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The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance.
In the east, Daenerys, last scion of House Targaryen, her dragons grown to terrifying maturity, rules as queen of a city built on dust and death, beset by enemies.
Now that her whereabouts are known many are seeking Daenerys and her dragons. Among them the dwarf, Tyrion Lannister, who has escaped King’s Landing with a price on his head, wrongfully condemned to death for the murder of his nephew, King Joffrey. But not before killing his hated father, Lord Tywin.
To the north lies the great Wall of ice and stone – a structure only as strong as those guarding it. Eddard Stark's bastard son Jon Snow has been elected the 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, but he has enemies both in the Watch and beyond the Wall, where the wildling armies are massing for an assault.
On all sides bitter conflicts are reigniting, played out by a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves. The tides of destiny will inevitably lead to the greatest dance of all…
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I now understand why this series is unfinished. Books 1-3 are veritable masterpieces; sadly, book 4 is a big step down, and book 5 gets better, but nowhere near the quality of books 1-3. If I were George R.R. Martin, I’d also be terrified about releasing books 6 and 7. Books 4 and 5 should have been just one 1,000-page book, trimming a lot of unnecessary fat, and I think the series could be masterfully finished with just one more final book. However, it could be the biggest letdown of the century instead. Sadly (or gladly?), we’ll likely never find out.
I got this when it came out. I've tried to read it multiple times but only got half way before setting it down. Finally I finished it. I still found it very boring. A lot of setup for a book we may never get.