A Game of Thrones

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A Game of Thrones is the first novel in George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series. This fantasy saga is set in the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and centers on a complex, multiparty war for control of the Iron Throne. The story features numerous noble houses, including the Starks, Lannisters, Baratheons, and Targaryens, and is known for its political intrigue, shifting alliances, and frequent, often grim, fates for major characters. The series was adapted into the highly popular television show Game of Thrones.12

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George R.R. Martin
…of Martin’s efforts evolved into A Game of Thrones (1996), the first in what was initially intended to be a trilogy set largely in the imagined Seven Kingdoms of the land of Westeros. The series, while explicitly fantasy, pointedly avoided some of the genre’s more saccharine conceits in favour of…
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…of Martin’s efforts evolved into A Game of Thrones (1996), the first in what was initially intended to be a trilogy set largely in the imagined Seven Kingdoms of the land of Westeros. The series, while explicitly fantasy, pointedly avoided some of the genre’s more saccharine conceits in favour of…
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