"We should start back," Gared urged as the woods began to grow dark around them.
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Game of Thrones (Song of Ice and Fire)
by George R. R. Martin
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A Game of Thrones is the first novel in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by the American author George R. R. Martin. It was first published on August 1, 1996. The novel won the 1997 Locus Award and was nominated for both the 1997 Nebula Award and the 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 No. 1 on the list in July 2011.
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A Game of Thrones: Book One of A Song of Ice and Fire
2015, Bantam Books
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Juego de tronos
2013, PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE, PLAZA & JANES MEXICO
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A Game of Thrones: Book One of A Song of Ice and Fire
2012, Harper Voyager
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Le Trône de fer: L'intégrale 1
2012-06, Editiones France Loisirs
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A Game of Thrones
2005-08, Spectra/Bantam Books, Spectra
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A Game of Thrones
May 28, 2002, Bantam Books
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A Game of Thrones
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A Game of Thrones: Book One of A Song of Fire and Ice
1997-09, Spectra
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