A Game of Thrones
American novelist, born 1948.
A Game of Thrones is a 1996 novel by George R. R. Martin.
In fantasy, family saga
On 3 of the 18 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- George R. R. Martin
- First published
- 1996
- Length
- 864 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Fantasy, Political, War and conflict, Family saga
- Series
- Book 1 of A Song of Ice and Fire
Is A Game of Thrones worth reading?
3 of the 18 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.co.uk) and 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.co.uk, 2014) | Listed | See the list |
| 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts, 2019) | Listed | See the list |
| The Great American Read (PBS, 2018) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of A Game of Thrones
The edition we link to is the HarperVoyager paperback (2003), 864 pages.
- Publisher
- HarperVoyager (paperback, 2003)
- Pages
- 864
- ISBN
- 9780006479888
How critics, prizes and readers rate A Game of Thrones
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 31% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 10% on critics' lists and 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like A Game of Thrones
If you liked A Game of Thrones, try The Lord of the Rings, Cloud Atlas or The Stand.
