Another incredible book, and so far the best installment of a fantastic series. In this book, a ton of plotlines come to a head, paths that were on a collision course intersect in exciting ways, and no one in Westeros is the same by the end. But, even more interestingly, despite all these climaxes happening all over the story, Martin manages to end the book with about fourteen different cliffhangers, making reading the next one an absolute must.

"As a reader, I can just get swept away in these books, which is awesome in itself. As an author, the scope of imagination and the sheer technical skill required to pull off such a huge, sweeping epic with so many interconnected character and plot arcs is truly amazing."