Want to read the Song of Ice and Fire books by George R.R. Martin, otherwise known as the Game of Thrones books?Here is the order in which to read them: A Game of Thrones. The first Song of Ice A Game of Thrones, the first installment in the George R.R. Martin’s eventually seven installment fantasy book series entitled “A Song Of Fire and Ice”. A Game of Thrones, like the following book in the series, illustrates the unfolding epic fantasy story which takes place on the continent of Westeros. There is something going on with George R.R. Martin, the author whose work forms the basis for the HBO series Game of Thrones. Or two things, really. His books are getting longer, and they are coming out even more slowly. george rr martin, game of thrones. Initially, Martin had planned a trilogy of novels with around 800 pages of material per book. But the world and the plot became too big and unwieldy to really subsume everything into just three books. The plan then move to five books, and finally (as of now) to seven books. Until now, only five books have been George RR Martin, author of the books that inspired Emmy Award-winning series Game of Thrones, has been a writer since the 1970s. The successful series is based on George RR Martin’s 1996 HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 19: Moderator Robert McElhenney, actors Michelle Fairley, Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, executive producer George R.R. Martin, actors Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, co-creator/executive producer David Banioff and co-creator/executive producer D.B. Weiss attend The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Presents An Evening With "Game Book 3 of the 'Game of Thrones' series. As Winter continues to make its unstoppable approach we catch up with the ongoing saga of many Kings, Queens and the Houses of Lannister, Stark, Baratheon, Arryn, Frey, Martell, Tully, Florent etc. and the the Wildings, Night's Watch and introducing the Outlaws in this wonderfully absorbing saga, which whether your a fan of the plotting or not, is one of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a compilation of the three prequel novellas in The Tales of Dunk and Egg series by George R. R. Martin. It’s a prequel to A Song of Ice and Fire and the story starts about a century before the events in A Game of Thrones. Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and Egg were simply fascinating to read. A word of caution, you should only read the Game of Thrones books in this order as a reread of the series. Here’s the list of George R.R. Martin’s books in chronological order. Fire and Blood (Companion) Martin said his biggest gripe is that the show outpaced his writing. "Game of Thrones" premiered on HBO in 2011, around the time Martin published the fifth book in the series. The 72-year-old author said he didn't expect the series to catch up with him so quickly. "Looking back, I wish I'd stayed ahead of the books," he began. 29RR.