A Feast for Crows

This article is about the George R. R. Martin fantasy novel. For the Corpus Christi album, see A Feast for Crows (album).

A Feast for Crows
US hardcover (first edition)
AuthorGeorge R. R. Martin
Audio read byJohn Lee (2005)
Roy Dotrice (2011)
LanguageEnglish
SeriesA Song of Ice and Fire
GenreFantasy
Published2005 (Voyager Books/UK & Bantam Spectra/US)
Publication placeUnited States
Pages753
ISBN0-00-224743-7 (UK hardback)
ISBN 0-553-80150-3 (US hardback)
OCLC61261403
813/.54 22
LC ClassPS3563.A7239 F39 2005
Preceded byA Storm of Swords 
Followed byA Dance with Dragons 

A Feast for Crows is the fourth of seven planned novels in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by American author George R. R. Martin. The novel was first published in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2005,[1] with a United States edition following on November 8, 2005.[2]

Because of its size, Martin and his publishers split the narrative of the still-unfinished manuscript for A Feast for Crows into two books.[3] Rather than divide the text chronologically in half, Martin instead split the material by plot location, resulting in "two novels taking place simultaneously" with different casts of characters.[3] A Feast for Crows was published months later, focusing mainly on southern Westeros. The concurrent novel A Dance with Dragons, which focuses on other locations such as the North, the Wall, and Essos, was advertised for the following year but was eventually released six years later in 2011.[4] Martin noted that the A Song of Ice and Fire series would now likely total seven novels.[3]

A Feast for Crows was the first novel in the series to debut at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list,[5] a feat among fantasy writers only previously achieved by Robert Jordan[6][7][8][9][10] and Neil Gaiman.[11] In 2006, the novel was nominated for the Hugo Award, the Locus Award, and the British Fantasy Award.[12] It has since been adapted, along with A Dance With Dragons, for television as the fifth season of Game of Thrones, though elements of the novel appeared in the series' fourth and sixth seasons.

  1. ^ A Feast for Crows: Product Details (UK). Amazon.com. October 17, 2005. ISBN 0-00-224743-7.
  2. ^ A Feast for Crows: Product Details (US). Amazon.com. November 8, 2005. ISBN 0-553-80150-3. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Martin, George R. R. (May 29, 2005). "Done". GeorgeRRMartin.com (Author's official website). Archived from the original on December 31, 2005. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  4. ^ Hibberd, James (March 3, 2011). "Huge Game of Thrones news: Dance With Dragons publication date revealed! – EXCLUSIVE". Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  5. ^ "Best-Seller Lists: Hardcover Fiction". The New York Times. November 27, 2005. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  6. ^ "The New York Times Best Seller list: November 8, 1998" (PDF). Hawes.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  7. ^ "The New York Times Best Seller list: November 26, 2000" (PDF). Hawes.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  8. ^ "The New York Times Best Seller list: January 26, 2003" (PDF). Hawes.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  9. ^ "The New York Times Best Seller list: October 30, 2005" (PDF). Hawes.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  10. ^ "The New York Times Best Seller list: November 15, 2009" (PDF). Hawes.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 22, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  11. ^ "Best-Seller Lists: Hardcover Fiction". The New York Times. October 9, 2005. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
  12. ^ "Science Fiction & Fantasy Books: 2006 Award Winners & Nominees". WorldsWithoutEnd.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2009.