Game of Thrones: What Season the Books Are Up To Alex Gibson May 21, 2019 The hit HBO TV series Game of Thrones is based on George R.R Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice, an epic fantasy saga Nymeria / 10,000 Ships. In the very first episode of Game of Thrones, Direwolf pups are found near Winterfell.Quite perfectly, there’s one wolf for each Stark child. Arya famously names her pup after the legendary warrior Queen Nymeria, a major inspiration to the future assassin. A Song of Ice and Fire Series. 7 primary works • 17 total works. The series comprises one epic story that is still being written. Intended to be complete in seven volumes, the author has stated it could go on for longer. Some of the books have been adapted into a series of Graphic Novels. Martin has also written A History of the Targaryen A Game of Thrones. A Game of Thrones is the first of seven planned novels in A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic fantasy series by American author George R. R. Martin. It was first published on 6 August 1996. The novel was nominated for the 1998 Nebula Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award, [1] and won the 1997 Locus Award. [2] George R. R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including those of the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire—A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast… Game of Thrones TV Show Stats. Game of Thrones has earned approx. $3.1 billion ; There were a total of 73 episodes; 566 characters appeared in the show; The show had an estimated budget of $1.5 billion; Key characters were thought to have made as much as $1.2 billion per episode in the final season Game of Thrones: Season 4 [] Aegon V is mentioned in Duncan the Tall's entry in the Book of Brothers. Game of Thrones: Season 5 [] On his deathbed, Aemon fondly compares Little Sam to Egg. Later, as his mind begins to slip, he calls out to Egg, and says he had a strange dream that he was an old man. Game of Thrones: Season 8 [] With plans for at least one spinoff already in progress — not to mention two more planned books in George R.R. Martin's books series — there's a lot more "Game of Thrones" coming our way in PqHdM5.