A Song of Ice and Fire Books Ranked

American novelist, screenwriter, producer, and short story author George Raymond Richard Martin is also known as GRRM.

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A Storm of Swords Most people agree that this is the best book in the series. The Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel went to it.

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Some of the series' most memorable moments can be found in this epic tale of betrayal, vengeance, and redemption.

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Eddard Stark, the family patriarch, finds himself embroiled in a deadly game of political intrigue when he is summoned to King's Landing, the capital city, to serve as the Hand of the King. The Lannister family, one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the kingdom, is one of the characters introduced to readers as the story progresses.

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A Clash of Kings- As new threats emerge, the various factions continue to compete for power, and alliances shift. The War of the Five Kings, a power struggle between the various claimants to the Iron Throne, is one of the book's major plotlines.

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A Dance with Dragons- As the various factions continue their power struggles, the readers of the fifth book in the series are taken on a journey throughout Westeros and beyond.

A Feast for Crows- The fourth book in the series, A Feast for Crows, is a character-driven, slower-paced look at what happened after A Storm of Swords.