How Game of Thrones Became the TV Juggernaut It Is Today
Take a crash course in the page-to-screen history of George R.R. Martin's hit series.
By
Stephen Lovely | Published Mar 6, 2019

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Aside from the A Song of Ice and Fire books, George R.R. Martin has written six novels. His first was Dying of the Light, published in 1977.
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The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones is set to air April 14th, 2019.
Photo Credit: Still of "Game of Thrones" (2016), via HBO
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