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'''''A Dance with Dragons''''' is a fantasy novel by [[George R. R. Martin]], first published in 2011. It is the fifth volume of the series [[A Song of Ice and Fire]], following ''[[A Feast for Crows]]''. The novel covers events concerning the characters largely absent from the fourth book, telling their stories over the same span of time before the two narratives converge.

After a gap of six years between volumes, the book was among the most anticipated fantasy releases of its era and returns to many of the series' most prominent viewpoint characters.

== Overview ==
In the east, [[Daenerys Targaryen]] rules the conquered slaver city of Meereen, struggling to govern a restive population, control her increasingly dangerous dragons, and decide whether to remain and rule or press on toward [[Westeros]] and the [[Iron Throne]]. Several figures journey toward her, including [[Tyrion Lannister]], who flees [[Westeros]] after the events at the end of ''[[A Storm of Swords]]'' and travels east through a series of misadventures.

At the [[Wall]], [[Jon Snow]], now Lord Commander of the [[Night's Watch]], faces the impossible task of preparing for the threat of the [[Others]] while managing the wildlings, the politics of [[Stannis Baratheon]]'s presence, and dissent within his own order. In the north, [[Stannis Baratheon]] marches against the [[Bolton]]s who hold [[Winterfell]], and [[Theon Greyjoy]], broken by captivity, becomes entangled in their schemes. [[Bran Stark]] continues his journey beyond the [[Wall]] toward the three-eyed crow.

== Place in the series ==
''A Dance with Dragons'' runs concurrently with ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'' before advancing past it in its later chapters. Its principal viewpoint characters include [[Daenerys Targaryen]], [[Jon Snow]], [[Tyrion Lannister]], [[Theon Greyjoy]], [[Davos Seaworth]], [[Bran Stark]], and several others, with the storylines of the two books beginning to reunite by the end.

The novel deepens the eastern storyline of [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and the northern storyline of the [[Night's Watch]], advancing the looming supernatural threat while leaving several plots poised on dramatic cliffhangers.

== Publication ==
''A Dance with Dragons'' was first published in 2011, six years after ''[[A Feast for Crows]]''. It was a major commercial success, topping bestseller lists worldwide, and remains the most recently published volume of the main series.

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