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A Dance with Dragons is the fifth novel of seven planned in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by American author George R. R. Martin. In some areas, the paperback edition was published in two parts: Dreams and Dust and After the Feast.
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A Dance with Dragons is set in a fictitious world reminiscent of medieval Europe (primarily on a continent called Westeros), except for the fact that in this world, seasons can last for years, occasionally decades. A Dance with Dragons picks up where A Storm of Swords leaves off and runs simultaneously with events in A Feast for Crows. The War of t...
The tale is told through the eyes of sixteen POV charactersand, as with previous volumes, a one-off prologue and epilogue POV. 1. Prologue: Varamyr Sixskins, a wildling skinchanger. 2. Jon Snow, the 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. 3. Tyrion Lannister, a fugitive wanted for kinslaying and regicide, lately fled from the Seven Kingdoms. 4. ...
In the North
Jon Snow, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, is beset on all sides by threats and danger. King Stannis Baratheon wants land and waycastles belonging to the Watch, which he means to hand out as fiefs to his most loyal supporters. The Others are continuing to mass beyond the Wall. Mance Rayder's wildling host, leaderless and smashed by Stannis during the events of A Storm of Swords, still numbers in the thousands, and Jon sees every wildling represents another wight the Others can send agains...
Across the Narrow Sea
Daenerys Targaryen, Queen of Meereen, finds the crown lying uneasy on her head. Though she rules Meereen, the Sons of the Harpy pick off her men when they can in a so-called shadow war. Many Meereenese citizens resent the new order of things, and a number of other cities eventually take up arms against her, as the slave trade she abolished is one of the cornerstones of the economy of the region. She has no idea how to tame her dragons, which are ranging far and wide and eating whatever they f...
Assorted Others
A few chapters deal with the fate of a trainee in the House of Black and White, a girl formerly known as Arya Stark, currently blind. It is revealed that her blindness is yet another step in her training and is maintained by a potion she is given every night; she refuses an antidote, knowing that to yield is to be released from her training. After passing the blind portion of her regimen and successfully orchestrating the assassination of a hated insurance agent, she is officially advanced in...
Martin offered glimpses of the book at several times between 2005 and 2010. Published on his website: 1. Chapter 1 (Tyrion I) 2. Chapter 2 (Daenerys I) 3. Chapter 3 (Jon I) Published promotionally by Bantam: 1. Chapter 2 (Daenerys I) 2. Chapter 11 (Daenerys II) 3. Chapter 12 (Reek I) 4. Chapter 16 (Daenerys III) Read at conventions and other events...
Pre-publication split from A Feast for Crows
When the fourth novel in the series, A Feast for Crows, was published it was missing many of its key characters. This was because the book had gotten far too large to publish as one volume. Rather than simply split it in half and publish it as 'Part 1' and 'Part 2', Martin decided to split the book by character and location. This decision was apparently inspired by a conversation with Martin's friend and fellow writer Daniel Abraham. Thus, characters in the south of the Seven Kingdoms and in...
Post-publication split into Dreams and Dust and After the Feast
A second form of split occurred involving A Dance with Dragons; while the book has been originally published as a single volume in the middle of 2011, starting around March of 2012 many English language editions were designed as two volumes (a similar decision to that taken in A Storm of Swords. The first half of these split editions are subtitled Dreams and Dust, while the second half received the subtitle After the Feast, supposedly because they include chapters that happen chronologically...
On page 601, Arya passes by the Cult of Starry Wisdom. This organization originated in H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Haunter of the Dark".
The English language editions of A Dance with Dragonsare published by Random House in the United States (by way of their division, Bantam) and by Harper Voyager in the United Kingdom. The book was first published in July 2011, as hardcovers from both Bantam and Harper Collins 1. ISBN 978-0553801477 (0-553-80147-3) - Bantam US Hardcover 2. ISBN 978-...
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A Dance with Dragons is the fifth novel of the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. It follows the events of the War of the Five Kings and the rise of Daenerys Targaryen in Westeros and beyond.
Jul 12, 2011 · A Dance with Dragons is the fifth book in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. It follows the adventures and conflicts of various characters across the Seven Kingdoms, the Wall, and beyond.
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Jul 12, 2011 · Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way east—with new allies who may not be the ragtag band they seem. And in the frozen north, Jon Snow confronts creatures from beyond the Wall of ice and stone, and powerful foes from within the Night’s Watch.
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Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way east—with new allies who may not be the ragtag band they seem. And in the frozen north, Jon Snow confronts creatures from beyond the Wall of ice and stone, and powerful foes from within the Night’s Watch.
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Sep 18, 2017 · A Dance With Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5) Hardcover – September 18, 2017. In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance—beset by newly emerging threats from every direction.
Jul 12, 2011 · The fifth book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Dance with Dragons follows the fates of various characters in a fragmented empire. Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister, Jon Snow and others face new threats and challenges as the tides of destiny and politics lead to the greatest dance of all.
