Game of Thrones

#1 Song of Ice and Fire

George R. R. Martin

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Bantam
01 September 1997

Science fiction; Fantasy; Epic Fantasy; High Fantasy; Magic; Dragons Fantasy; Game of Thrones

Series: Song of Ice and Fire

NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms. Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.

By: George R. R. Martin
Imprint: Bantam
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 174mm, Width: 106mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 403g
ISBN: 9780553573404
ISBN 10: 0553573403
Series: Song of Ice and Fire
Pages: 864
Publication Date: 01 September 1997
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Game of Thrones (#1 Song of Ice and Fire)

"""The major fantasy of the decade . . . compulsively readable.""—Denver Post ""We have been invited to a grand feast and pageant: George R.R. Martin has unveiled for us an intensely realized, romantic but realistic world.""—Chicago Sun-Times ""A Best Book of 1996: Martin makes a triumphant return to high fantasy . . . [with] superbly developed characters, accomplished prose, and sheer bloodymindedness.""—Publishers Weekly, starred review ""A splendid saga . . . . Inventive and intricately plotted.""—BookPage ""Magic . . . George R.R.Martin's first fantasy epic [is set] well above the norms of the genre.""—Locus ""Such a splendid tale and such a fantasticorical! I read my eyes out and couldn't stop 'til I finished and it was dawn.""—Anne McCaffrey"