# A Game of Thrones **Entity class:** Novel **Publication:** 1996 ## Definition _**A Game of Thrones**_ is the first volume of George R. R. Martin’s _A Song of Ice and Fire_. It establishes [[wiki/House Stark|House Stark]] and the Stark words, “Winter is coming.” ## Relationships - **author:** [[wiki/George R. R. Martin|George R. R. Martin]]. - **adaptation:** HBO’s _Game of Thrones_. - **premiere episode:** [[wiki/Winter Is Coming|Winter Is Coming]]. - **playful route:** [[wiki/ICE|ICE]]. ## Sources / Provenance - George R. R. Martin, _A Game of Thrones_ (Bantam Spectra, 1996). - [George R. R. Martin — official site](https://georgerrmartin.com/)