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A Dance With Dragons
- Subgenre
- paranormal
- Edition year
- 2008
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A Dance with Dragons is the fifth novel in George R. R. Martin’s high-fantasy A Song of Ice and Fire series, set in the aftermath of a colossal battle that leaves the Seven Kingdoms vulnerable to converging threats. Daenerys Targaryen, the last Targaryen heir, rules a city in the east with her three dragons but faces thousands of enemies seeking to overthrow her claim. Fleeing Westeros with a bounty on his head, Tyrion Lannister journeys to seek out Daenerys, unaware his new companions hide a traitor who could erase her claim to the Iron Throne. In the north, Jon Snow, the 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, must contend with internal dissent and the deadly ice creatures beyond the Wall. As bitter conflicts reignite, intimate betrayals unfold, and a sprawling cast of outlaws, priests, soldiers, nobles, and magic-wielders navigate political machinations and seemingly insurmountable obstacles that will shape the fate of the realm.
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- Betrayal: “And from all corners, bitter conflicts soon reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles.” source
- Court Intrigue: “But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all.” source
- Enemies of the Crown: “But Daenerys has three times three thousand enemies, and many have set out to find her.” source
- Quest: “Yet, 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.” source
- Strong Heroine: “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.” source
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