![]() ![]() One of them makes a point that the series has returned to again and again: a good man can be a bad king, and a bad man can be a good king. ![]() In the meantime…Īt more than one one point in A Dance With Dragons, characters talk about the nature of power. ![]() I may return to the book later in the summer for some discussion posts here, once more of you have had a chance to read. If you’re very sensitive about that-don’t read this! If you’ve only watched the series and don’t want to know which characters are alive-don’t read this! If you haven’t read all the previous books-don’t read this! And as in any review, while I take care not to give away essential plot points, I have to discuss some plot and setting. It therefore has spoilers regarding the preceding four books. This is the review of the fifth book of a series. It goes without saying, but I will say it. TIME’s book critic Lev Grossman has already reviewed it. But since I’ve been covering the HBO series, and writing about GRRM’s work even before the show’s debut, I thought I’d share some thoughts here, both about the book as a novel and about its potential adaptation to TV. I received a review copy several weeks ago. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons, the fifth book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series on which HBO’s Game of Thrones is based, is out in stores today. ![]()
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