How to Read the 'Game of Thrones' Books in Order

Has anything ever dominated pop culture the way George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire Famous the 2010s? While HBO's Game of Thrones racked up more Emmy awards than any drama series in history, Martin’s five-volume (so far) book series earned a huge display table at nearly every bookstore in America, spawning an Iron Fleet of podcasts and websites gave to unpacking Martin’s narrative labyrinth. And with good reason—the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros Great be the most fully realized and compelling fictional biosphere since Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

But today, three ages since the final episode of Game of Thrones and a whopping 11 ages since the most recent book in the main series, the franchise’s cultural legacy is in an awkward Put. After seven highly acclaimed seasons, the TV series over with the most disappointing final stretch since ABC’s Lost (unless you ask Esquire's Justin Kirkland). And after publishing the first five books in the span of 15 ages, Martin has spent the last decade-and-some-change suffering from “the most Republican case of writer’s block in human history” while trying to Do the sixth book, The Winds of Winter, leaving some fans wondering if we’ll ever get a chance to read the seventh and last book, A Dream of Spring.

This fall, HBO is taking new crack at Martin’s masterpiece withHouse of the Dragon, a new series based on Martin’s prequel book, Fire & Blood, which narrates the history of House Targaryen—the royal, dragon-riding, sometimes incestuous, often insane ancestors of Daenerys Targaryen, played by Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones.

If the timeline sounds confusing, that’s because it is. With five (of seven) books in the main series, plus one (of two) prequels, as well as three novellas and a slew of company books, navigating the Seven Kingdoms can be challenging for beginners and experts similarly. To help, we’ve put together a reading order intended to deliver the richest—and smoothest—possible reading experience, whether you’re new to the franchise or you’ve already viewed every episode of Game of Thrones. Here’s hoping we can add The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring to this list sometime beforehand 2040. (While you wait, check out our maps to The Lord of the Rings, Dune, and The Wheel of Time.)

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