A Feast for Crows

　　獅衰之際，群鴉爭食！



　　在君臨，瑟曦藏起喪親之痛，以攝政太后的身分統治七大王國。但提利爾家的瑪格麗費盡心思才成為皇后，斷不會就此讓步。另一方面，原本的御前會議逐漸崩解，君臨民怨四起，瑟曦想方設法鞏固勢力。詹姆回到君臨之後，又因奔流城久攻不下而出征。布琳則繼續尋找史塔克姊妹，旅途中危機四伏，身邊卻沒有可信任的人。北方，瓊恩與史坦尼斯似敵似友，他將山姆等人送往遙遠的學城，賦予重要任務。史塔克家的珊莎和艾莉亞身處狹海兩端，為了生存，不約而同地隱藏真實身分。於鐵群島，巴隆死後，選王大會如火如荼地展開，亞莎身為繼承人，決定跟叔伯爭奪海石椅。在南方的冬恩，沙蛇和亞蓮恩公主動作不斷，道朗親王為了維持穩定，無所不用其極。



　　浪起潮湧，各方飢渴的烏鴉朝君臨飛來，目標只有一個──

　　

　　啄食他人血肉，登上鐵王座！

THE BOOK BEHIND THE FOURTH SEASON OF THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES

Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin's monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in A Feast for Crows, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace . . . only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction.

A FEAST FOR CROWS

It seems too good to be true. After centuries of bitter strife and fatal treachery, the seven powers dividing the land have decimated one another into an uneasy truce. Or so it appears. . . . With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as regent in King's Landing. Robb Stark's demise has broken the back of the Northern rebels, and his siblings are scattered throughout the kingdom like seeds on barren soil. Few legitimate claims to the once desperately sought Iron Throne still exist--or they are held in hands too weak or too distant to wield them effectively. The war, which raged out of control for so long, has burned itself out.

But as in the aftermath of any climactic struggle, it is not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters start to gather, picking over the bones of the dead and fighting for the spoils of the soon-to-be dead. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces--some familiar, others only just appearing--are seen emerging from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges ahead.

It is a time when the wise and the ambitious, the deceitful and the strong will acquire the skills, the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests--but only a few are the survivors.

作者簡介

代歐美文壇最重要的奇幻小說大師──喬治．馬汀（George R. R. Martin）

　　一九四八年出生於美國紐澤西州的貝約恩市。二十七歲即以《萊安娜之歌》獲象徵科幻小說界最高成就的「雨果獎」，此後得獎連連，曾獲四次「雨果獎」、兩次「星雲獎」、一次「世界奇幻文學獎」及十一次「軌跡獎」。二○一一年更入選《時代雜誌》百大影響人物。

　　喬治．馬汀是當今歐美最受推崇的奇幻小說作家之一，曾擔任「新陰陽魔界」和「美女與野獸」等電視影集編劇總監，他的早期作品多為科幻，尤以短篇見長，筆調瑰麗、感傷而富浪漫色彩。長篇作品則包括《光之逝》、《風港》、《熾熱之夢》、《末日狂歌》，以及預計共七部的奇幻小說「冰與火之歌」系列，第五部在二○一一年七月於美國出版。

　　「冰與火之歌」系列是近年來史詩奇幻小說的一大突破，他以寬廣的格局，史家般的寫實筆觸，跌宕而驚奇不斷的情節，革命性地拓展了奇幻小說的視野，已連續多年蟬聯亞馬遜網路書店年度最佳奇幻小說。喬治．馬汀官方網站：www.georgerrmartin.com/
　　

　　George R. R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire—A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.