A Song of Ice and Fire was turned into a fantasy series by HBO after acquiring the rights .
Meanwhile , HBO acquired the rights to turn A Song of Ice and Fire into a fantasy drama series in 2007 and aired the first of ten episodes covering A Game of Thrones in April 2011.With around 1600 pages in manuscript length , A Dance with Dragons was eventually published in July 2011 after six years of writing , longer in page count and writing time than any of the preceding four novels .
A Song of Ice and Fire