Question: "A Song of Ice and Fire" is an ongoing series of epic fantasy novels by American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin, the first installment of the series, "A Game of Thrones", which was originally planned as a trilogy, was published in which year?
Sentence (from "A Game of Thrones"): The novel won the 1997 Locus Award and was nominated for both the 1997 Nebula Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award.
Relevant evidence: No