# George R. R. Martin **Entity class:** Author and screenwriter ## Definition **George R. R. Martin** is the author of _A Song of Ice and Fire_, beginning with _[[wiki/A Game of Thrones|A Game of Thrones]]_ in 1996. He created [[wiki/House Stark|House Stark]] and its words, “Winter is coming.” ## Relationships - **work:** [[wiki/A Game of Thrones|A Game of Thrones]]. - **adaptation:** HBO’s _Game of Thrones_, including [[wiki/Winter Is Coming|the 2011 premiere]]. - **disambiguation route:** [[wiki/ICE|ICE disambiguation]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [George R. R. Martin — official site](https://georgerrmartin.com/) - George R. R. Martin, _A Game of Thrones_ (Bantam Spectra, 1996).