A Game of Thrones - SFBA Book Club

Hardcover, 776 pages

English language

Published June 23, 2002 by Meisha Merlin Pub (P).

ISBN:: 978-1-892065-29-2

(6 reviews)

A Game of Thrones is the first novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by the American author George R. R. Martin. It was first published on August 1, 1996. The novel won the 1997 Locus Award and was nominated for both the 1997 Nebula Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award. The novella Blood of the Dragon, comprising the Daenerys Targaryen chapters from the novel, won the 1997 Hugo Award for Best Novella. In January 2011, the novel became a New York Times Bestseller and reached No. 1 on the list in July 2011.

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rift@bookwyrm.social reviewed A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)

Review of 'A Game of Thrones' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

I really wish I read this book before watching Game of Thrones. Remembering the events of the first season meant having to fight my feelings of dread and force myself to keep reading every time I came across an 'Eddard' chapter. I have to applaud GoT creators for staying so close to the book, though reading it added a lot of depth to many characters and relationships and made me re-evaluate my opinion of them.

Overall, a worthwhile read and very hard to put down. Will be continuing on with the series shortly!