I hope it's better than "A Feast for Crows." That book focused too much on supporting characters. It was loooong and nothing much happened. Even when there was action, it happened "off screen" and mentioned in past-tense, summary form.
Supposedly, "A Feast for Crows" and "A Dance with Dragons" were originally part of the same rough draft. Martin divided them into two books as it grew too long. But, with the poor reviews of "Feast" and such a long period of time between the two, I hope Martin did some serious revisions.
I'm holding out hope, but fear "The Song of Fire and Ice" series has gone the way of Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time."
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