A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by American
novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the
series in 1991 and the first volume was published in 1996. Originally
planned as a trilogy, the series now consists of five published volumes
(the fifth was published on July 12, 2011) and a further two planned.
In addition there are three prequel novellas available, with several
more planned, and a series of novellas comprising excerpts from the main
novels. One of these excerpt novellas has won a Hugo Award. The series
has been translated into more than 20 languages and the fourth volume
reached the top of The New York Times bestseller lists upon its release.
Overall, the series has more than 6 million copies in print in the USA
and sold more than 16 million worldwide.
The story of A Song of Ice and Fire takes place in a fictional world,
primarily upon a continent called Westeros but also on a large landmass
to the east, known as Essos Most of the characters are human but as
the series progresses other races are introduced, such as the cold and
menacing Others from the far North and fire-breathing dragons from
the East, both races thought to be extinct by the people of the story.
There are three principal storylines in the series: the chronicling of
a dynastic civil war for control of Westeros among several competing
families; the rising threat of the Others, who dwell beyond an immense
wall of ice that forms Westeros' northern border; and the ambition of
Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled daughter of a king who was murdered in
another civil war 15 years previously, to return to Westeros and claim
her rightful throne. As the series progresses, all three storylines
become increasingly interwoven and dependent on each other.
The series is told in the third-person through the eyes of a number of
point of view characters. By the end of the fourth volume, there have
been 17 such characters with multiple chapters and eight who only have
one chapter apiece.
01 A Game Of Thrones
02 A Clash of Kings
03 A Storm of Swords
04 A Feast for Crows
05 A Dance with Dragons
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