A Feast for Crows

With Tywin dead, Cersei rules for her son Tommen. She lets the Faith take up arms again and turns it against Margaery Tyrell, but the scheme backfires and the High Sparrow has her arrested. Jaime ends the siege of Riverrun. Brienne searches the riverlands for Sansa and ends up captured by the Brotherhood Without Banners, facing Lady Stoneheart. Sansa lives in the Vale disguised as Alayne, Littlefinger's daughter. Arya trains at the House of Black and White in Braavos and goes blind. Sam takes Maester Aemon toward Oldtown; the old man dies on the way. In the Iron Islands, Euron Greyjoy is chosen king. In Dorne, Arianne tries to crown Myrcella and fails, and her father, Doran, reveals he has been plotting revenge for years. Left open: what happened in the North and across the sea.

1. ChangeDorne without Arianne

   In the book, Arianne Martell, heir to Dorne, narrates chapters and plots to crown Myrcella. She was cut from the show, and part of her role went to Ellaria Sand and the Sand Snakes.

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2. ChangeMyrcella loses an ear, not her life

   In the book, Arianne's plot goes wrong, and Myrcella is wounded and loses an ear. On the show, Ellaria poisons her, and she dies in Jaime's arms.

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3. ChangeJaime never goes to Dorne

   On the show, Jaime travels with Bronn to Dorne to bring Myrcella home. In the book, he stays in the riverlands and goes to end the siege of Riverrun.

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4. ChangeMaester Aemon dies at sea

   In the book, Maester Aemon sails with Sam toward Oldtown and dies on the way. On the show, he never leaves Castle Black and dies there.

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5. ChangeThe Iron Islands vote came later

   In the book, the kingsmoot that picks the new king of the Iron Islands happens in A Feast for Crows. The show didn't stage it until season 6.

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6. ChangeSansa stays in the Vale

   In the book, Sansa stays hidden in the Vale as Alayne, Littlefinger's supposed daughter. On the show, she leaves the Vale and heads back north.

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