There is one huge problem with Breath Of Winter. When you hit the Firefangs, do NOT leave it under any circumstances until you have completed the missions there. There is a horrendous bug (NOT fixed by the latest patch) that means many players are unable to complete the mission as a conditional timer is not activated when it should be.
This means you can proceed no further in the game.
I found this bug the hard way, and after the horrendous time and effort I put into getting there, there is no way I am restarting - it's pretty far into the game. So I am stuck waiting for the next patch.
Thought this warning might help some of you not get trapped <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
It IS a very good game - but not one I would ever recommend until this absurd bug is fixed.