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Original title: A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire) Series: A Song of Ice and Fire (Book 5) 1040 pages Publisher: Bantam (July 12, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 9780553801477 ISBN-13: 978-0553801477 ASIN: 0553801473 Product Dimensions:6.5 x 2.1 x 9.5 inches File Format: PDF File Size: 6906 kB Book Tags: martin pdf, george pdf, pages pdf, thrones pdf, feast pdf, chapters pdf, crows pdf, tyrion pdf, previous pdf, jon pdf, fantasy pdf, finish pdf, waiting pdf, hbo pdf, happens pdf, grrm pdf, finished pdf, chapter pdf, winter pdf, slow Description: 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 Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has three times three thousand enemies,... A Dance with Dragons A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. 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