"Dance with Dragons" ( eng. A Dance With Dragons ) - a novel in the genre of epic fantasy , authored by American writer George R. R. Martin , the fifth part of the saga " Song of Ice and Fire ."
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Author | George R. R. Martin |
| Original language | English |
| Date of first publication | 2011 |
| Publisher | Bantam Spectra (USA) Voyager Books (UK) AST (Russia) |
| Cycle | |
| Previous | Feast of the Vultures |
| Following | Winds of winter |
Originally, when the cycle was conceived by the author as a trilogy, the title “Dance with Dragons” referred to the planned second book of the cycle, after “ Game of Thrones ”. “Dance with Dragons” and the previous book, “ Feast of Vultures ” (2005), was originally written as one volume; The increased volume of the book prompted Martin to separate part of the characters and storylines into a new, fifth book. For the most part, the narration goes parallel to the events of the previous book, but near the end some of the plotlines from Pir continue.
The novel was filmed as part of the fifth season of the television series " Game of Thrones ", along with the fourth book, as the events of the books " Feast of Vultures " and "Dance with Dragons" occur simultaneously, [1] although some chapters of such characters as Bran Stark, [2 ] [3] [4] [5] Dayenerys Targaryen, [4] [6] [7] [5] and Theon Greyjoy (The Stinker) , [2] [6] [8] were used in the fourth season of the television series " Game of Thrones ". Some chapters of such characters as Arya Stark , [9] [10] [11] Davos Seawort , [11] [12] Bran Stark, [10] Quentin Martell, [10] Barristan Selmi, [13] [14] Theon, [9] [10] [11] Victarion [15] and Asha Greijoi, [10] as well as Jaime [13] and Keevan Lannister, [11] [12] were used in the sixth season of the television series " Game of Thrones " because they were not filmed in the fourth and fifth seasons. [16] [17] [18]
In Russia, the rights to publish the novel were bought by AST, which released the first volume of the book (called “Dance with Dragons. Dreams and Dust”) in September 2012, the second volume (called “Dance with Dragons. Sparks over the ashes”) - in November of the same year.
Content
Features of composition
As in the previous books of the series, the narration in the novel is conducted from a third person, from the point of view of different characters, while there are several non-intersecting plot lines.
- Almost all the events of "Dance" occur either in the North and the Wall, or in the eastern continent of Essos. The events of most of the book take place in parallel with the events of "Pir", but in the second half of the "Dance" catches up and overtakes the "Pir", talking about events that occurred after the end of the previous book. [nineteen]
- In the first chapter of Samwell Tarley from “ Feast of Vultures ” [20] and in the second chapter of John Snow from “Dance with Dragons” [21] the description of John's conversation with Sam coincides (with the difference that the narration is conducted on behalf of different characters)
- After chapter Jaime Lannister (in the Russian edition this chapter is in the book “Dance with Dragons - Part 2. Sparks over Ash”) the storyline of “Dance with Dragons” overtakes “ Feast of Vultures ” (2005).
Characters
- Prologue: Varamir Sheshturky (sorcerer Mansa-Raider) (North, Frost)
- Daenerys Targaryen (East, Gulf of Traffickers)
- Tyrion Lannister (East, Pentos - at the beginning of the book, Gulf of Traffickers - at the end of the book)
- John Snow (Wall, North)
- Bran Stark (North, Frost)
- Theon Greyjoy / Stinker (North, Winterfell)
- Asha Greyjoy (North, Dark Forest)
- Victarion Greyjoy (East, Gulf of Traffickers)
- Davos Seawort (North, White Harbor)
- Areta Hotah (South Dorn)
- Arya Stark (East, Braavos)
- Jaime Lannister (River Lands)
- Quentin Martell (East, Gulf of Traffickers)
- Barristan Selmi (East, Gulf of Traffickers)
- Cersei Lannister (Royal Harbor)
- Melisandra (Wall, North)
- John Connington (East, Volantis - at the beginning of the book, Stormlands (Southeast) - at the end of the book)
- Epilogue: Kevan Lannister (Royal Harbor)
Story
The events of "Dance with the Dragons" complement the events of the fourth volume of the saga, narrating the fate of the characters that were not in the " Pir Vulture ", and closer to the middle of the book, characters from "Pir" appear, and then the saga continues. There are several parallel chapters describing some of the events that were described in the "Peer", but from the point of view of another character. In addition, in the fifth volume, the situation in the struggle for the Iron Throne and power over the North is again exacerbated, where the Lannisters and Tyrells, respectively, are trying to repel the invasion of Aigon the Sixth Targaryen's troops (which may be both Daenerys' nephew and impostor) and in the North Stannis Baratheon plans to capture Winterfell.
Awards and prizes
Awards
- Time magazine , 2011 // Best Book of the Year
- Locus / Locus Award, 2012 // Roman fantasy
- SFinks Award / Nagroda SFinks, 2012 // Foreign novel of the year
- “Results of the Year” from the magazine “World of Science Fiction”, Results of 2012 // Books - Fantasy of the year
- "Results of the Year" from the magazine "World of Science Fiction", Results of 2012 // Audience Award: Book [22] [23]
Nominations for awards
- Hugo / Hugo Award, 2012 // Roman
- World Fantasy Award / World Fantasy Award, 2012 // Roman
- British Fantasy Award / British Fantasy Award, 2012 // Roman - Prize for them. Augustus Derleta
- The book of the year according to Fantlab, 2012 // The best novel / author's collection of a foreign author
- "Results of the Year" from the magazine "World of Science Fiction", Results of 2012 // Books: The most long-awaited book
- "Results of the Year" from the magazine "World of Science Fiction", Results of 2012 // Book of the Year
- Portal, 2013 // Translation book
Sales
As of July 2011, 298,000 copies of the novel were sold [24] .
The novel was included in Publishers Weekly's 2011 bestseller list . [25]
Notes
- ↑ Dance with dragons
- ↑ 1 2 The Lion and the Rose
- ↑ Oathkeeper
- 2 1 2 First Name His First Name
- ↑ 1 2 The Children
- ↑ 1 2 The Laws of Gods and Men
- ↑ Mockingbird
- ↑ The Mountain and the Viper
- ↑ 1 2 The Red Woman
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Home
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Oathbreaker
- ↑ 1 2 The Winds of Winter
- ↑ 1 2 No One
- ↑ Battle of the Bastards
- ↑ The Broken Man
- ↑ Noble, Matt 'Game of Thrones' director Jon Snow death, teases season six (Exclusive Video) . GoldDerby (August 18, 2015). The appeal date is August 21, 2015.
- ↑ Will the series catch up with the book, and what does it mean? [+ opinion of HBO and the creators of the series]
- ↑ Season 6
- ↑ Dance with dragons
- ↑ Feast of the Vultures: Chapters
- ↑ Dragon Dance, John II
- ↑ George R. R. Martin "Dance with the Dragons"
- Джордж George Martin Awards Archived May 29, 2013.
- Martin RR Martin's Record Sales For A Dance With Dragons
- ↑ Lower Unit Sales, Fewer Titles by Daisy Maryles, Publishers Weekly , March 22, 2012