A Song of Ice and Fire

A Song of Ice and Fire is a   high fantasy  series written by American author and screenwriter   George RR Martin  .

Martin began with the writing of the series in 1991 and the first part was published in 1996 in the United States . The original idea was a trilogy, but was gradually realized that the complexity of the story was too big; there were then also announced four additional titles.

There are also three prequels appeared, and several are scheduled for publication. One of these stories received a Hugo Award . The series has been translated so far in more than twenty languages, and pulled several times to the top of the New York Times bestseller list . Only in the United States, the series so far sold more than 4.5 million copies, and more than seven million worldwide. There also appeared many other derivative works, including the television series Game of Thrones .



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*1 World  ==World [  edit ] == The Iron Throne where the books to be fought.The story of The Song of Ice and Fire takes place in a fictional medieval world, especially on the continent of Westeros, but also on the nearby Essos. The world is loosely based on the period of the Wars of the Roses in 15th-century England, but also includes some supernatural elements. Most characters in the books are human, but also proposed other races throughout the series, such as the mysterious Others from the far North and the mighty dragons . In the world are spoken different languages. For the television was linguist David J. Peterson commissioned on the basis of the text given in the booksDothraki and Valyriaans work to a complete language. [1]
 * 2 Style
 * 3 Adaptations
 * 4 Books
 * 4.1 The Song of Ice and Fire
 * 4.2 Additional work
 * <span class="tocnumber" style="color:rgb(11,0,128);background:none;">5 <span style="background-image:none;background-attachment:initial;background-size:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;">  <span class="toctext" style="color:rgb(11,0,128);background:none;">Prizes

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">There are three main storylines in the series: the war to the Throne of Westeros between several noble families; the growing threat of the Others in the North; and the ambitions of Daenerys Targaryen, the disowned daughter of fifteen years earlier murdered king, who wants to reclaim her dragons throne of Westeros. ==Style <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The Song of Ice and Fire is characterized by a wide variety of characters and storylines. The series is told in the third person singular and through the eyes of different characters. By the end of the fifth book, there are 31 characters passed from whose point of view (POV), we have witnessed the events.Because the story is told from different perspectives is often difficult to get a clear protagonist or antagonist designate. Also important characters are slain regularly so the reader never can go from his or her heroes survive the book. <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Although it is a fantasy series, the books are known for their realism . Certainly in the first book wars and intrigues play a much greater role than magic, although the role of magic increases in the course of the series. The books contain too much violence , sexuality and ethical dilemmas that the characters face. The "A Game Of Thrones" board game.Film Locations of the third season of the television series Northern Ireland, Croatia, Iceland and Morocco.==Adaptations <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In March 2010 gave HBO green light for the filming of Game of Thrones, a television series based on The Song of Ice and Fire. David Benioff and Dan Weiss stood in for the screenplay and production. The first episode aired on April 17, 2011 and attracted more than two million viewers. The second season aired in the spring of 2012 and the third season was published in 2013.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">In addition to books and television are also several computer games and role playing games developed. For example, the French company Cyanide announced that in collaboration with Martin will develop a video game based on the television series. There are also a comic book, a German-style board game and trading card game of the franchise appeared. ==<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[Book  Edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===The Song of Ice and Fire <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Martin announced that after the fifth, A Dance with Dragons, will follow two other sections: The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring. ===Additional work <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[Prizes  edit <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * 1996 - Game of Thrones
 * 1998 - The battle of the kings
 * 2000 - A storm of swords, consisting of two volumes. Part One: Steel and snow. Part Two: Blood and Gold
 * 2005 - A Feast for Crows
 * 2011 - A dance with dragons, consisting of two volumes. Part One: Old rivalries, new battle. Part Two: Swords dragons.
 * 1996 - Blood of the Dragon (novella)
 * Tales of Dunk and Egg
 * 1998 - The Hedge Knight ( The Knight hedges )
 * 2003 - The Sworn Sword ( The oath of allegiance )
 * 2010 - The Mystery Knight ( The unknown knight )
 * 2014 - The World of Ice and Fire (written in collaboration with Elio Garcia and Linda Antonsson)
 * 1996 - Game of Thrones - Locus Award winner, was nominated for a Nebula and World Fantasy Awards 1997)
 * 1998 - The battle of kings - Locus Award winner, was nominated for the Nebula Award (1999)
 * 2000 - A Storm of Swords - Locus Award winner, was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Award (2001)
 * 2005 - A Feast for Crows - HUGO, Locus- and British Fantasy Award nomination (2006)