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- Content warnings: Graphic violence, Death, Murder, War, Slavery, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, Animal death, Animal abuse, Cannibalism, Incest, Misogyny, Attempted murder, Child death
A Dance with Dragons
by George R.R. Martin
Book 5 in A Song of Ice and Fire
Worldbuilding obsessives and political-fantasy readers who want the slowest, darkest, most fragmented entry in Westeros - Theon's redemption arc, Jon at the Wall, Dany ruling a city that hates her, and a closing run of cliffhangers that has driven fans through a decade of waiting.
goodreads 4.34/5 746,483 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 3 ratings
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Length1,016 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 7 books
Spice0/5
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- None
- Thought-provoking
- Expanded empathy
Fantasy promise
- Epic fantasy
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Dragons
- War front / rebellion
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
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- Undead
- Desert / frontier
- Other
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Slow
- Epic
- Heavy
- High
- Queen / ruling monarch
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- Gritty
- Immersive
- Survivor
- Dark
- Literary
- Damaged survivor
- Brooding
- Character-driven
- Bittersweet
- Atmospheric
- Tense
- Political intrigue
- War of succession
- No one is safe
- Crumbling empire
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Book details
- Length
- 1,016 pages
- Publisher
- Bantam Spectra
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book