I'm Happy after buyingThis Dance Dragons Song Fire Book
First off, I just want mention that I was both a novice to this series and the fantasy genre as a whole (LOTR has been my main exposure). After watching the first two seasons on HBO, I had to look into reading The Song of Fire and Ice, and it has been one of the most enjoyable series of books I have read. Luckily the timing of reading the books was perfect for me, as I just finished AFFC right after this came out.
I read through a lot of reviews before purchasing this and understand people's disappointments. But although the story-lines have significantly slowed down in the last two books, I have found another type of enjoyment in that. What I have liked the best of the series was not the action or battles, but rather the on-going developments in politics. I also have loved how he has continued to expand the world, even if this has brought in seemingly random characters who are not directly related to the main story arch. I have personally appreciated every bit of extra info that has revealed a more and more realistic vision of the world where his characters are living. And most of all, I have LOVED the fact that he has allowed his characters to be killed off. I feel he has placed the developments of the story above any attachment to characters, even if they are "good." I found that the hardest events to grapple with events have enriched the realism that is at the heart of the series.
Some people may not like this latest book (especially those who have been waiting years for it to come out). Yet I have loved seeing the world develop and revealed more fully (which I think takes perspectives from more characters, especially those who are minor). And the slow movement of the last two books has given me time to take that all in. If you have loved the politics, character development and realism that is at the heart of the series, you will continue to be drawn into the plot in this book. He has spent the time setting everything in place for the rest of the series and I cannot wait.
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