A Feast for Crows [antikvár]

Praise for GEORGE R. R. MARTIN and A SONG OF ICF AND FIRF A Feast for Crows "Of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best. In fact. .. this is as good a time as any to proclaim him the American Tolkien. .. . What really distinguishes Martin, and what marks him as a major force for evolution in fantasy, is his refiisal to embrace a vision of the world as a Manichaean struggle between Good and Evil. Tolkien's work has enormous imaginative force, but you have to go elsewhere for morál complexity. Martin's wars are multifaceted and ambiguous, as are the men and women who wage them and the gods who watch them and chortle, and somehow that makes them mean more. A Feast for Crows isn't pretty elves against gnarly orcs. It's men and women slugging it out in the muck, for money and power and lust and love." -Time "The complicated machinations as various characters jockey for power and position are only half of the reason to pick up this immensely entertaining series. With his introduction of characters that aren't as black and white as those typical of the genre, Martin has brought depth and believability to the usually cartoonish fantasy genre.. .. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series is that rare, oncein-a-generation work of fiction that manages to entertain readers while elevating an entire genre to fine literature." -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel