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A Game of Thrones
Long ago, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. As the cold returns and supernatural forces gather beyond the Wall, the Starks of Winterfell and their rivals are drawn into plots, betrayals, and the struggle for the Iron Throne.
- 0. Prologue
- 1. Bran I
- 2. Catelyn I
- 3. Daenerys I
- 4. Eddard I
- 5. Jon I
- 6. Catelyn II
- 7. Arya I
- 8. Bran II
- 9. Tyrion I
- 10. Jon II
- 11. Daenerys II
- 12. Eddard II
- 13. Tyrion II
- 14. Catelyn III
- 15. Sansa I
- 16. Eddard III
- 17. Bran III
- 18. Catelyn IV
- 19. Jon III
- 20. Eddard IV
- 21. Tyrion III
- 22. Arya II
- 23. Daenerys III
- 24. Bran IV
- 25. Eddard V
- 26. Jon IV
- 27. Eddard VI
- 28. Catelyn V
- 29. Sansa II
- 30. Eddard VII
- 31. Tyrion IV
- 32. Arya III
- 33. Eddard VIII
- 34. Catelyn VI
- 35. Eddard IX
- 36. Daenerys IV
- 37. Bran V
- 38. Tyrion V
- 39. Eddard X
- 40. Catelyn VII
- 41. Jon V
- 42. Tyrion VI
- 43. Eddard XI
- 44. Sansa III
- 45. Eddard XII
- 46. Daenerys V
- 47. Eddard XIII
- 48. Jon VI
- 49. Eddard XIV
- 50. Arya IV
- 51. Sansa IV
- 52. Jon VII
- 53. Bran VI
- 54. Daenerys VI
- 55. Catelyn VIII
- 56. Tyrion VII
- 57. Sansa V
- 58. Eddard XV
- 59. Catelyn IX
- 60. Jon VIII
- 61. Daenerys VII
- 62. Tyrion VIII
- 63. Catelyn X
- 64. Daenerys VIII
- 65. Arya V
- 66. Bran VII
- 67. Sansa VI
- 68. Daenerys IX
- 69. Tyrion IX
- 70. Jon IX
- 71. Catelyn XI
- 72. Daenerys X
- Appendix
A Clash of Kings
The long summer is ending. With Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon dead, rival kings and great houses contest the Iron Throne while war spreads from Dragonstone and King's Landing to Winterfell and beyond.
- 0. Prologue
- 1. Arya I
- 2. Sansa I
- 3. Tyrion I
- 4. Bran I
- 5. Arya II
- 6. Jon I
- 7. Catelyn I
- 8. Tyrion II
- 9. Arya III
- 10. Davos I
- 11. Theon I
- 12. Daenerys I
- 13. Jon II
- 14. Arya IV
- 15. Tyrion III
- 16. Bran II
- 17. Tyrion IV
- 18. Sansa II
- 19. Arya V
- 20. Tyrion V
- 21. Bran III
- 22. Catelyn II
- 23. Jon III
- 24. Theon II
- 25. Tyrion VI
- 26. Arya VI
- 27. Daenerys II
- 28. Bran IV
- 29. Tyrion VII
- 30. Arya VII
- 31. Catelyn III
- 32. Sansa III
- 33. Catelyn IV
- 34. Jon IV
- 35. Bran V
- 36. Tyrion VIII
- 37. Theon III
- 38. Arya VIII
- 39. Catelyn V
- 40. Daenerys III
- 41. Tyrion IX
- 42. Davos II
- 43. Jon V
- 44. Tyrion X
- 45. Catelyn VI
- 46. Bran VI
- 47. Arya IX
- 48. Daenerys IV
- 49. Tyrion XI
- 50. Theon IV
- 51. Jon VI
- 52. Sansa IV
- 53. Jon VII
- 54. Tyrion XII
- 55. Catelyn VII
- 56. Theon V
- 57. Sansa V
- 58. Davos III
- 59. Tyrion XIII
- 60. Sansa VI
- 61. Tyrion XIV
- 62. Sansa VII
- 63. Daenerys V
- 64. Arya X
- 65. Sansa VIII
- 66. Theon VI
- 67. Tyrion XV
- 68. Jon VIII
- 69. Bran VII
- Appendix
A Storm of Swords
The War of the Five Kings continues as alliances are made and broken. Robb Stark fights the Lannisters, Daenerys gathers strength across the narrow sea, and wildlings and the Others threaten the realm from beyond the Wall.
- 0. Prologue
- 1. Jaime I
- 2. Catelyn I
- 3. Arya I
- 4. Tyrion I
- 5. Davos I
- 6. Sansa I
- 7. Jon I
- 8. Daenerys I
- 9. Bran I
- 10. Davos II
- 11. Jaime II
- 12. Tyrion II
- 13. Arya II
- 14. Catelyn II
- 15. Jon II
- 16. Sansa II
- 17. Arya III
- 18. Samwell I
- 19. Tyrion III
- 20. Catelyn III
- 21. Jaime III
- 22. Arya IV
- 23. Daenerys II
- 24. Bran II
- 25. Davos III
- 26. Jon III
- 27. Daenerys III
- 28. Sansa III
- 29. Arya V
- 30. Jon IV
- 31. Jaime IV
- 32. Tyrion IV
- 33. Samwell II
- 34. Arya VI
- 35. Catelyn IV
- 36. Davos IV
- 37. Jaime V
- 38. Tyrion V
- 39. Arya VII
- 40. Bran III
- 41. Jon V
- 42. Daenerys IV
- 43. Arya VIII
- 44. Jaime VI
- 45. Catelyn V
- 46. Samwell III
- 47. Arya IX
- 48. Jon VI
- 49. Catelyn VI
- 50. Arya X
- 51. Catelyn VII
- 52. Arya XI
- 53. Tyrion VI
- 54. Davos V
- 55. Jon VII
- 56. Bran IV
- 57. Daenerys V
- 58. Tyrion VII
- 59. Sansa IV
- 60. Tyrion VIII
- 61. Sansa V
- 62. Jaime VII
- 63. Davos VI
- 64. Jon VIII
- 65. Arya XII
- 66. Tyrion IX
- 67. Jaime VIII
- 68. Sansa VI
- 69. Jon IX
- 70. Tyrion X
- 71. Daenerys VI
- 72. Jaime IX
- 73. Jon X
- 74. Arya XIII
- 75. Samwell IV
- 76. Jon XI
- 77. Tyrion XI
- 78. Samwell V
- 79. Jon XII
- 80. Sansa VII
- 81. Epilogue
- Appendix
A Feast for Crows
After years of war and treachery, the Seven Kingdoms have reached an uneasy truce. In the aftermath, survivors, outlaws, and new claimants gather among the ruins while dangerous plots and alliances take shape.
- 0. Prologue
- 1. The Prophet
- 2. The Captain Of Guards
- 3. Cersei I
- 4. Brienne I
- 5. Samwell I
- 6. Arya I
- 7. Cersei II
- 8. Jaime I
- 9. Brienne II
- 10. Sansa I
- 11. The Kraken's Daughter
- 12. Cersei III
- 13. The Soiled Knight
- 14. Brienne III
- 15. Samwell II
- 16. Jaime II
- 17. Cersei IV
- 18. The Iron Captain
- 19. The Drowned Man
- 20. Brienne IV
- 21. The Queenmaker
- 22. Arya II
- 23. Alayne I
- 24. Cersei V
- 25. Brienne V
- 26. Samwell III
- 27. Jaime III
- 28. Cersei VI
- 29. The Reaver
- 30. Jaime IV
- 31. Brienne VI
- 32. Cersei VII
- 33. Jaime V
- 34. Cat Of The Canals
- 35. Samwell IV
- 36. Cersei VIII
- 37. Brienne VII
- 38. Jaime VI
- 39. Cersei IX
- 40. The Princess In The Tower
- 41. Alayne II
- 42. Brienne VIII
- 43. Cersei X
- 44. Jaime VII
- 45. Samwell V
- Appendix
A Dance with Dragons
New threats rise across the Seven Kingdoms and beyond. Daenerys rules in Meereen, Tyrion travels east, and Jon Snow faces enemies within the Night's Watch and in the lands beyond the Wall.
- 0. Prologue
- 1. Tyrion I
- 2. Daenerys I
- 3. Jon I
- 4. Bran I
- 5. Tyrion II
- 6. The Merchant's Man
- 7. Jon II
- 8. Tyrion III
- 9. Davos I
- 10. Jon III
- 11. Daenerys II
- 12. Reek I
- 13. Bran II
- 14. Tyrion IV
- 15. Davos II
- 16. Daenerys III
- 17. Jon IV
- 18. Tyrion V
- 19. Davos III
- 20. Reek II
- 21. Jon V
- 22. Tyrion VI
- 23. Daenerys IV
- 24. The Lost Lord
- 25. The Windblown
- 26. The Wayward Bride
- 27. Tyrion VII
- 28. Jon VI
- 29. Davos IV
- 30. Daenerys V
- 31. Melisandre I
- 32. Reek III
- 33. Tyrion VIII
- 34. Bran III
- 35. Jon VII
- 36. Daenerys VI
- 37. The Prince of Winterfell
- 38. The Watcher
- 39. Jon VIII
- 40. Tyrion IX
- 41. The Turncloak
- 42. The King's Prize
- 43. Daenerys VII
- 44. Jon IX
- 45. The Blind Girl
- 46. A Ghost in Winterfell
- 47. Tyrion X
- 48. Jaime I
- 49. Jon X
- 50. Daenerys VIII
- 51. Theon I
- 52. Daenerys IX
- 53. Jon XI
- 54. Cersei I
- 55. The Queensguard
- 56. The Iron Suitor
- 57. Tyrion XI
- 58. Jon XII
- 59. The Discarded Knight
- 60. The Spurned Suitor
- 61. The Griffin Reborn
- 62. The Sacrifice
- 63. Victarion I
- 64. The Ugly Little Girl
- 65. Cersei II
- 66. Tyrion XII
- 67. The Kingbreaker
- 68. The Dragontamer
- 69. Jon XIII
- 70. The Queen's Hand
- 71. Daenerys X
- 72. Epilogue
- Appendix
The Winds of Winter
Several chapters from the forthcoming novel have been released through George R. R. Martin's website and the A World of Ice and Fire app, or read at conventions.
- Theon I
- Arianne I
- Arianne II
- Barristan I
- Victarion I
- Tyrion II
- Barristan II
- Mercy
- Alayne I
- The Forsaken
Tales of Dunk and Egg
Set eighty-nine years before A Game of Thrones, these stories follow the adventures of the hedge knight Dunk and his young squire, Egg.
The three tales currently are, in order:
A collection was released in 2015 containing the three separate Dunk and Egg novellas, with additional art:
Histories
The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones describes the history of Westeros and the known world. Fire & Blood recounts the history of House Targaryen, in two planned volumes, with the first volume published in 2018.
Three excerpts from Fire & Blood were previously published as novellas in separate anthologies.