The Mad King, Aerys II Targaryen, had Lyanna's father and eldest brother executed when they demanded her safe return. In Westeros the seasons last for years, sometimes decades, at a time.įifteen years prior to the novel, the Seven Kingdoms were torn apart by a civil war, known alternately as "Robert's Rebellion" and the "War of the Usurper." Prince Rhaegar Targaryen kidnapped Lyanna Stark, arousing the ire of her family and of her betrothed, Lord Robert Baratheon (the war's titular rebel). The novella Blood of the Dragon, comprising the Daenerys Targaryen chapters from the novel, won the 1997 Hugo Award for Best Novella.Ī Game of Thrones is set in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, a land reminiscent of Medieval Europe. The novel was nominated for the 1998 Nebula Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award, and won the 1997 Locus Award. ISBN 0553103547 (US Hardback) ISBN 0002245841 (UK Hardback) ISBN 0553573403 (US Paperback) ISBN 000647988X (UK Paperback)Ī Game of Thrones is the first of seven planned novels in A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic fantasy series by American author George R. Print ( Hardback & Paperback audiobook & e-bookĦ94 (US Hardback) 672 (UK Hardcover) 835 (US Paperback) 804 (UK Paperback)
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