A Storm of Swords
The third season is based on the first half of the novel "A Storm of Swords". Benioff had previously said that "A Storm of Swords" would need to be adapted in two seasons on account of its length. Benioff and Weiss also noted that they thought of "Game of Thrones" as an adaptation of the series as a whole, rather than of individual novels, which gave them the liberty to move scenes back and forth across novels according to the requirements of the screen adaptation. According to Benioff, the third season contains a particularly memorable scene from "A Storm of Swords", the prospect of filming which was part of their motivation to adapt the novels for television in the first place. The writing credits for the third season now state "Written for television by", instead of the usual "Written by" credit.