A Dance with Dragons vs A Feast for Crows: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Seven kingdoms, Epic Fantasy, Epic, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction
A Dance with Dragons
“The night was rank with the smell of man.”
In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance once again–beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House…
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A Feast for Crows
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 verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Feast for Crows is the quickest read — about 13 hours vs 22 for A Dance with Dragons.
- A Dance with Dragons has the widest readership — 754320 ratings behind its score.
- A Dance with Dragons runs the darker storyline; A Feast for Crows stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
A Feast for Crows
≈ 13h vs 22h for A Dance with Dragons
Want the crowd-tested pick?
A Dance with Dragons
754320 ratings vs 28248 for A Feast for Crows
In the mood for something dark?
A Dance with Dragons
a darker storyline than A Feast for Crows
Want something lighter?
A Feast for Crows
an easier tone than A Dance with Dragons
Scores by source
| A Dance with Dragons | A Feast for Crows | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (754320) | 4.2 (28248) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (8866) | 4.5 (673) |
Reception
| A Dance with Dragons | A Feast for Crows | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 754320 | 28248 |
| Editions | 49 | 69 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 367088 | 313334 |
| Reading it now | 27548 | — |
| Written reviews | 28921 | 28248 |
| Wikipedia attention | 56564 | 24175 |
| Pages | 1208 | 734 |