What is the author's style in A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five by George R.R. Martin?

The language and meaning used in A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin reflects the times in which the stories are set. Martin does not give an exact time period for any of the stories but offers clues to the reader that might help to pinpoint a general era. The feel of the book allows the reader to be able to identify the time periods with medieval Europe. A great deal of the language is the same in its formality, such as m'lord and m'lady. Martin also adds words that have been invented for the book, including warg, direwolf, wildling, sellsword, and others.