A Game of Thrones

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epic fantasy novel fantasy novel novel

A Game of Thrones is the first novel in George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, renowned for its complex political intrigue, morally ambiguous characters, and brutal, unpredictable storytelling.

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A Game of Thrones canonical 82
A Game of Thrones (1996 novel) 2
A Game of Thrones (audiobook) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epic fantasy novel ⓘ
fantasy novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
adaptationNetwork HBO ⓘ
adaptedAs Game of Thrones ⓘ
surface form: Game of Thrones (TV series)
author George R. R. Martin ⓘ
award Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel nomination ⓘ
Nebula Award for Best Novel ⓘ
surface form: Nebula Award for Best Novel nomination

World Fantasy Award ⓘ
surface form: World Fantasy Award for Best Novel nomination
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coverArtist Stephen Youll ⓘ
fictionalWorld A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ
surface form: World of A Song of Ice and Fire
firstPublishedIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
followedBy A Clash of Kings ⓘ
genre epic fantasy ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ
political fantasy ⓘ
hasFormat audiobook ⓘ
ebook ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
isbn 978-0-553-10323-8 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Arya Stark ⓘ
Bran Stark ⓘ
Catelyn Stark ⓘ
Cersei Lannister ⓘ
Daenerys Targaryen ⓘ
Eddard Stark ⓘ
Jaime Lannister ⓘ
Joffrey Baratheon ⓘ
Jon Snow ⓘ
Khal Drogo ⓘ
Petyr Baelish ⓘ
Robb Stark ⓘ
Robert Baratheon ⓘ
Samwell Tarly ⓘ
Sandor Clegane ⓘ
Sansa Stark ⓘ
Theon Greyjoy ⓘ
Tyrion Lannister ⓘ
Varys ⓘ
Viserys Targaryen ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeStructure multiple point-of-view chapters ⓘ
notableElement subversion of fantasy tropes ⓘ
unpredictable character deaths ⓘ
numberInSeries 1 ⓘ
numberOfPOVCharacters 8 ⓘ
pageCount ~694 (US hardcover, first edition) ⓘ
partOfSeries A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ
precededBy none ⓘ
publicationDate 1996-08-06 ⓘ
publisher Bantam Books ⓘ
Voyager Books ⓘ
seriesOrder first book in A Song of Ice and Fire ⓘ
setting Essos (fictional continent) ⓘ
surface form: Essos

Westeros (fictional continent) ⓘ
surface form: Westeros
theme coming of age ⓘ
family and loyalty ⓘ
honor and betrayal ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
power and its consequences ⓘ
war and conflict ⓘ

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George R. R. Martin → notableWork → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
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A Song of Ice and Fire → hasPart → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
A Song of Ice and Fire → firstBookTitle → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
A Song of Ice and Fire → hasRelatedGame → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
this entity surface form: A Game of Thrones: The Board Game
A Song of Ice and Fire → hasRelatedGame → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
this entity surface form: A Game of Thrones (video game)
A Clash of Kings → precededBy → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Daenerys Targaryen → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Eddard Stark → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Roy Dotrice → recordWork → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
this entity surface form: A Game of Thrones (audiobook)
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Iron Throne → firstAppearance → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
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Sansa Stark → firstAppearance → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Jaime Lannister → firstAppearance → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Robert Baratheon → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Brynden Tully → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
House Bolton → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Barristan Selmy → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
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Lysa Arryn → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Harrenhal → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Blackwater Bay → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Tyrosh → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Samwell Tarly → firstAppearance → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Robin Arryn → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Robin Arryn → introducedIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
White Walkers → firstAppearance → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Balon Greyjoy → firstAppearance → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
The Westerlands → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Beric Dondarrion → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Catelyn Stark → firstAppearance → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Winter Is Coming → basedOn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Baelor → basedOn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
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Myr → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
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Free Cities → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Dothraki Sea → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
The Grasslands → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
this entity surface form: A Game of Thrones (novel series context)
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Casterly Rock → firstAppearance → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Bronn → firstAppearance → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
Beyond the Wall → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ
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The Neck → appearsIn → A Game of Thrones ⓘ