Dance Countdown: 7 Days Left!

July 12, 2011 is only a week away.

That also means that A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin is only a week away!

It has seemed like an eternity, hasn’t it? The waiting. The theories. The passionate discussion rampant across the internet(s). Will it be better than Feast? Could it be better than Storm? It all comes down to this. July 12th. One week away. And a dance for the ages.

Here is a bit more about A Dance With Dragons:

A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK FIVE

In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance—beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. As they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind.

Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way to Daenerys. But his newest allies in this quest are not the rag-tag band they seem, and at their heart lies one who could undo Daenerys’s claim to Westeros forever.

Meanwhile, to the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone—a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, will face his greatest challenge. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice.

From all corners, bitter conflicts reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness. But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all.

What are your plans for July 12th? Will you be at the bookstore when it opens? Will you download it to an eReader at midnight? Are you going to wait for… no wait, that’s silly talk. We’ve waited long enough!

Winter is coming…

… in 7 days!