Claim: Arya Stark is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels.
Evidence: Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Arya is the younger daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark.
A Game of Thrones is the first novel in A Song of Ice and Fire , a series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin.