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A Feast with Dragons Reread (ADWD 4 - AFFC 6)

2:26 pm 6 December 2013
A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5) - George R.R. Martin
Participating in the boiledleather.com AFFC/ADWD combined reread, which puts the books that were split by geographic location back in (loose) chronological order. I'll be updating with thoughts on chapters finished and since this is a reread, may contain spoilers.
 
Jon I: Foreshadowing, the chapter. 
 
Bran I: Oh Coldhands, you've given us so much to think about over the last few years and finally a lot of speculation is spelled out. He doesn't breathe. He isn't alive. His hands are black from blood pooling in them.

I am NOT team Benjen on this one. Bran would recognize him, even with a scarf on. I think he's the NIght King's son with his Other wife. Half alive, half dead.

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Additionally, Bran's warging is getting out of control. I don't trust Varamyr that warging into humans makes you go mad, but Hodor clearly doesn't like it.

 
Tyrion II: SO MUCH INFORMATION ON THE BLACKFYRES!
My theory is Faegon is a Blackfyre though his mother who was Varys' sister and Ilryo's wife. That's why Ilryo convinced Viserys to sell Dany to the Dothraki. They've secretly been planning a Blackfyre coup since the War of the Ninepenny Kings.
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It explains the Golden Company, which even Tyrion in his current state is suspicious of.

 
Quentyn I: Ugh. 
Sorry, I should try to be more eloquent. Quentyn is ugh.
 
Samwell I: Snowflakes melting in his hair. Saying goodbye to another brother, just like Rob. Jon, you're breaking my heart.

  

  1. Jon I: ADWD 4
  2. Bran I: ADWD 5
  3. Tyrion II: ADWD 6
  4. The Merchant’s Man (Quentyn I): ADWD 7 ^
  5. Samwell I: AFFC 6

 

  1. Jon II: ADWD 8
  2. Arya I: AFFC 7
  3. Cersei II: AFFC 8
  4. Jaime I: AFFC 9
  5. Brienne II: AFFC 10
  6. Sansa I: AFFC 11
  7. The Kraken’s Daughter (Asha I): AFFC 12
  8. Tyrion III: ADWD 9
  9. Davos I: ADWD 10
  10. Jon III: ADWD 11
  11. Daenerys II: ADWD 12
  12. Reek I (Theon I): ADWD 13
  13. Cersei III: AFFC 13
  14. The Soiled Knight (Arys): AFFC 14
  15. Bran II: ADWD 14
  16. Tyrion IV: ADWD 15
  17. Davos II: ADWD 16
  18. Brienne III: AFFC 15
  19. Samwell II: AFFC 16
  20. Daenerys III: ADWD 17
  21. Jon IV: ADWD 18
  22. Jaime II: AFFC 17
  23. Tyrion V: ADWD 19
  24. Cersei IV: AFFC 18
  25. Davos III: ADWD 20
  26. The Iron Captain (Victarion I): AFFC 19
  27. The Drowned Man (Aeron II): AFFC 20
  28. Brienne IV: AFFC 21
  29. The Queenmaker (Arianne I): AFFC 22
  30. Arya II: AFFC 23
  31. Alayne I (Sansa II): AFFC 24
  32. Cersei V: AFFC 25
  33. Reek II (Theon II): ADWD 21
  34. Jon V: ADWD 22
  35. Tyrion VI: ADWD 23
  36. Daenerys IV: ADWD 24
  37. The Lost Lord (Jon Connington I): ADWD 25
  38. The Windblown (Quentyn II): ADWD 26
  39. The Wayward Bride (Asha II): ADWD 27
  40. Brienne V: AFFC 26
  41. Samwell III: AFFC 27
  42. Jaime III: AFFC 28
  43. Tyrion VII: ADWD 28
  44. Jon VI: ADWD 29
  45. Davos IV: ADWD 30
  46. Cersei VI: AFFC 29
  47. The Reaver (Victarion II): AFFC 30
  48. Daenerys V: ADWD 31
  49. Melisandre I: ADWD 32
  50. Jaime IV: AFFC 31
  51. Brienne VI: AFFC 32
  52. Reek III (Theon III): ADWD 33
  53. Tyrion VIII: ADWD 34
  54. Cersei VII: AFFC 33
  55. Jaime V: AFFC 34
  56. Cat of the Canals (Arya III): AFFC 35
  57. Samwell IV: AFFC 36
  58. Cersei VIII: AFFC 37
  59. Brienne VII: AFFC 38
  60. Jaime VI: AFFC 39
  61. Cersei IX: AFFC 40
  62. The Princess in the Tower (Arianne II): AFFC 41 ^
  63. Bran III: ADWD 35
  64. Jon VII: ADWD 36
  65. Daenerys VI: ADWD 37
  66. The Prince of Winterfell (Theon IV): ADWD 38
  67. The Watcher (Areo II): ADWD 39
  68. Jon VIII: ADWD 40
  69. Tyrion IX: ADWD 41
  70. The Turncloak (Theon V): ADWD 42
  71. The King’s Prize (Asha III): ADWD 43
  72. Daenerys VII: ADWD 44
  73. Alayne II (Sansa III): AFFC 42
  74. Jon IX: ADWD 45
  75. Brienne VIII: AFFC 43
  76. Cersei X: AFFC 44
  77. Jaime VII: AFFC 45
  78. Samwell V: AFFC 46
  79. The Blind Girl (Arya IV): ADWD 46
  80. A Ghost in Winterfell (Theon VI): ADWD 47
  81. Tyrion X: ADWD 48
  82. Jaime VIII: ADWD 49
  83. Jon X: ADWD 50
  84. Daenerys VIII: ADWD 51
  85. Theon VII: ADWD 52
  86. Daenerys IX: ADWD 53
  87. Jon XI: ADWD 54
  88. Cersei XI: ADWD 55
  89. The Queensguard (Barristan I): ADWD 56
  90. The Iron Suitor (Victarion III): ADWD 57
  91. Tyrion XI: ADWD 58
  92. Jon XII: ADWD 59
  93. The Discarded Knight (Barristan II): ADWD 60
  94. The Spurned Suitor (Quentyn III): ADWD 61
  95. The Griffin Reborn (Jon Connington II): ADWD 62
  96. The Sacrifice (Asha IV): ADWD 63
  97. Victarion IV: ADWD 64
  98. The Ugly Little Girl (Arya V): ADWD 65
  99. Cersei XII: ADWD 66
  100. Tyrion XII: ADWD 67
  101. The Kingbreaker (Barristan III): ADWD 68
  102. The Dragontamer (Quentyn IV): ADWD 69
  103. Jon XIII: ADWD 70
  104. The Queen’s Hand (Barristan IV): ADWD 71
  105. Daenerys X: ADWD 72
  106. Epilogue (Kevan): ADWD 73
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