After The Endgame

It is the phenomenon that has united a planet. It is the most fervently debated, most speculated, most anticipated event perhaps ever in the history of entertainment.

As screens worldwide tremble for the last time to the beat of dragon wings, the curtain falls on HBO’s remarkable adaptation of George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy A Song of Ice and Fire, A Game of Thrones. But for fans of the series, there’s plenty more to discover. Still unfinished, the source - the finest fantasy writing since the passing of J.R.R. Tolkien - is still unfolding. Readers can rest safe in the knowledge that for George R.R. Martin, the fabled genuine end is still yet to come...

Read the Books in Order

The branching canons and miscellanies of genre fiction are commonplace to stalwart fans (Frank Herbert's Dune series, anyone?) but the unusual running order of A Song of Ice and Fire has been known to put off newcomers to the series. Have no fear though, the publishing order of the books is still the most sensible reading order.