Song of Ice and Fire #5
Spectra
July 2011
On Sale: July 1, 2011
Featuring: Tyrion Lannister; Jon Snow; Daenerys Targaryen
1008 pages ISBN: 0553801473 EAN: 9780553801477 Kindle: B003YL4LYI Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
Dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine,
George R. R. Martin has earned international acclaim for
his
monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the #1 New York
Times bestselling author delivers the fifth book in his
landmark series—as both familiar faces and surprising new
forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire.
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS A SONG OF
ICE AND FIRE: BOOK FIVE
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. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion
of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen
of
a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands
of enemies, and many have set out to find her. As they
gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the
queen, with an entirely different goal in
mind.
Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head,
Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way to Daenerys. But
his newest allies in this quest are not the rag-tag band
they seem, and at their heart lies one who could undo
Daenerys’s claim to Westeros forever.
Meanwhile, to
the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone—a
structure
only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th
Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, will face his greatest
challenge. For he has powerful foes not only within the
Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of
ice.
From all corners, bitter conflicts reignite,
intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of
outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and
slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some
will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness.
But
in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and
politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all.