Season 1 (2011): A Game of Thrones; Season 2 (2012): A Clash of Kings; Season 3 (2013): The first half of A Storm of Swords (aka Steel and Snow) Season 4 (2014): The second half of A Storm of Swords (aka Blood and Gold) Season 5 (2015): Both A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons and new material 3 Varys' Spies Have A Disturbing Backstory. While Varys' Little Birds do appear in the show, their story is nowhere near as gruesome as in the books - and for this, fans of the books are glad. In the books, Varys' spies are all young children who need to be able to read, which makes it difficult for him to acquire them. Which of the Game of Thrones books have been televised during the first season (April to June 2011)? I want to start reading the novels from when the TV series stopped in 2011. Unaware of the identity of his mother, [10] Jon was raised at Winterfell. At the age of fourteen, Jon joins the Night's Watch, where he earns the nickname Lord Snow. Jon is one of the major POV characters in A Song of Ice and Fire. In the television adaptation Game of Thrones, Jon is portrayed by Kit Harington . • HEAR FROM THE SHOW’S CREATORS - Features an exclusive foreword from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. • AN EYECATCHING COFFEE TABLE BOOK - Deluxe 9.75 × 13 inch format. • A PERFECT GIFT FOR GAME OF THRONES FANS - Perfectly timed for the holiday season, this gift will be cherished for a lifetime. The first four seasons of Game of Thrones have set up this conundrum. Season one, with some important changes, is a faithful adaptation of the first book, A Game of Thrones. HBO. Game of Thrones became one of the great pop culture fascinations of the 2010s. Across eight seasons, the HBO fantasy phenomenon adapted from George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire Those bummed about the conclusion to the eight-season show include George R.R. Martin, author of the “A Song of Ice and Fire” source books. But while the show may be over, Martin is still 58mtUV.