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A Game of Thrones, the first novel in American author George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, was published in 1996
. The novel is a work of epic fantasy that follows the political machinations of several noble families as they vie for control of the Iron Throne of the land of Westeros. A Game of Thrones and the subsequent novels in the series were adapted into the enormously popular HBO television series Game of Thrones, which aired from 2011 to 2019.Read the full book summary, an in-depth character analysis of Eddard “Ned” Stark, and explanations of important quotes from A Game of Thrones.
