A Song of Ice and Fire, the series of fantasy novels byGeorge R. R. Martin, has formed the basis of several works in different media.

Martin wrote three separate novellas set ninety years before the events of the novels. These novellas are known as theTales of Dunk and Egg after the main protagonists, Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire "Egg", the later King Aegon V Targaryen. The stories have no direct connection to the plot ofA Song of Ice and Fire, although both characters are mentioned inA Storm of Swords andA Feast For Crows, respectively.

The novellas were published in short story anthologies:

• The Hedge Knight inLegends (1998)
• The Sworn Sword inLegends II (2003)
• The Mystery Knight inWarriors (2010)

The unfinished series of novellas is to continue to be published in a series of collections entitledA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. The first of these, comprising the first three novellas, was published – with illustrations byGary Gianni – in October 2015, and in unillustrated translations earlier.^[1]

Film or TV adaptations of the novellas are being discussed, according to Martin in 2014. He wrote that because HBO owns the TV rights to the setting of Westeros (if not to the characters of the novellas), it would be preferable to have HBO adopt the novellas also.^[1]

The first and second novellas were, in addition, adapted asgraphic novels:

• Martin, George R.R.; Avery, Ben; Miller, Mike S.; Crowell, Mike (2005).The Hedge Knight (2. ed.). Dabel Bros.ISBN 978-0-9764011-0-0.
• Martin, George R.R.; Avery, Ben; Miller, Mike S. (2008).Sworn Sword. Marvel.ISBN 978-0-7851-2650-8.

Martin has written three additional novellas that are written as historical accounts of events that took place long before the events of theA Song of Ice and Fire novels or theDunk and Egg novellas.

The Princess and the Queen, published inDangerous Women (2013),^[2] details the civil war called the "Dance of the Dragons" between Aegon and Rhaenyra Targaryen about the succession to theIron Throne.

A fifth novella,The Rogue Prince, or, a King's Brother, was published in the 2014 anthologyRogues. It is a prequel toThe Princess and the Queen and concerns the life of Prince Daemon Targaryen, Rhaenyra's second husband.

Most recently,The Sons of the Dragon was published in the 2017 anthologyThe Book of Swords, and chronicles the lives of Aenys I and Maegor I Targaryen (later known as "Maegor the Cruel"), who were the second and third kings to sit the Iron Throne, respectively.^[3]

In March 2010,HBOgreenlit a television series based onA Song of Ice and Fire, written and executive produced byDavid Benioff andD. B. Weiss. CalledGame of Thrones, it stars an ensemble cast includingSean Bean andPeter Dinklage. The series premiered on 17 April 2011. A critical and commercial success, it ran for eight seasons, concluding in 2019.

The series has itself given rise toseveral derived works, includingsoundtrack albums and a wide range of merchandise.

House of the Dragon is an American fantasy drama television series created byGeorge R. R. Martin andRyan J. Condal forHBO. It is a prequel to the television seriesGame of Thrones (2011–2019) and is based on Martin's 2018 novelFire & Blood. The series is set two hundred years before the events ofGame of Thrones^[11] and chronicles the beginning of the end ofHouse Targaryen, the events leading up to the Targaryen civil war, known as the "Dance of the Dragons", and the war itself.House of the Dragon received a straight-to-series order in October 2019 with casting beginning in July 2020 and principal photography beginning in April 2021 in the United Kingdom. The first season of the series premiered in 2022 and consists of ten episodes. The second season premiered in 2024 and consists of eight episodes. A third season is in production and is set for release in 2026.^[7]

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is an upcoming American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin. A prequel toGame of Thrones (2011–19), it is set to be the third television series in theA Song of Ice and Fire franchise. It uses Martin'sTales of Dunk and Egg novellas as its basis, and starsPeter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall, the titular hedge knight, andDexter Sol Ansell as Egg.

The series consists of six episodes to be released on HBO andMax in 2026.^[7]

In May 2017, after years of speculation about possiblesuccessor series, HBO commissionedMax Borenstein,Jane Goldman,Brian Helgeland,Carly Wray andBryan Cogman^[12] to develop individualGame of Thrones successor series; all of the writers were to be working individually with George R. R. Martin, who also co-wrote two of the scripts.^[13] On June 8, 2018, HBO commissioned apilot to aGame of Thrones prequel series from Goldman as showrunner and Martin as co-creator.^[14]S. J. Clarkson directed and executive produced the pilot, which filmed in mid-2019 in Northern Ireland and other locations.^[15]

The first issue of the comic book adaptation of the first novel,A Game of Thrones, by fantasy authorDaniel Abraham and artist Tommy Patterson, was published byDynamite Entertainment in September 2011. The series is set to run for 24 issues and is intended to follow the story of the novel closely.

The first six issues were published as atrade paperback in March 2012:

• Abraham, Daniel; Martin, George R.R. (2012).A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume One.Bantam Books.ISBN 978-0-440-42321-8.

Thomas Dunne Books announced in August 2011 that it had acquired the rights toGame of Groans, a parody ofGame of Thrones in the vein ofBored of the Rings, by the pseudonymous "George R.R. Costanza".^[16] The book was eventually published on March 27, 2012 bySt. Martin's Griffin and credited to "George R.R. Washington" andAlan Goldsher:

• Washington, George R.R.; Goldsher, Alan (2012).A Game of Groans: A Sonnet of Slush and Soot. St. Martin's Griffin.ISBN 978-1-250-01126-8.

In 2012,The Bad Dog Theatre Company adapted the novels as a four-hourimprov comedy show inToronto, titledThrone of Games.^[17]

The fall 2012ready-to-wear collection by the fashion brandHelmut Lang was inspired byGame of Thrones.^[18][19] In March 2012,Wiley-Blackwell publishedGame of Thrones and Philosophy: Logic Cuts Deeper than the Sword (ISBN 978-1-118-16199-9). This entry in Blackwell'sPop Culture and Philosophy series, edited by Henry Jacoby andWilliam Irwin, aims to highlight and discuss philosophical issues raised by the show and its source material.^[20]

In 2013,Game of Thrones was notably parodied on the cover ofMad on April 30,^[21] as well as by aweb series,School of Thrones, which set the story in a high school whose students vie for the title ofprom king and queen.^[22] The "One World Symphony" company announced, in 2014, a musical production based on television series includingGame of Thrones.^[23] In 2015, theUnder the Gun Theater ofChicago premieredSwarm of Spoilers, a parody show recapitulating the first four seasons of the TV series.^[24]

In 2013, the animated comedy seriesSouth Park aired a three-part episode ("Black Friday", "A Song of Ass and Fire" and "Titties and Dragons") satirizing the U.S. custom ofBlack Friday in the form of a parody ofGame of Thrones.^[25]

Twopornographic parodies of the series were also announced in 2013.^[26] One of these,This Ain't Game of Thrones XXX, was released in 2014, produced byHustler Video and directed byAxel Braun. The movie incorporates many of the main characters such asJaime Lannister (Richie Calhoun),Jon Snow (Ryan Driller),Cersei Lannister (Brandi Love),Sansa Stark (Marie McCray),Daenerys Targaryen (Spencer Scott),Tyrion Lannister (Evan Stone), andBrienne of Tarth (Amanda Tate).^[27]

In 2016 the parody recap series ofGame of Thrones, calledGay of Thrones was nominated for aPrimetime Emmy Award forOutstanding Short-Form Variety Series.^[28]

In 2015, the inaugural American edition ofRed Nose Day featured the comedy sketchColdplay's Game of Thrones: The Musical, amockumentary regarding a failedmusical theatre adaptation of the television show by the British bandColdplay, featuring many castmembers ofGame of Thrones such asPeter Dinklage,Kit Harington,Nikolaj Coster-Waldau,Emilia Clarke,Alfie Allen andIwan Rheon.^[29]

A parody titledGame of Thrones: The Musical, written by Basil Considine and developed byReally Spicy Opera, appeared at the Minnesota Fringe Festival in August 2016 and the 2017 Oahu and Maui Fringe Festivals^[30] and was rated a must-see by theSt. Paul Pioneer Press.^[31]

The World of Ice & Fire, an illustrated companion book forA Song of Ice and Fire written by Martin, Elio M. García Jr. and Linda Antonsson, was published byBantam on October 28, 2014 (ISBN 978-0-553-80544-4).^[32][33]

A set of twelve maps of the world ofA Song of Ice and Fire, drawn by Martin and Jonathan Roberts, was published in October 2012 asThe Lands of Ice and Fire (ISBN 978-0-345-53854-3).

In November 2012,Random House publishedGeorge R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire – A Game of Thrones Guide, aniOS application that provides the biographies of 540 characters, descriptions of 380 places, and interactive maps. The app's "anti-spoiler functionality" hides information not yet revealed at the point up to which the user has read the novels.^[34]

Several other reader's companion apps for mobile electronic devices have been published, generally without the endorsement of Martin or his publisher. They includeGame of Thrones Companion, similar in approach to the above-mentionedGuide, andWesteros Map for Game of Thrones, which contains maps of Essos and its cities. OtherA Song of Ice and Fire- orGame of Thrones-themed apps include atrivia game, a study guide, and a weather app from HBO.^[35]

The popularity of theTyrion Lannister character led Martin andBantam Books to publishThe Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister (ISBN 978-0345539120), an illustrated collection of Tyrion quotes from the novels, in October 2013.^{[36][37][38][39]}

Several publications discuss the themes addressed in theA Song of Ice and Fire series:

• Lowder, James, ed. (2012).Beyond the Wall: Exploring George R. R. Martin's a Song of Ice and Fire, from a Game of Thrones to a Dance With Dragons. Benbella Books.ISBN 978-1-936661-74-9.
  Edited byJames Lowder, this collection of essays by fantasy authors and science fiction experts, includingR.A. Salvatore,Brent Hartinger,Ned Vizzini,Gary Westfahl andDaniel Abraham, addresses themes such as the nature of magic or the role of the prequels in Martin's work.^[40]
• Game of Thrones and Philosophy: Logic Cuts Deeper than Swords. John Wiley & Sons Inc. March 13, 2012.ISBN 978-1-118-16199-9.
  This entry in Blackwell'sPop Culture and Philosophy series, edited by Henry Jacoby andWilliam Irwin, aims to highlight and discuss philosophical issues raised by the novels and its TV adaptation.^[41]

The two volumes ofThe Art of Ice and Fire contain artworks inspired by the series from a variety of different artists and illustrators.

• Wood, Brian; Patricia Meredith, eds. (2005).The Art of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire (Rev. ed.).Fantasy Flight Games.ISBN 978-1-58994-218-9.
• Meredith, Patricia, ed. (2010).The Art of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire: Volume 2 (Rev. ed.). Fantasy Flight Games.ISBN 978-1-58994-967-6.

Two blogs,Inn at the Crossroads andCooking Ice and Fire, are dedicated to recreating the dishes described in the novels.^[42]Cooking Ice and Fire went defunct in early 2012.

There are also two cookbooks with recipes based on the novels:

• Monroe-Cassel, Chelsea; Lehrer, Sariann (2012).A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook. Bantam.ISBN 978-0-345-53449-1. Based on the blogInn at the Crossroads.^[43]
• Kistler, Alan (2012).The Unofficial Game of Thrones Cookbook: From Direwolf Ale to Auroch Stew – More Than 150 Recipes from Westeros and Beyond. Adams Media Corp.ISBN 978-1-4405-3872-8.

There are multiple board games set in the world ofA Song of Ice and Fire.

In 2003,Fantasy Flight Games released thestrategy board gameA Game of Thrones, created byChristian T. Petersen. TheOrigins Award-winning game allows the players to take on the roles of several of the Great Houses vying for control of the Seven Kingdoms, including House Stark, House Lannister, House Baratheon, House Greyjoy, House Tyrell, and as of the expansionA Clash of Kings, House Martell. Players maneuver armies to secure support in the various regions that comprise the Seven Kingdoms, with the goal of capturing enough support to claim theIron Throne. Two expansions for the game,A Clash of Kings andA Storm of Swords have been released. In 2011, a second edition has been released appropriately titled "A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)". This version has since released three expansions,A Feast for Crows,A Dance with Dragons, andMother of Dragons".

Battles of Westeros, was released byFantasy Flight Games in 2010. It is based on the system created by Richard Borg and used in such games asMemoir 44 orCommands & Colors: Ancients. The two player-game's base set includes two factions: House Stark and House Lannister. Later expansions cover additional factions and scenarios.^[44]

In 2015, USAopoly releasedGame of Thrones Risk. It is a variant of theboard game Risk with changes to incorporate the theme such as Maestar cards, Character cards and new maps of Westeros and Essos.^[45]

In 2018, CMON Limited, Dark Swords Miniatures, Inc., and Edge Entertainment released "A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game". The starter set for the game featured two factions: House Stark and House Lannister. Later expansions cover additional factions and scenarios.^[46]

A living card game (LCG) has been produced byFantasy Flight Games. It was a continuation of an earliercollectible card game (CCG). A number of base sets have been released for the game, each with a number of expansions. The game's primary designer is Eric Lang and the lead developer is Nate French. TheA Game of Thrones: Westeros Edition won theOrigins Award forBest Trading Card Game of 2002. TheGame of Thrones: Ice and Fire Edition won theOrigins Award forBest Card Game Expansion or Supplement of 2003.

Arole-playing game titledA Game of Thrones was produced byGuardians of Order. The game is designed to be usable with two RPG systems: thed20 System and theTri-Stat dX system. Two editions were made: a serial-numbered edition limited to 2500 copies,ISBN 1-58846-941-7; and a standard edition,ISBN 1-58846-942-5. The limited edition is faux-leather bound with silver gilt pages and includes rules for both systems, and includes an interview with Martin. The standard edition contains only thed20 system rules. The book was created byGuardians of Order and released bySword & Sorcery, a subsidiary ofWhite Wolf Games.

A later role-playing game titledA Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying was published byGreen Ronin Publishing in 2009.

The success of the HBO TV series motivated the development of several video games. While the 2007fan-madeMUSH and the 2011 strategy game were based on the novels only, the later games also incorporate elements such as designs or music from the TV series, based on a license from HBO.

• Blood of Dragons (2007):

Blood of Dragons is an online, text-basedroleplayingMUSH.^[47] It opened in 2007 and is set about 140 years prior to the events in the novels, during the reign of Daeron I and his conquest of Dorne. The game is maintained by the administrators of the fan siteWesteros.org, who are collaborating with Martin onThe World of Ice and Fire.

• A Game of Thrones: Genesis (2011):

In 2011,Cyanide developed areal-time strategy video game,A Game of Thrones: Genesis, which allows players to partake in the conquest of Westeros beginning generations before the time in which the novels are set.

• Game of Thrones: The Role-Playing Game (2012):

A second video game based on the series, called simplyGame of Thrones, was developed by Cyanide in May 2012. It is arole-playing game set in the town of Riverspring, during the time of the events of the novelA Game of Thrones, but not principally involving the novels' main characters.^[48]

• Game of Thrones Ascent (2013):

Game of Thrones Ascent, afreemiumsocial network game, was made available byDisruptor Beam in 2013 onFacebook andKongregate. It was made in collaboration with HBO and George R.R. Martin. The game combines storytelling and strategy elements, allowing players to lead the life of a nobleman during the time of upheaval portrayed in the novels and the TV series.^[49]

• Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series (2014):

Starting in 2014,Telltale Games produced a six-episode adventure game titledGame of Thrones.

• Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms (discontinued):

In February 2012,Bigpoint announced the development of a browser-basedmassively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms.^[50] The game was being developed by Artplant, who also createdBattlestar Galactica Online.^[51] After Bigpoint was acquired by Yoozoo Games in 2016, this license was instead used to produceGame of Thrones: Winter Is Coming.^[52][53]

• Game of Thrones: Conquest (2017):

Game of Thrones: Conquest, afreemium multiplayer strategy mobile game, was made available byWarner Bros. Games in 2018 oniOS andAndroid platforms. The game was developed byTurbine.^[54]

• Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming (2019):

Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming is a 2019 real-time strategy browser game set in a side-branchtimeline.

• Modifications of commercial games

There are several fan-made modifications ("mods") to commercial video games that allow playing in the world ofA Song of Ice and Fire. These include atotal conversion for the strategy gameCrusader Kings II^[55][56] as well as the mods "War of the Usurper" for its predecessorCrusader Kings, "Westeros: Total War The Age of Petty Kings", placed before Aegon's Conquest, forMedieval II: Total War and "A Clash Of Kings" forMount & Blade: Warband.^[57]

Testor Corporation announced that in late 2006 it would begin releasing model figures based on the series, to be followed by a tactical wargame. Only one product shipped, a Ruby Forddiorama. In April 2007, Martin announced that the licensing agreement with Testor had expired, and Testor'sA Song of Ice and Fire product lines had been canceled.^[58] In December 2006, Haute Productions signed a deal to release a range of resin mini-busts featuring characters fromA Song of Ice and Fire under the name Valyrian Resin. The company plans to expand the line to include resin statues and pewter chess sets.^[59]In 2007, Dark Sword Miniatures announced a line of pewter miniatures based on the world of George R. R. Martin'sA Song of Ice and Fire and sculpted by Tom Meier.^[60]In 2018, Dark Sword Miniatures in collaboration with CMON Limited released a line of pewter miniatures for use in the A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game.^[61]

On 20 March 2007, George R. R. Martin announced on his blog^[62] that he had "signed a deal with Jalic, Inc. of East Lansing, Michigan, granting them a license to manufacture and sell full-sized high-quality replicas of the arms and armor fromA Song of Ice and Fire", under the name Valyrian Steel,^[63] starting with thebastard swordLongclaw wielded byJon Snow (two versions). Since then Valyrian has produced replicas of the Stark familygreatswordIce (in two versions),Arya Stark'sNeedle, andRobert Baratheon's mighty warhammer.Dragonglassarrowheads and a singledagger have also been produced in a collectibleFirst Men wooden box. Valyrian also announced that it will be producing HBO's show versions ofGame of Thrones weapons, which differ in appearance from those described in the Ice and Fire novel series.

Greek black metal bandNocternity's guitarist's pseudonym is Khal Drogo and they recorded a song on 2003'sOnyx CD called "Valyrian Steel (Blood Of The Dragon)" with lyrics directly referencing Daenerys' storyline and events.

Swedish power metal bandHammerFall released an album in 2005 titledChapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken, the family motto of House Martell. Tracks on the album such as "Take the Black", "Fury of the Wild", and "Hammer of Justice" directly reference events and characters. The following albumThreshold also features a song inspired byA Song of Ice and Fire, titled "Dark Wings, Dark Words". Their 2014 album(r)Evolution also features two songs inspired by the series, titled "Winter Is Coming",^[64] the family motto of House Stark, and "Wildfire", a highly flammable liquid in the ASoIaF world, which burns with a green fire.

The German symphonic metal bandBlind Guardian have written two songs dedicated to the world of George R. R. Martin'sA Song of Ice and Fire. The songs are called "War of the Thrones" and "A Voice in the Dark" and are part of their 2010At the Edge of Time album.^[65][66]

British alternative rock bandDark Stares based their name on Ser Gerold Dayne, known as Darkstar.^[67] Their song "Blackfyre" from EPOctopon is a homage to House Blackfyre and theBlackfyre Rebellion.

In 2012, the Canadian band Irish Moutarde adapted the songThe Bear and the Maiden Fair, sung at various times in the novels, as acelticpunk rock song.^[68]

The metal band,The Sword, has a song on the albumGods of the Earth called "To Take the Black" referencing the Night's Watch.

Americanpower metal bandLast Alliance recorded an album called theWesteros Trilogy in 2013.

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