar a entender que vamos voltar a "ver" mais de perto outra vez as maquinações de Varys.

Tenho realmente pena de não conseguir pôr aqui uma caixa de spoiler. Digo-vos apenas que prestem atenção ao Manderly, às profecias e ao bardo Abel. E já não digo mais nada senão ainda sou ameaçada ou algo que o valha :)

Concluindo, soube a pouco dado o tempo que os fãs estiveram à espera deste novo volume da saga mas gostei bastante. Fico agora à espera dos contos que vão ser publicados pela SdE em Abril e que têm (pelo menos alguns) Westeros como pano de fundo e que podem também dar novas pistas para os acontecimentos nesta saga. (less)

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Feb 02, 2012 Maria rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Primeiro comentário a fazer ao livro: o.O

Eu já tinha lido algumas coisas sobre o livro, mas mesmo assim fiquei surpreendida.
Gostei bastante do livro, talvez mais do que da segunda parte. Tenho de dizer que só encontrei um ponto chato no livro: a Dany. A Dany porque a Dany tem uma certa tendência para seguir por caminhos que não a levam para onde devia ir. Acho que ela não cresceu suficiente para ser rainha dos Sete Reinos. Mesmo que chegue lá, acho que não tem capacidade para reinar Westeros, (...more

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Oct 23, 2012 Neil Powell rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Apr 05, 2013 Kyra rated it 5 of 5 stars

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My thoughts on After the Feast (6 months later):
And again, I loved this book ! I'm still curious about what happens to Bran, there were no chapters from his point of view. I really liked Selmy's POV, mainly because in revolves around Dany. I loved how Martin kep changing the names of his POV, just like he did with Arya. I really like how she's truly becoming one of the God with Many Faces' servant. The masks were a bit disgusting, but that made it all the more awesome. I had no idea they did tha...more

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Jul 26, 2012 FantasyWereld rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Het vijfde deel van de immens populaire serie Een Lied van IJs en Vuur werd voor de Nederlandse uitgave in twee delen gesplitst (de recensie van het eerste deel is hier te lezen). Deze tweede helft gaat uiteraard verder waar deel A was gebleven, waarbij de focus op enkele van mijn favoriete personages blijft.

In het noorden moet Jon Sneeuw zich nog steeds bewijzen als opperbevelhebber van de Muur. Zijn loyaliteit ligt bij de Muur, maar de ontwikkelingen in Westeros gaan ook in het noorden niet on...more Het vijfde deel van de immens populaire serie Een Lied van IJs en Vuur werd voor de Nederlandse uitgave in twee delen gesplitst (de recensie van het eerste deel is hier te lezen). Deze tweede helft gaat uiteraard verder waar deel A was gebleven, waarbij de focus op enkele van mijn favoriete personages blijft.

In het noorden moet Jon Sneeuw zich nog steeds bewijzen als opperbevelhebber van de Muur. Zijn loyaliteit ligt bij de Muur, maar de ontwikkelingen in Westeros gaan ook in het noorden niet ongemerkt voorbij. Stannis Baratheon trekt ondertussen van de Muur weg, de kou in, om zijn troon op te eisen. Hij wil de noordelijke heren achter zich krijgen en besluit, ondanks advies van Jon dit niet te doen, Winterfel in te nemen.

Aan de andere kant van de oceaan is Tyrion Lannister onderweg naar Daenerys Targaryen. Zijn reis verloopt allesbehalve volgens plan en zijn snijdende humor brengt hem steeds vaker in de problemen. Daenerys zelf zit opgesloten in de stad Meereen, waar ze wordt belegerd door de heren van de Vrije Steden en hun legers. Haar besluit om slavernij af te schaffen is niet in goede aarde gevallen. Via een bruiloft probeert ze het conflict zonder geweld op te lossen.

In dit boek komt de chronologische tijdlijn weer samen met het einde van het vierde deel van Een Lied van IJs en Vuur: Een Feestmaal voor Kraaien. Hier komen we dan (zij het slechts heel kort) ook weer enkele andere personages tegen, zoals Cersei en Jaime Lannister en Arya Stark.

Ontwikkeling
Voor een deel zal ik hier moeten herhalen wat ik over boek A vertelde. De schrijfstijl van George R.R. Martin is namelijk wederom ontzettend goed. De manier waarop hij de sfeer weet neer te zetten, de hoofdstukken in elkaar over kan laten lopen en zijn wereld bouwt en tot leven laat komen is bewonderenswaardig. En ook in dit boek zien we de personages weer ontwikkelen. Door tegenslagen, overwinningen en ontmoetingen met anderen laat Martin zijn personages op een prettige, geloofwaardige manier groeien.

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May 09, 2012 Bob rated it 4 of 5 stars

The chapters in all the GOT books are organized by character so that an alternative way to read the books is to do just and follow one character through each of the volumes, rather than read each volume from cover to cover as one would normally. Since each character follows part of the overall timeline they sometimes overlap each other's narrative, but most often not, and it is an interesting way to follow the various twists and turns of the plot through all the volumes not just this one.

Someti...more

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Apr 04, 2013 Ash rated it 5 of 5 stars

Oh God I finished the second half in less than 4 days.
I really don't know what to feel about it. I expected to finish the series (1-5) in summer 2014 then I found out I was ahead of my plan so I decided to change it to summer 2013 but I finished it second quarter of 2013 instead.
The seven volumes (5 books) isolated me more than half of my day. I don't study, I don't communicate with people around me well whenever the book is around me. I just read it. Man it's an addiction that is now over.
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Aug 23, 2012 Anachronist rated it 2 of 5 stars

Synopsis or something like that:

It is he fifth volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, the fantasy epic series which has been made very popular nowadays. If you have read the previous four parts you know that summarizing the fifth would be close to impossible; if you haven’t read any of them, well, just let me tell you no summary an no TV series can prepare you for the complexity of those books. In fact the plot is so convoluted as to defy synopsis. Really even the work of Tolkien pales in comparison....more

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Apr 24, 2013 Carina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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In a way I wish I had paid the couple of extra quid and bought Dance with Dragons as *one* book because as dull as I found the first half this second half is back to Martins best.

I am beginning to wonder how Martin is going to finish this series... at first I thought it would be Dany getting onto the Westerosi throne but now that we have the 'improved' no longer a sub-plot of the lord of light vs whatever makes the wraiths and Cold Ones beyond the wall, unless Dany's ascension to the throne also...more

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May 16, 2013 Graham rated it 5 of 5 stars

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It's a journey that's taken me some six weeks or so, but I've finally got up to date with A SONG OF FIRE AND ICE by finishing this, the second volume of A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, after reading the books one after the other from A CLASH OF KINGS. AFTER THE FEAST is an exciting, involving novel, much better than the slow-building set-up of the first half, packed with the kind of tension-fuelled intrigue that Martin does so well. My only problem now is that I'm feeling bereft, knowing we're in for a lo...more

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Feb 23, 2013 Violet Payne rated it 5 of 5 stars

Look, I will always give these books 5 stars because I love the world so much and I've given so much time to read them and invest in the characters. But after reading this book, I am pretty angry, I still trust George to write this world but I'm starting to get sick of how he is dealing with some of the most important story lines, and most peoples favourite characters. I would never spoil anything, but certain things that he makes happen in this book made me question whether he even cares about...more

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Dec 03, 2012 Tyrone rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I've just chain read A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons: Dreams and Dust and A Dance with Dragons: After the Feast. In all this was intended to be read as one novel. In total it was about 2000 pages of GoT goodness and because it was always intended to be read as one instalment I think it benefits from being read in this way with the final book providing the cliffhangers you normally expect from an instalment of a fantasy series of this nature.

What 'After the Feast' gives us is a welcome se...more

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Jul 15, 2012 Mick O'Dwyer rated it 3 of 5 stars

The First Part of A Dance With Dragons fairly ripped along, but everything felt as though it came to a juddering halt with this book. Part of the problem, for me, is that while the sheer number of characters give it a sense of scale you never really get to spend too much time with any of them. The result of that is bigger gaps between each little event in their story, so there a lot of little increments but not nearly enough to drive through the plodding nature of things. Characters that you've...more

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Mar 04, 2012 Grzegorz rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Nie wiem jak Martin to robi, ale za każdym razem nie mogę się oderwać od opowiadanej przez niego historii. Autor ma niesamowity talent do opisywania ludzkich charakterów. Każda postać ma swoje motywy, potrafi racjonalizować i tłumaczyć swoje działania i często jest tak, że postacie, które wcześniej były opisywane z punktu widzenia innych teraz jawią się w zupełnie innym świetle. Mam wrażenie, że Martin byłby w stanie napisać książkę, gdzie każdy rozdział opisywałby inną postać i też wszyłoby świ...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Mark rated it 2 of 5 stars

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I gave in, and bought the book. Dumb decision. Nothing happened (again) - nothing other than intrigue and character development. Over 900 pages of intrigue and character development. No real plot points at all. My theory behind the delay in publication of this book was that the author had no idea what to write anymore, and the book confirms it. It smells of the kind of BS I write in my papers when I just need to get something handed in. The longer the better, maybe the reader will be tricked int...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Carolyn James rated it 4 of 5 stars

Finally I am caught up on The Game of Thrones series. I griped and grumbled on book 4, got a little happier with 5.1 and now a tiny bit happier with 5.2, but not much. I love Daenerys and Tyrion, this one made me even start to really like Ayra’s storyline but still I’m HATING the random people chapters!!! I thought long and hard on this and really if you look back at the first 3 books so much happened in the lives of the characters. With these two not a lot has happened. I get giving all these P...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Nicola rated it 3 of 5 stars

Spoilers

too many characters, names, places, plots, sub plots and twists. From the utter bliss of Game of Thrones to this? I understand the author has changed - 20 years ago he started these books and I'm thinking he is afraid of finishing the story so he just goes round and round. When Ned died in book one I gasped aloud, put my hand over my mouth and had to stop reading - when the basically 1 dimensional Prince character from Dorne got burned I was like 'what was his name again' didn't care, it...more

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Apr 26, 2013 Nishathri rated it 5 of 5 stars

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If Harry Potter books got a generation of youngsters in to reading, Game of Thrones have done so for a generation of adults. An epic of colossal proportions intertwining politics, power, adventure, sex, sensuality, myth, romance, betrayal, sacrifice, metaphysics and so forth.

The last book of the series so far, ended with several cliffhangers, one of them an agonising wait for the fans of Jon Snow. A character I consider to be a co-protagonist alongside Daenerys and Tyrion. GRRM go...more

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Jan 24, 2013 JS rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

:O

Pronto, já me arrependi de ter lido isto. Sei lá quantos anos irá ficar GRRM sem publicar o próximo...

Enfim, li os últimos 4 livros num ritmo alucinante e valeu bem a pena. Os dois últimos (tenho de admitir, desta vez compreendo a decisão da SdE em dividir os livros) deixaram-me boquiaberto.

Não há muito a dizer, é uma história fantástica. Um dia direi ao meu filho "Nem sabes o que sofri enquanto esperava que o homem mete-se os livros cá fora..." Sei que o direi, uma vez que Martin se arrisca...more

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Sep 09, 2012 Tony Fisher rated it 4 of 5 stars

Progressed a number of sub plots not covered in book one of "A Dance with Dragons", however, there were more cliff -hanger endings than at a kids Saturday morning matinee film show from the 50s. Unfortunately, there are still so many open endings only an early release of the next book in the series will stop you having to reread this book. Very complex.

There was more action among the main characters in this book 2 than the first. That said, some of the subplot characters in book one were not me...more

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Feb 06, 2013 Becca rated it 3 of 5 stars

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The main problem with this book is that I read it right after I finished a Pratchett book so my mind kept comparing Westeros to Discworld. I kept thinking what King's Landing, the Wall &, Winterfell need are clones of Sam Vimes. Also (view spoiler) Reading on those chapters felt like staring at a car accident. I couldn't look away from morbid curios...more

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Jul 22, 2012 Simon Woodward rated it 3 of 5 stars

As always, Martin delights with the intricacy of his world building. You can smell the stink of the corrupt, fetid, city-states of Slavers' Bay. You can feel the chill as winter slowly envelops Westeros. Tyrion Lannister is back - but is disappointingly passive through much of the book, until he finally unleashes his silver tongue, slipping free of slavery and positioning himself for a major part of the next book. And that's the problem. Of all the volumes so far, DWDragons feels the most like a...more

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Sep 21, 2012 Nev Percy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Not writing much of a review of this one. It's mostly like the others, after all...
It didn't suffer from the fault of slowness of the last one -- which was, after all, only the first half of this one. Plenty happened, and it was all good stuff, and then it ended way too soon.

Those bloody massive appendices listing the entire cast of thousands might be useful (if a whole lot less useful than a wiki), but they also trick you into thinking there's a load of story left, so when you get to the end it...more

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Jun 02, 2012 Lauren rated it 3 of 5 stars

Felt the same about this as I did A Feast for Crows. There was still the intrigue and twists, but nothing as bomb-shellish as in A Storm of Swords. It didn't have the pace of Book 3 either, and I got fed up of Meereen and confused by what was going on. Especially with all the Z names.

I don't know, I still want to see where this series is going, although I can't believe it'll actually have an ending, there's just so many plot twists and characters!

In my opinion the ending could be;

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Dec 27, 2012 Gus Ferguson rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Apart from Game of Thrones, A Dance with Dragons is the best of the series. The character depth and the breadth of the world of Ice and Fire is unbelievable. GRRM is the true modern master of this genre. Measuring him against Tolkien is painfully cliched but there's no other fantasy author that comes close to creating as vivid a parallel universe as these two authors.

This is the last one in the series until the next one comes out, scheduled for 2015(!!)... I'm honestly not sure I can wait that...more

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Aug 20, 2012 Gail Mallin rated it 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this instalment of the saga, but yet again we are left with lots of questions unanswered. There are some surprising plot twists,but I must admit to a feeling of frustration. Just as you are really getting into a section of the story, the action switches to another character's viewpoint. I wanted to know what had happened to Jon and where did Jaime disappear to? Admittedly, he is telling a big story spread over a wide canvas, but I do think it is time Mr Martin stopped teasing and start...more

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Feb 25, 2013 Alex rated it 5 of 5 stars

So. I now join the multitude of hungry souls across the planet, lying in wait with baited breath for The Winds of Winter. How I pitied those poor folk, and the way they couldn't help but pester poor George and make sarky comments about everything else he's involved in because WHY ISN'T HE FINISHING TWOW???! How I gave them bemused yet benevolent smirks, shaking my head softly and gesturing to all the millions of other books that they could read in the meantime, safe and secure in the knowledge t...more

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Jul 22, 2012 Marissa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Wow, dat was het laatste deel van de reeds uitgekomen boeken in Een lied van ijs en vuur. Zo'n 5000 pagina's leesvoer en nog steeds spannend, vernieuwend en vooral; te weinig. Een dans met draken deel twee: Zwaarden tegen draken eindigt met een heleboel cliffhangers, zoals we inmiddels van Martin gewend zijn. Zelfs in het epiloog kreeg deze auteur het voor elkaar om bij mij het kippenvel op mijn armen te brengen.

Na het ietwat tegenvallende Deel een: Oude vetes, nieuwe strijd, kwamen de verhaalli...more Wow, dat was het laatste deel van de reeds uitgekomen boeken in Een lied van ijs en vuur. Zo'n 5000 pagina's leesvoer en nog steeds spannend, vernieuwend en vooral; te weinig. Een dans met draken deel twee: Zwaarden tegen draken eindigt met een heleboel cliffhangers, zoals we inmiddels van Martin gewend zijn. Zelfs in het epiloog kreeg deze auteur het voor elkaar om bij mij het kippenvel op mijn armen te brengen.

Na het ietwat tegenvallende Deel een: Oude vetes, nieuwe strijd, kwamen de verhaallijnen in dit deel meer bij mekaar. Desondanks schitterde de Vallei van Arryn weer in haar afwezigheid, wat ik erg jammer vind. Ook Dorne is vrijwel niet genoemd, terwijl deze zo'n grote rol is gaan spelen. De Drietand verdwijnt ook ergens halverwege van het toneel en dat geldt ook gedurende lange tijd voor Koningslanding. Enfin, ik had al gezegd dat ik geen fan was van de gesplitste verhaallijnen, dus ik ga het hierbij laten.

Verhaaltechnisch gezien gaat Deel 2: Zwaarden tegen draken weer enorm vooruit. Er zijn veel nieuwe personages en evenveel nieuwe verrassingen. Soms iets te veel, want een aantal schijnbaar belangrijke gebeurtenissen, zoals de oorlog van de Negenpenningskoningen, blijven bij mij niet echt hangen, omdat er geen fatsoenelijke introductie over voorbij komt. Maar dat komt misschien in de latere boeken nog wel. Ik ken mezelf en neig soms te veel te proberen uit te vogelen wat de auteur van plan is.
Het verhaal vertelt vooral van de gebeurtenissen in het noorden en aan de andere kant van de zee bij Daenerys. Dit laatste was voor mij de reden om dit boek geen 5 maar 4 sterren te geven. Het is goed geschreven, maar ik begin zo langzamerhand een hartgrondige hekel aan de Targaryentelg te krijgen. Als dit zo door gaat, wordt ik een echte Lannisterleeuw en ga ik brullen voor de IJzeren Troon.
Waarom Daenerys in de Baai der Slavenhandelaren blijft, is voor mij totaal onbegrijpelijk, evenals vele van haar dwaze beslissingen en keuzes. Er zit geen logica achter, tenminste geen logica die er bij mij in gaat. Daardoor vond ik halverwege het boek het verhaal enorm inkakken wegens gebrek aan interessante personages en gebeurtenissen. Essos, en vooral de Baai der Slavenhandelaren, ligt mij minder goed dan Westeros en zelfs Tyrion komt er niet tot zijn recht.

Sommige reviews die ik heb gelezen, noemen een verlies van vaart in het verhaal, onnodige verhaallijnen en al met al een auteur die zichzelf heeft laten gaan. Ik denk niet dat dit correct is - voor zover ik kan zien, zijn dit allemaal verhaallijnen die al in profetieën en visioenen vanaf het allereerste boek vast staan. Ik twijfel er ook niet aan of dat alle informatie uiteindelijk tot z'n recht komt.
Persoonlijk denk ik dat het grootste probleem de hoeveelheid nieuwe personages en verhaallijnen zijn - waarvan 80% met vreemde Harzdan zo Harzak-achtige namen verschrikkelijk verwarren. En wellicht zijn er meerdere die - onbewust - mijn frustratie met Daenerys zijn gaan delen. De lezer begrijpt niet waarom de Baai der Slavenhandelaren zo'n grote rol speelt. De interesse in dat gedeelte van de wereld van Een lied van ijs en vuur is er bij mij niet, terwijl ik het gevoel heb dat mijn favoriete personages tekort komen.

Niettemin krijgt dit boek nog steeds een dikke 4 sterren, want het is en blijft een meesterwerk. Zelden ben ik zo weggeweest van een serie dat ik na 5000 pagina's nog zo nieuwsgierig ben naar het vervolg. De kritiek die het weet los te maken, is meer persoonlijke voorkeur dan een gebrek aan schrijftalent of plot. Dit is niets minder dan een verslaving.(less)

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George R. R. Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten.

Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies,...more George R. R. Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten.

Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: "The Hero," sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.

In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.

As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.

In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.

Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.

Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.

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