A Voice & Vibe Book Review
A Feast for Crows. George R. R. Martin. 2005.
Epic Fantasy. High Fantasy. The fourth instalment in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
The War of the Five Kings draws to a close, leaving the Seven Kingdoms to be picked apart by opportunistic survivors, scheming nobles, and religious zealots who arise like crows over a field of the fallen.
Similar to previous books in the series, Martin uses a polyphonic narrative featuring thirteen point-of-view characters—twelve of whose point of view series readers are seeing for the very first time. Only Arya Stark’s perspective, of this cast, will be familiar to readers of the three previous installments.
Once again, Martin uses this grand scale of perspectives to build a vibe of relentless momentum. Each character is caught up in their own arc, their own struggle within a world at war. It is this combination of geographically widespread experiences that creates the epic scale for which this series is rightfully famous.
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