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A Feast for Crows

  • 2005 first published
  • 792 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (153 ratings)
  • 69 editions

A Feast for Crows is a 2005 epic fantasy and mythic fiction novel by George R. R. Martin. Much of the action takes place in Westeros and Seven Kingdoms. Characters include Catelyn Stark, Sansa Stark and Arya Stark. Readers will find themes of knights and knighthood, Epic, alchemy and Incest.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 153 ratings, and 383 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 69 editions across 11 languages.

It runs to roughly 792 pages — 14–15 hours of reading at an average pace.

About A Feast for Crows

Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin’s monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in *A Feast for Crows*, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace . . . only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction. ***A Feast for Crows*** 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.
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Awards & lists

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Catelyn Stark
  • Sansa Stark
  • Arya Stark
  • Brienne Tarth
  • Wylis Manderly
  • Edmure Tully
  • Brynden Tully
  • Desmond Grell
  • Robin Ryger
  • Ryman Frey

Subjects

  • Seven Kingdoms, Imaginary place
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Epic fantasy
  • Seven kingdoms, Imaginary place
  • Knights and knighthood
  • Epic
  • Science Fiction
  • Action & Adventure
  • Alchemy
  • Incest
  • Murderers
  • Imaginary places
  • Kings and rulers
  • Imaginary wars and battles
  • Action & adventure science fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote A Feast for Crows?

A Feast for Crows was written by George R. R. Martin and first published in 2005.

What genre is A Feast for Crows?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy, Myth & Legend Fiction, Dragon Fiction and Adventure.

How long is A Feast for Crows?

The median edition has 792 pages, about 14–15 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to A Feast for Crows?

Readers who like it often enjoy Stardust.

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