A feast for crows / George R.R. Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, George R. R.

Contributor:

Mark B. Adams Science Fiction Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Martin, George R. R. Song of ice and fire ; bk. 4.

A song of ice and fire ; bk. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seven Kingdoms (Imaginary place)--Fiction.

Seven Kingdoms (Imaginary place).

Queens--Fiction.

Queens.

Kings and rulers--Fiction.

Kings and rulers.

Genre:

Fiction.

Fantasy fiction.

Science fiction.

Novels.

Penn Provenance:

Adams, Mark B. (donor) (Adams Collection copy)

Physical Description:

753 pages, 20 unnumbered pages : maps ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Book club edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bantam Books, 2005.

Summary:

The uneasy peace that exists following the death of Robb Stark is threatened by new plots, intrigues, and alliances that once again will plunge the Seven Kingdoms back into all-out war for control of the Iron Throne.

"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 face--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"--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"A Bantam Spectra book"--Title page verso.

Maps as endpapers.

Preview at end (20 pages) of A dance with dragons.

Local Notes:

Adams Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2015 by Dr. Mark B. Adams.

Adams Collection copy has dustjacket.

Cited in:

Internet Science Fiction Database, 300240

ISBN:

9780553801507

OCLC:

61261403

Publisher Number:

1142269 Science Fiction Book Club