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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire book 1)
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire book 1) Hardcover - 1996

by George R. R. Martin


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A 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. R. Martin. 

It was first published in August 1996. The novel won the 1997 Locus Award and was nominated for both the 1998 Nebula Award and 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 #1 on the list in July 2011. 

The first five books of the seven-book series have been published as of 2018:

A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast of Crows
A Dance with Dragons

The sixth book – The Winds of Winter, is still being written and has been rumored to be released every year since 2018. The success (and mixed feelings over the ending) of the HBO adaptation has increased the popularity of the series and sharpened the anticipation for Martin's own ending to the tale.

“Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King’s Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert’s name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season.

Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms."

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The brightly colored dustjacket for the UK edition from HarperCollins Voyager precedes silver and blue US edition from Bantam Books NY.

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  • Title A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire book 1)
  • Author George R. R. Martin
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 672
  • Publisher Bantam, London
  • Date 1996
  • ISBN 9780002245845
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1996. Hardback. Good. 1st Edition / 1st Printing. Good condition. There are some scuffs to the edges and corners of the dust cover and some marks on the page edges. There is a sticky residue on the back of the dust cover where a sticker has been removed and some very light denting to the corners of the cover itself. Otherwise in very good condition with pages crisp and clean.
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London.: Voyager/HarperCollins., 1996. 694pp, maps. Red covers with gilt spine lettering. Binding is slightly leaning (not square). DW is unclipped, with faint signs of edge shelf wear, but clean & bright. Internally, pages are tanned (poor paper quality). Scarce.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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UK: Voyager. A near fine UK first edition, first printing hardback (toning and slight wear) - in a near fine unclipped dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR via a loosely inserted bookplate - Pictures of the book are available upon request. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1996.
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London: Voyager / HarperCollins Publishers, 1996. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition, first printing. Signed by George R. R. Martin on the title page. Bound in publisher's red cloth-affect boards with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light edge wear to covers, small label removal and two blacked out lines to the front free endpaper with offsetting to the front pastedown, tannign to pages and uneven tanning to the bottom textblock edge. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light shelf wear, light rubbing and faint surface scratches. The first book in George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy drama and basis for the hit HBO series. The British edition precedes the American edition.
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