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A Song of Ice and Fire Books in Order

by George R. R. MartinScience Fiction & Fantasy

5 books from A Game of Thrones (1996) to A Dance with Dragons (2008). Rated 4.8 across 444,511 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. A Game of Thrones

    Book 1 1996 4.8 (151.4k)

    NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON Here is the first book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece.

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  2. A Clash of Kings

    Book 2 1998 4.8 (93.2k)

    In this sequel to A Game of Thrones, George Martin pursues the embattled Seven Kingdoms through a bitter 10-year winter in which good and evil contend for power. When cruel Queen Cerisi's son takes the Iron...

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  3. A Storm of Swords

    Book 3 2000 4.8 (79.9k)

    Here is the third book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece. A STORM OF SWORDS Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and...

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  4. A Feast for Crows

    Book 4 2005 4.6 (58.9k)

    Here is the fourth book in the landmark series that has redefined imaginative fiction and become a modern masterpiece. A FEAST FOR CROWS After centuries of bitter strife, the seven powers dividing the land...

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  5. A Dance with Dragons

    Book 5 2008 4.7 (61.1k)

    R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental...

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for A Song of Ice and Fire is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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