The civil war climaxed with the Battle of the Trident, when Prince Rhaegar was killed in battle by Robert Baratheon. The powerful House Tyrell continued to support the King, but House Lannister and House Martell both dragged their feet due to insults against their houses by the King. Her second brother, Eddard, joined his boyhood friend Robert Baratheon and Jon Arryn, with whom they had been fostered as children, in declaring war against the Targaryens, securing the allegiances of House Tully and House Arryn through a network of dynastic marriages (Lord Eddard to Catelyn Tully and Lord Jon Arryn to Lysa Tully).
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). Ī Game of Thrones is set in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, a land reminiscent of Medieval Europe. The novel lends its name to several spin-off items based on the novels, including a trading card game, board game and roleplaying game, and HBO has authorized the filming of a pilot episode based on the novels. The novella Blood of the Dragon, comprising the Daenerys Targaryen chapters from the novel, won the 1997 Hugo Award for Best Novella. The novel was nominated for the 1998 Nebula Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award, and won the 1997 Locus Award. ISBN 4-7 (US Hardback), ISBN 0-00-224584-1 (UK Hardback), ISBN 0-3 (US 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.
A Game of ThronesĦ94 pp (US Hardback), 672 pp (UK Hardcover), 835 pp (US Paperback) For the TV pilot, see Game of Thrones (TV series).
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