A Song of Ice and Fire is a fantasy series by the American writer George R. R. Martin.
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The first volume, A Game of Thrones, came out in 1996; its Chinese title 权力的游戏 is also the name of the HBO series (2011–2019) made from the books. Noble houses fight for the Iron Throne of Westeros while an old threat gathers beyond the wall of ice in the north.
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The Stark family motto 凛冬将至 'Winter is coming' became a catchphrase in Chinese too. The ice and fire of the title are the frozen north and the dragons of House Targaryen.
