George R. R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows — the fourth book in the Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire series — shifts the story toward the political fallout after the war that tore Westeros apart. The Lannisters struggle to keep control of King’s Landing, the Ironborn and Dornish pursue their own ambitions, and the Riverlands burn as the last Stark and Tully loyalists try to survive. Much of the book follows Cersei’s tightening paranoia, Jaime’s attempts to restore order, Brienne’s search for Sansa, and Arya beginning a new identity far from home. It’s a slower, politically driven installment that sets up the chaos that follows.