Read: George R.R. Martin - A Dance with Dragons

I've read the previous four books in this series, although it had been a few years, so I've forgotten much of what led up to it. In fact, I'm not sure I remember much except the first book. It's a good series, very readable, but as the books go on so many characters and plotlines have spun off that it's hard to keep track of it all. Ideally I would have re-read the previous four books before taking this one on (and they are good enough to be re-readable) but I lucked out grabbing a 7-day loan at the library, so I seized the moment.