A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin

I enjoyed this book, though in truth, it's only half a book, as many characters' viewpoints (including most notably Jon Snow, Tyrion, and Daenarys) have been cut out for reasons of length--they'll reappear in July in A Dance with Dragons). I find myself most interested by the resurgence of magic in this series: the dragons are coming back just as the wights and the Others are threatening beyond the Wall, and the things from the North seem to be most vulnerable to dragonglass (i.e. obsidian). The most valuable swords (which can no longer be made) are of Valyrian steel (the land from which the dragons and Targaryens apparently came). I'm eager to see how it all plays out not only in the next coming book, but in the final two books of the series (though who knows how long we'll have to wait for them).