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text_A: A Song of Ice and Fire is by a short story writer.
text_B: A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin .. George R. R. Martin. George R. R. Martin. epic fantasy. epic fantasy. He began the first volume of the series , A Game of Thrones , in 1991 and had it published in 1996 .. A Game of Thrones. A Game of Thrones. Martin , who initially envisioned the series as a trilogy , has published five out of a planned seven volumes .. The fifth and most recent volume of the series published in 2011 , A Dance with Dragons , took Martin five years to write .. A Dance with Dragons. A Dance with Dragons. He is still writing the sixth novel , The Winds of Winter .. The Winds of Winter. The Winds of Winter. A Song of Ice and Fire takes place on the fictional continents Westeros and Essos .. Westeros. Westeros. Essos. Essos. The point of view of each chapter in the story is a limited perspective of a range of characters growing from nine , in the first novel , to thirty-one by the fifth .. point of view. Point of view ( literature )#Narrative point of view. limited. Point of view ( literature )#Third-person, subjective. Three main stories interweave a dynastic war among several families for control of Westeros , the rising threat of the supernatural Others in the northernmost reaches of Westeros , and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen , the deposed king 's exiled daughter , to assume the Iron Throne .. Westeros. Westeros. Others. Others ( A Song of Ice and Fire ). Daenerys Targaryen. Daenerys Targaryen. Iron Throne. Iron Throne ( A Song of Ice and Fire ). Martin 's inspirations included the Wars of the Roses and the French historical novels The Accursed Kings by Maurice Druon .. Wars of the Roses. Wars of the Roses. historical novels. Historical fiction. The Accursed Kings. The Accursed Kings. Maurice Druon. Maurice Druon. A Song of Ice and Fire received praise for its diverse portrayal of women and religion , as well as its realism .. An assortment of disparate and subjective points of view confronts the reader , and the success or survival of point of view characters is never assured .. point of view. Point of view ( literature )#Narrative point of view. Within the often morally ambiguous world of A Song of Ice and Fire , questions concerning loyalty , pride , human sexuality , piety , and the morality of violence frequently arise .. violence. Themes in A Song of Ice and Fire#Violence and death. As of April 2015 , the books have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide and , as of January 2017 , have been translated into 47 languages .. The fourth and fifth volumes reached the top of The New York Times Best Seller lists upon their releases .. Among the many derived works are several prequel novellas , a TV series , a comic book adaptation , and several card , board , and video games .. many derived works. Works based on A Song of Ice and Fire. several prequel novellas. #Novellas. a TV series. Game of Thrones. comic book adaptation. A Game of Thrones ( comics ). card. A Game of Thrones ( card game ). board. A Game of Thrones ( board game ). video games. Works based on A Song of Ice and Fire#Video games
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