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A Song Of Ice And Fire Essay

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1.2.1 A Song of Ice and Fire
A Song of Ice and Fire (later only ASOIF) is an epic fantasy saga by George R.R. Martin. The series currently consists of five books published between 1996 and 2011. First volume ASOIF is A Game of Thrones was published in 1996, second volume A Clash of Kings follows in 1998, third book A Storm of Swords came out in 2000, second to last volume of ASOIF called A Feast for Crows was published in 2005 and A Dance with Dragons, the fifth and most recent volume of the series, was released in 2011. George R. R. Martin is planning to publish two more books to finish the series - The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring.
ASOIF takes place on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos and it follows three main plot lines - several …show more content…

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