Fantasy · Adventure · Science fiction
A Dance with Dragons
The fifth book of A Song of Ice and Fire returns to the full cast of viewpoints across a continent still at war. Dangers gather at the Wall, a young queen struggles to rule a restless foreign city, and old players pursue their own plans.
- First published
- 2011
- Pace
- Slow
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 1016
- Format
- Book 5 of 5 in A Song of Ice and Fire
Read this if you have followed the series this far and want its fullest, most sprawling volume so far.
Skip this if you haven't read the earlier books, or can't tolerate a series that is still unfinished.
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