#110 in Fantasy
A Dance with Dragons
- 1,040
- Pages
- about 19 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 12 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
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Our view
The fifth volume of the saga returns to characters readers count among their favourites, though some fans rank it mid-series rather than at its peak. At more than a thousand pages, with a cast so large that losing track of names is normal, it demands stamina. It is for those already deep in the story, who should know this is the fifth of seven planned volumes, not a conclusion.
Worth knowing Published in July 2011, six years after A Feast for Crows, it first covers the same period in the North and across the sea, then, about halfway through, moves past the end of Feast and brings the two halves of the cast back together. It is the most recent book in the series: the sixth, The Winds of Winter, still has no publication date.
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About the book
A Dance with Dragons is the fifth novel of seven planned in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by American author George R. R. Martin. In some countries, the paperback edition was published in two parts: Dreams and Dust and After the Feast. It was the only novel in the series to be published during the eight-season run of the HBO adaptation of the series, Game of Thrones. It is 1,056 pages long and has a word count of almost 415,000.
Reading order · A Song of Ice and Fire
Full order & progress →- A Game of ThronesStart here
8.78.7 / 10 - A Clash of Kings
8.78.7 / 10 - A Storm of Swords
9.09.0 / 10 - A Feast for Crows
8.18.1 / 10 - A Dance with DragonsThis book
8.58.5 / 10 - The Winds of Winter
–Not ranked yet - A Dream of SpringA Dream of Spring–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.5 across 2,478 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 94% of the weight and the score stays at 8.5 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.7 | 43 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 2.4K | 98% |
Frequently asked
How long is A Dance with Dragons?
It has 1,040 pages — longer than 95% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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