[Agema]

My biggest problem with A Song of Fire and Ice is that the plot twists and scheming got rather too convoluted and too likely to work, which isn't helped by the large number of characters. Ultimately, some things should be more simple.

I found there's a sort of disconnect between the action and the time frame as well. There have been so many battles - with considerable casualties - in such a short space of time, and add on the reality of deaths by disease and so on, it's hard to believe any of the antagonists could still have a military force left capable of more than besieging a cottage.