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813/.54 Followed by A Game of Thrones is the first novel in, a series of novels by American author. It was first published on August 1, 1996. The novel won the 1997 and was nominated for both the 1997 and the 1997.

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The Blood of the Dragon, comprising the chapters from the novel, won the 1997 for Best Novella. In January 2011 the novel became a bestseller and reached #1 on the list in July 2011. In the novel, recounting events from various, Martin introduces the plot-lines of the noble houses of, and the. The novel has inspired several works, including.

It is also the namesake and basis for the first season of, an television series that premiered in April 2011. A March 2013 paperback TV re-edition was also titled Game of Thrones, excluding the indefinite article 'A'. It is the only novel in series to feature, and.

Contents. Plot A Game of Thrones follows three principal storylines simultaneously. In the Seven Kingdoms At the beginning of the story, Lord executes a deserter from the Night's Watch, who has betrayed his vows and fled from the Wall. On the way back, his children adopt six pups, the animal of his. There are three male and two female direwolf pups, as well as an albino runt, which aligns with his three trueborn sons, two trueborn daughters, and one bastard son. That night, Ned receives word of the death of his mentor, Lord, the principal advisor to Ned's childhood friend, King. During his own visit to Ned's castle of, Robert recruits Ned to replace Arryn as the King's Hand.

Ned is reluctant, but agrees to go when he learns that Arryn's widow believes Queen and her family poisoned Arryn. Shortly thereafter, Ned's son inadvertently discovers Cersei having sex with her twin brother, who throws Bran from the tower to conceal their affair. Ned and his daughters and depart for the royal capital of, while his wife, a comatose Bran, and their other sons and remain at Winterfell. During the journey south, a physical altercation between Arya and Robert's son, Prince, to whom Sansa has been betrothed, increases both the tension between the Starks and the Lannisters and the sibling rivalry between Arya and Sansa. Arya's direwolf Nymeria attacks Joffrey to protect her, and Arya chases Nymeria away to protect her from the Lannisters' wrath, therefore Sansa's direwolf Lady is executed in Nymeria's place. Upon arriving in King's Landing to take his post as Hand, Ned finds that Robert is an ineffective king whose only interests are hunting, drinking and womanizing with the realm being governed by his Small Council. Robert tells Ned of his wish to abdicate as he is bored by his kingly duties, but does not as he fears what his heir Joffery might do as king.

At Winterfell, an attempts to kill Bran, thwarted only by his direwolf. Catelyn departs for King's Landing to bring word of this to Ned. Shortly after that, Bran awakens as a, with no memory of the cause of his fall. Upon Catelyn's arrival in King's Landing, she is brought to her childhood friend, who identifies, the dwarf brother of Cersei and Jaime, as the owner of the dagger used against Bran, and agrees to help Ned investigate the possibility of Lannister treason. During her return to Winterfell, Catelyn meets Tyrion by chance on the Kingsroad, arrests him, and takes him to her sister Lysa Arryn's stronghold in the Vale, where Tyrion demands and regains his freedom when his champion, a mercenary named, is victorious. Tyrion recruits a force of tribesmen from the Vale as his private army with the aim of seeking revenge on Arryn for her mistreatment of him.

In retaliation for Tyrion's abduction, his father Lord Tywin Lannister sends soldiers led by his brutish bannerman Gregor 'The Mountain' Clegane to raid Catelyn's homeland, the Riverlands. In King's Landing, Ned finds Robert's eldest brother left the city after Jon Arryn's death for his island of Dragonstone.

Ned begins to investigate into Jon Arryn's affairs, which leads him to visiting locations where Jon Arryn visited with Stannis - including places where Robert's bastard children are found. On the way back from one such place, Ned and his soldiers are waylaid by Jaime Lannister, who demands Tyrion's return, and when he does not get what he wants he orders Ned's men be killed - in the ensuing skirmish, Ned is crippled in one leg when his horse collapses on top of him. Even afterwards, Ned continues to investigate and eventually discovers that Robert's legal heirs, including Joffrey, are in fact Cersei's children by Jaime and that Jon Arryn was killed to conceal his discovery of their incest. Ned offers Cersei a chance to flee before he informs Robert, but she uses this chance to arrange Robert's death in a hunting accident. Ned, made lord-regent by Robert's will, enlists Littlefinger's help to secure the loyalty and assistance of the city guards to challenge Joffrey's claim on the throne and place Stannis on the throne; but Littlefinger betrays him, resulting in Ned's arrest, and the death of his men.

The spymaster on the Small Council, the eunuch Varys, accuses Ned of 'madness' in revealing to Cersei his knowledge of her incestuous relationship. Whilst Joffrey is crowned King of the Seven Kingdoms, Ned eventually agrees to falsely confess to high treason and join the in exchange for Sansa and Arya's safety, but Joffrey has him beheaded anyway.

Whilst Sansa is retained into custody, Arya escapes with the help of her fencing instructor, Syrio Forel, and Yoren, a recruiting agent for the Night's Watch. Robb Stark has gathered an army and marched south in response to his father's arrest; and upon learning of Ned's death, attempts to raise further support from and to aid his maternal grandfather, Lord. To reach the Tully lands, he agrees to a marital alliance with the notoriously unreliable, who control the intervening territory but declined to assist the Tullys despite being sworn to Riverrun.

Tywin confronts a Northern-Riverlands force commanded by Roose Bolton and assigns Tyrion and his tribesmen to his van out of the hope he will be killed in the coming battle. Tyrion begins a relationship with the prostitute Shae and survives the battle, which ends in a Lannister victory. However, the force commanded by Bolton was a merely a feint and Robb commands his main force to the relief of Riverrun. Robb proves victorious against Jaime Lannister at the Battle of the Whistling Wood, who is captured and taken prisoner, while his father Tywin decides to withdraw to the southern border of the Tully lands, sending Tyrion to King's Landing to keep Joffrey under control. When Robb elects not to ally himself with Robert's brothers and, who have both made claims to the throne, the Riverlands and Northern lords hail him as 'King in the North': his family's ancestral title. On the Wall The of the novel introduces: an ancient barrier of stone, ice, and magic, hundreds of feet high and hundreds of miles long, shielding the Seven Kingdoms from the Northern wilderness. The Wall is manned by the: an order of warriors sworn to serve there for life, forgoing marriage, titles, property, and children.

North of the Wall, a small patrol of Rangers from the Night's Watch encounter the, an ancient and hostile race of superhumans. All of the Rangers are killed except the single survivor later executed by Eddard Stark for desertion., the bastard son of Eddard Stark, is inspired by his uncle, to join the Night's Watch, but becomes disillusioned when he discovers that its primary use is that of a for criminals, meant to keep ', human tribesmen in relative north of the Wall, in check. Tyrion who comes to the Wall with Jon for a visit talks with the Lord Commander, who tells him that a long winter is coming, the Wall is undermanned, and there is evidence that the Others have returned. At the Wall, Jon unites the recruits against their harsh instructor and protects the cowardly but good-natured and intelligent.

Jon hopes that his combat skills will earn him assignment to the Rangers, the military arm of the Night's Watch, but instead is made a steward to the leader of the Watch, Lord Commander, potentially making Jon the successor to Mormont. Benjen, who had led a small party of Rangers beyond the Wall, fails to return, and six months later, the dead bodies of two of the Rangers from his party are recovered beyond the Wall, but soon re-animate as, which kill six men and threaten Mormont before being dispatched by Jon. Out of gratitude, Mormont awards Jon his family's sword of Valyrian Steel, named 'Longclaw'. When word of his father's execution reaches Jon, he attempts to join Robb against the Lannisters but is prevented by his comrades and persuaded by Mormont to remain loyal to the Watch. Mormont then declares his intention to find Benjen — dead or alive — and to investigate the disappearance of many wildlings and the dark rumors surrounding 'the King-Beyond-the-Wall': a deserter from the Night's Watch known as. Across the narrow sea In Pentos, a city-state of Essos, a continent to the east of Westeros, son of the king overthrown by Robert Baratheon, betroths his sister to, a warlord of the nomadic, in exchange for the use of Drogo's army to reclaim the throne of Westeros. Illyrio, a wealthy merchant who has been supporting the penniless Targaryens and brokered the marriage, gives Daenerys three petrified dragon eggs as a wedding gift., a knight exiled from Westeros, joins Viserys as an adviser.

Daenerys is a 13 year old, dominated by her older brother, and is surprised when Jorah describes Viserys as a future tyrant. Jorah further tells Daenerys that the 'common folk' do not long for a Targaryen restoration as believed by Viserys and are indifferent to the 'game of thrones' played by the elite, just wanting to live in peace. Initially terrified of her new husband and his people, Daenerys eventually embraces the role of Drogo's queen. When Drogo shows little interest in conquering Westeros, Viserys tries to browbeat his sister into coercing Drogo, but she refuses. When Viserys publicly threatens Daenerys, Drogo executes him by pouring molten gold on his head.

After that, an assassin seeking King Robert's favor attempts to poison Daenerys and her unborn child, and Drogo agrees to help her conquer Westeros. It is implied that Jorah, who is secretly a spy for Robert, was aware of the plans for Daenery's murder, which he foils. While sacking villages to fund the invasion, Drogo is wounded, and Daenerys commands a captive to save him. When he is beyond saving, the healer, angered by the Dothraki raids, sacrifices Daenerys' unborn child to power the spell to save Drogo's life, which restores Drogo's health but leaves him in a vegetative state. Daenerys has a prophetic dream, which she learns she is the 'last dragon', which gives her strength. Most of the Dothraki army departs to follow a new leader after Drogo is incapacitated.

Daenerys smothers Drogo with a pillow and orders the healer tied to Drogo's funeral pyre. She places her three dragon eggs on the pyre, enters it herself, and emerges unscathed with three newly hatched dragons suckling at her breasts. The remaining Dothraki and Jorah Mormont, awe-struck, swear allegiance to her.

Themes Throughout the novel, characters are often faced with decisions that match one redeemable trait against another. Outlines characters who are frequently 'forced to choose between their love for those close to them and the greater interests of honour, duty and the realm.' In Westeros, Ned ultimately decides to venture south with Robert, leaving much of his family in Winterfell. At the Wall, Jon wrestles with the predicament of joining his half-brother Robb in rebellion or staying with his sworn brothers in the Night's Watch. Daenerys has issue with the Dothraki treatment of those they conquered in Essos. These conflicts characters encounter oftentimes reflect inconsistent decision making. Catelyn initially is overwhelmed by grief and does not leave Bran's bedside while he is comatose, ignoring her political responsibilities, choosing family over duty.

But soon after, Catelyn leaves Bran and her family for Kings Landing to inform Ned of potential Lannister treason, effectively displaying a more duty fulfilling role. Family, duty, and honor play major roles in conflicts that arise in the story arc, and qualities traditionally categorized as noble oppose each other in resolution.

Character decision conflicts and consequence analysis are particular to how Martin wants to portray fantasy. Martin characteristically deviates from the traditional fantasy model and clear-cut lines of good versus evil. Martin reflects: 'I think the battle between good and evil is fought largely within the individual human heart, by the decisions that we make. It's not like evil dresses up in black clothing and you know, they're really ugly'. This viewpoint characterizes the book and is evident in the actions of several different families which frequently have conflicts with each other.

The Starks' and Lannisters' conflict is a central component of the novel, and the reader receives points of view from both sides. Likewise, Daenerys' storyline develops around the Targaryen's upheaval in Westeros, in which the Starks played a significant role. Martin argues: Having multiple viewpoints is crucial to the grayness of the characters. You have to be able to see the struggle from both sides, because real human beings in a war have all these processes of self-justification, telling ourselves why what we're doing is the right thing.

Viewpoint characters Each chapter concentrates on the of a single character; the book presents the perspective of eight main characters. Additionally, a minor character provides the prologue. Chapter headings indicate the perspective. Prologue: Will, a man of the. Lord, Warden of the North and Lord of, Hand of the King. Lady, of, wife of Eddard Stark., elder daughter of Eddard and Catelyn Stark., younger daughter of Eddard and Catelyn Stark., second-youngest son of Eddard and Catelyn Stark., illegitimate son of Eddard Stark., a dwarf, brother of the twins and, son of Lord.

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Princess, Stormborn, the Princess of Dragonstone and heiress to the throne after her older brother. In the later books, certain viewpoint characters are added while others are removed. Editions The novel has been translated into many languages and published in multiple editions in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audio book form.

In different languages, the number of books may not be the same. In June 2000, published a limited edition of the book, fully illustrated by Jeffrey Jones. Adaptations. Main article: A Game of Thrones and the subsequent novels in the A Song of Ice and Fire series have been adapted in a HBO television series, a comics series, several card, board and video games, and other media. Reception A Game of Thrones has received critical acclaim. Lauren K.

Nathan of the wrote that the book 'grips the reader from Page One' and is set in a 'magnificent' fantasy world that is 'mystical, but still believable.' Steve Perry told readers of that the plot is 'complex and fascinating' and the book is 'rich and colorful' with 'all the elements of a great fantasy novel'. Writing in, John H. Riskind commented that 'many fans of sword-and-sorcery will enjoy the epic scope of this book' but felt that the book 'suffers from one-dimensional characters and less than memorable imagery.' Phyllis Eisenstein of the wrote that, although the book uses many generic fantasy tropes, Martin's approach is 'so refreshingly human and intimate that it transcends them.' She described it as 'an absorbing combination of the mythic, the sweepingly historical, and the intensely personal.'

John Prior, writing in the, called Martin's writing 'strong and imaginative, with plenty of Byzantine intrigue and dynastic struggle', and compared it to 's books, 'though much darker, with no comedy or romance to relieve the nastiness.' Awards and nominations. – Best Novel (Fantasy) (Won) – (1997). – Best Novel (Nominated) – (1997). – Best Novella for Blood of the Dragon (Won) – (1997).

– Best Novel (Nominated) – (1997). – Best Novel (Foreign) (Won) – (2003) References. Martin, George R.R.

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