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What book was Game of Thrones based on?
A Song of Ice and Fire
A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. He began the first volume of the series, A Game of Thrones, in 1991; the book was published in 1996.
Is George RR Martin writing Game of Thrones?
Author George R.R. Martin is still working on the next installment in his epic series of fantasy novels that became the basis for HBO’s Game of Thrones. “When they began the [TV] series, I had four books already in print, and the fifth one came out just as the series was starting in 2011.
How many hours does it take to read Game of Thrones?
12 hours and 14 minutes
I read the first book, A Game of Thrones, after devouring Season 1 of the eponymous HBO show, but never bothered reading books two through five….
| Title | Approximate Reading Time |
|---|---|
| Game of Thrones | 12 hours and 14 minutes |
| A Clash of Kings | 14 hours and 44 minutes |
| A Storm of Swords | 17 hours and 13 minutes |
Why did George Martin write fire and blood?
Fire and Blood has been aptly described as Martin’s version of The Silmarillion, providing a pseudo-scholarly review of the history of the world (or rather, an exceedingly narrow slice of the world) made famous by A Game of Thrones and its progeny. This entry is an interesting career choice for Martin, for two reasons.
Is there a companion book to A Song of Ice and Fire?
For the 2017 A Song of Ice and Fire companion book, see The World of Ice & Fire. The fictional world in which the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin take place is divided into several continents, known collectively as The Known World.
When were the lands of ice and Fire Maps published?
A set of foldout maps was published on October 30, 2012 as The Lands of Ice and Fire (ISBN 978-0345538543). The illustrator and cartographer Jonathan Roberts drew the maps, based on drafts by Martin.
When did George Martin write Game of Thrones?
In 1991 Martin briefly returned to writing novels, and began what would eventually turn into his epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire (reportedly inspired by the Wars of the Roses and Ivanhoe ), which will run to at least seven volumes. The first volume A Game of Thrones was published in 1996.