Feast/Dance: Suggested chapter order for super book

[TDK]

I've ordered the chapters in mostly chronological order, in a way that doesn’t spoil the action or ruin the narrative. I find this order makes for a more focused and enjoyable story. It will be even tighter if you skip Daenerys' chapters altogether (they work better as a separate novella anyway).

Let me know what you think.

Chapter order (Feast/Dance)

Feast: Prologue (The Alchemist) 
Feast: The Prophet (Aeron Damphair) p. 17
Feast: The Captain of Guards p. 30
Feast: Cersei I 

Dance: Prologue
Dance: Tyrion I 
Dance: Daenerys I

Feast: Brienne I

Dance: Jon I
Dance: Bran I
Dance: Tyrion II

Feast: Samwell I (Optional, as it is much the same as Jon II)

Dance: Jon II 

Feast: Arya I 

Dance: Tyrion III

Feast: Cersei II 
Feast: Jaime I 
Feast: Brienne II 
Feast: Sansa I 

Dance: Davos I 
Dance: Jon III 

Feast: The Kraken's Daughter p. 159
Feast: Cersei III p. 172

Dance: Daenerys II
Dance: Reek I
Dance: Bran II
Dance: Tyrion IV
Dance: Davos II

Feast: The Soiled Knight p. 185
Feast: Brienne III p. 199

Dance: Daenerys III
Dance: Jon IV

Feast: Samwell II p. 214
Feast: Jaime II p. 227

Dance: Tyrion V
Dance: Davos III

Feast: Cersei IV p. 239 
Feast: The Iron Captain p. 255
Feast: The Drowned Man p. 267 

Dance: Reek II

Feast: Brienne IV p. 280
Feast: Queenmaker p. 298
Feast: Arya II p. 313
Feast: Alayne I p. 328
Feast: Cersei V p. 344
Feast: Brienne V p. 362

Dance: Jon V
Dance: Tyrion VI

Feast: Samwell III p. 377
Feast: Princess in the Tower p. 587

Dance: The Merchant's Man p. 83 
Dance: Daenerys IV 

Feast: Jaime III p. 391
Feast: Cersei VI p. 410
Feast: The Reaver  p. 427 

Dance: The Lost Lord p. 306

Feast: Jaime IV p. 445
Feast: Brienne VI p. 460
Feast: Cersei VII p. 473 

Dance: The Windblown p. 320
Dance: The Wayward Bride p. 332

Feast: Jaime V p. 487
Feast: Cat of the Canals p. 505

Dance: Tyrion VII

Feast: Samwell IV

Dance: Jon VI

Feast: Cersei VIII

Dance: Davos IV

Feast: Brienne VII

Dance: Daenerys V

Feast: Jaime VI

Dance: Melisandre
Dance: Reek III

Feast: Cersei IX

Dance: Tyrion VIII
Dance: Bran III
Dance: Jon VII
Dance: Daenerys VI

Feast: Alayne II p. 605

Dance: The Prince of Winterfell 
Dance: The Watcher p. 500 
Dance: Jon VIII p. 514

Feast: Brienne VIII p. 629

Dance: Tyrion IX p. 525

Feast: Cersei X p. 642

Dance: The Turncloak p. 538

Feast: Jaime VII

Dance: The King's Prize p. 549
Dance: Daenerys VII p. 564
Dance: Jon IX
Dance: The Blind Girl 
Dance: A Ghost in Winterfell p. 605

Feast: Samwell V (9)

Dance: Tyrion X
Dance: Jaime I
Dance: Jon X
Dance: Daenerys VIII
Dance: Theon
Dance: Daenerys IX
Dance: Jon XI
Dance: Cersei I
Dance: The Queensguard p. 731
Dance: The Iron Suitor p. 741
Dance: Tyrion XI
Dance: Jon XII
Dance: The Discarded Knight p. 782
Dance: The Spurned Suitor p. 793
Dance: The Griffin Reborn p. 801
Dance: The Sacrifice p. 815)
Dance: Victarion p. 827
Dance: The Ugly Little Girl p. 835
Dance: Cersei II p. 848
Dance: Tyrion XII p. 860
Dance: The Kingbreaker p. 872
Dance: The Dragontamer 
Dance: Jon XIII
Dance: The Queen's Hand 
Dance: Daenerys X
Dance: Epilogue

[viZion]

See how it compares to this one:

AFFC & ADWD Combined Chronologically By Chapter

[Boaz]

TDK, Welcome! Thanks for the list. I plan on combining AFFC and ADWD on my current reread. I was planning on using the order that I've propsed in the thread that viZ linked. Have you actually reread according to your list?

[TDK]

viZion and Boaz, I did not read through every letter, especially Dany, so I can't promise anything on her. This is my best effort, based on my knowledge of the books and earlier lists and feedback on those.



I can see some problems with Orionis list, like the Merchant's Man spoiling Ariannes arc (growing up, discovering her fathers plans). In my list I moved back Merchant's Man to after Ariannes chapters, which works great in any case, as there are so few Quentyn chapters in a very long book.

TDK

[Boaz]

TDK, good work. I'll get to the superbook A Feast for Dragons/A Dance with Crows sometime this summer.