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A Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin

In a feudal realm of shifting seasons, rival houses battle for power while a northern threat and buried secrets rise.

First published 1998 · A Song of Ice and Fire

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A divided realm faces political collapse as noble houses maneuver for control of a fragile throne. In the north, a protective Wall and the lands beyond it hint at dangers growing in the cold, while in the south, court intrigue spreads through alliances, betrayals, and shifting loyalties.

The story follows an ensemble of characters across multiple regions and factions, with chapters rotating among different viewpoints. Their conflicts include family duty, ambition, survival, honor, and the pressure of living inside a ruthless power struggle where choices have violent consequences.

As tensions escalate, personal stories and larger political conflicts begin to collide. The narrative builds through revelations, cliffhangers, and mounting danger, with the fate of families and kingdoms increasingly tied to war, secrecy, and the struggle over who will endure when winter fully arrives.

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Authors
George R.R. Martin
First published
1998
Genres
Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Adventure, Dragons, Science Fiction, Epic
Subjects
Adult · Action & Adventure · Fantasy · High Fantasy · Epic · Epic Fantasy · Epic Fiction · Epic Literature · Fiction, fantasy, epic · Fiction, fantasy, general · Science Fiction · Fantastic Fiction · Fiction · Ficción · Moral Ambiguity · Betrayal · Loyalty · Family · Revenge · Vengeance · Bien y mal · Civil War · War and Conflict · Imaginary Wars and Battles · Guerras imaginarias · Politics · Intrigue · Feudalism · Royalty and Nobility · Kings and Rulers · Knights · Courts and Courtiers · Seasons · Invierno · Trial by Combat · Voyages and Travels · Walls · Penal Colonies · Magic · Dragons · Supernatural · Wights · Folk Healers · Incest · Forced Marriage · Persistent Vegetative States · Imaginary Places · Seven Kingdoms (Imaginary Place) · Hugo Award Winner · Ignotus Award Winner · Locus Award Winner · New York Times Bestseller · Fantasy fiction · Novela · Reyes y soberanos · Guerra civil · nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2011-09-10 · Accessible book · Protected DAISY · OverDrive · nyt:mass-market-paperback=2011-04-10 · Seven kingdoms (imaginary place), fiction · American Fantasy fiction · general · good and evil · winter · series:A Song of Ice and Fire
ISBN-13
9780006482758

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