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Short Bibliography[edit]

Novels and Collections (excluding ASOIAF)[edit]

Novels and Collections Year Type
A Song for Lya June 1974 Short story collection
Songs of Stars and Shadows July 1977 Short story collection
Dying of the light October 1977 Novel
Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle) April 1981 Fixup Novel
Sandkings December 1981 Short story collection
Fevre Dream October 1982 Novel
The Armageddon Rag September 1983 Novel
Songs the Dead Men Sing October 1983 Short story collection
Nightflyers December 1985 Short story collection
Tuf Voyaging February 1986 Fixup Novel
Portraits of His Children July 1987 Short story collection
Quartet February 2001 Short story collection
GRRM: A RRetrospective / Dreamsongs September 2003 Short story collection
The Ice Dragon October 2014 Illustrated novella

Novels, Collections, and History (ASOIAF)[edit]

Title Year Type
A Game of Thrones 1996 Novel
A Clash of Kings 1998 Novel
A Storm of Swords 2000 Novel
A Feast for Crows 2005 Novel
A Dance with Dragons 2011 Novel
The World of Ice & Fire 2014 Reference book
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 2015 Collection
Fire & Blood 2018 Novel, include expanded versions of novellas

Expanded Bibliography[edit]

A Four-Color Fanboy - Comics and Fanzines (1960s)[edit]

Title Written Published Word Count Notes Original In Collections Revised In Collection
"Garizan, the Mechanical Warrior" story #1 1964 Lost
"Garizan, the Mechanical Warrior" story #2 1964 Lost
"Garizan, the Mechanical Warrior" story #3 1964 Lost
Meet the Executioner 1965 1965 Manta Ray comic published in Ymir #2 (February 1965). Artist: Don Folwer (Buddy Saunders)
The Isle of Death (pt 1) 1965 1966 Manta Ray comic. First half published in Ymir #5 comics. Jan 1966.
The Isle of Death (pt 2) 1965 Lost
(Unknown) 1964 or 1965 (In the interview in Dr. Weird Special 01, Martin says he had something earlier published in Comics Newsletter)
The Strange Story of the White Raider 1965 1965 Published in Batwing #3 (December 1965)
Powerman vs. The Blue Barrier! 1965 1965 Powerman comic published in Star-Studded Comics #7 (August 1965)
Dark Gods of Kor-Yuban 1965 or 1966 Lost. R'hllor story. Accepted in Cortana, but they folded before the next issue.
(Sequel to Dark Gods of Kor-Yuban) 1966 or 1967 Unfinished.
Only Kids Are Afraid of the Dark (prose) 1967 1967 5346 Dr. Weird story. Prose published in Star-Studded Comics #10 ("For Collectors" says March 1967 and the reprint in Dr. Weird Special 01 says January 1967) Dreamsongs (1)
Only Kids Are Afraid of the Dark (comic) 1967 1970 Dr. Weird in comic version of the previously published text story in Doctor Weird # 1 (Fall 1970). Artist: Jim Starlin Dr. Weird Special 01
The Sword and the Spider 1967 1970 Dr. Weird in comic published in Doctor Weird # 1 (Fall 1970). Artist: Jim Starlin Dr. Weird Special 01
The Demon-Prince Mythos 1967 1994 484 Dr. Weird continuity notes describing the Seven (the Demon Princes). Saagael was in Only Kids Are Afraid of the Dark. Bakkalon was later used in And Seven Times Never Kill Man. Dr. Weird Special 01
The Dark Crown 1967 1994 2649 Dr. Weird story plot. Sharra is later used in The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr in 1976. Dr. Weird Special 01
The Coach and the Computer 1967 1985 Published in In-Depth # 1, May 1967
The Fortress 1968 2003 [1985] 6257 Revised for professional sale as 'Under Siege' in 1985 Dreamsongs (2) Portraits of His Children (8), Dreamsongs (29)
The Added Safety Factor 1968 [1979] Revised by George Guthridge for professional sale as 'Warship' in 1979.
The Hero 1968 [1971] Revised for professional sale in 1971 A Song for Lya (5), Dreamsongs (4)
And Death His Legacy 1968 2003 3744 Mainstream story. Not science fiction. Dreamsongs (3)
Protector 1968 Mainstream story. Not science fiction. Later revised as "The Protectors". Neither version published.

Notes:

  • These are described in the "A Four-color Fanboy" chapter of Dreamsongs and are listed in "For Collectors" (https://georgerrmartin.com/for-fans/for-collectors/)
  • "Only Kids Are Afraid of the Dark" and "The Sword and the Spider" comics were reprinted in Dr. Weird Special 01 (February 1994). Also included are Martin's continuity notes, a story plot, and a 1993 interview.
  • There are two audio version or the Dreamsongs anthology. Audio version are available for the stories printed in "Selections from Dreamsongs" (Read by various) and "Dreamsongs: GRRM: A RRetrospective" (Read by Eric Sandvold).
  • For a similar table, see also: https://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-compleat-george-rr-martin.html

The Filthy Pro - Early Sales (1968 - 1971)[edit]

After first two sales ("The Hero" and "The Exit to San Breta"), seven stories were written in the Summer 1971 that were all later published. These were “Night Shift”, “Dark, Dark Were the Tunnels”, “The Last Super Bowl” (originally called “The Final Touchdown Drive”), “A Peripheral Affair”, “Nobody Leaves New Pittsburg”, “With Morning Comes Mistfall”, and “The Second Kind of Loneliness.”

“With Morning Comes Mistfall” was nominated for both the Nebula and Hugo Awards.

Audio version of the some of these stories are available from the two Dreamsongs audio books. "Dark, Dark Were the Tunnels" is from the "The End Of The World: Stories of the Apocalypse" audiobook.

Title Written Year Type Word Count Originally Published Genre Audio Series Collections (Chapter)
The Hero Fall 1968 1971 Short Story 4444 Galaxy Magazine, February 1971 SF/H * Thousand Worlds A Song for Lya (5), Dreamsongs (4)
The Exit to San Breta Spring 1970 1972 Short Story 5176 Fantastic Stories, February 1972 F/H * A Song for Lya (8), Dreamsongs (5)
Night Shift Summer 1971 1973 Short Story Amazing Science Fiction, January 1973 SF Songs of Stars and Shadows (7)
Dark, Dark Were the Tunnels Summer 1971 1973 Short Story 6346 Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction, December 1973 SF/H * A Song for Lya (4)
The Last Super Bowl Game (“The Final Touchdown Drive”) Summer 1971 1975 Short Story Gallery, February 1975 SF Portraits of His Children (5)
A Peripheral Affair Summer 1971 1973 Novelette 7998 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1973 SF (A Peripheral Affair and Run to Starlight)
Nobody Leaves New Pittsburg Summer 1971 1976 Short Story 5218 Amazing Science Fiction, September 1976 SF/H Corpse Handlers
With Morning Comes Mistfall Summer 1971 1973 Short Story 6613 Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1973 SF * A Song for Lya (1), Portraits of His Children (10), Dreamsongs (7)
The Second Kind of Loneliness Summer 1971 1972 Short Story 5530 Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1972 SF * Star Ring A Song for Lya (2), Portraits of His Children (11), Dreamsongs (6)

The Light of Distant Stars - Science Fiction (1973-1986)[edit]

The 1973-1986 short stories in Dreamsongs are split into sections for Science Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction / Horror hybrids, and Haviland Tuf. Also in this period are Fevre Dream and The Armageddon Rag which fall into unique genres.

The science fiction stories can be further split by the collections.

A Song for Lya era (1973-1974)[edit]

  • 1975 Hugo Award for Best Novella for "A Song for Lya"

Audio versions of "A Song for Lya" are available from the Dreamsongs audiobooks. "Run to Starlight" is from the "The Infinite Arena" audiobook (Read by George Guidall-Shapiro).

Title Year Type Word Count Audio Originally Published Series Collections (Chapter)
Slide Show 1973 Short Story 5122 Omega (Jan 1974) A Song for Lya (9)
FTA 1974 Short Story 1057 Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1974 A Song for Lya (6)
A Song for Lya 1974 Novella 24178 * Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1974 Thousand Worlds A Song for Lya (10), Nightflyers (6), Dreamsongs (8)
Run to Starlight 1974 Novelette 10492 * Amazing Science Fiction, December 1974 (A Peripheral Affair and Run to Starlight) A Song for Lya (7)
Title Year Type Word Count Audio Originally Published
A Song for Lya And Other Stories 1976 Collection 79477 February 1976

Songs of Stars and Shadows era (1975-1976)[edit]

  • Nomination for 1976 Hugo Award for Best Novella for "The Storms of Windhaven" (with Lisa Tuttle).
  • Nomination for 1976 Hugo Award for Best Novelette for "And Seven Times Never Kill Man".
Title Year Type Word Count Audio Originally Published Series Collections (Chapter)
The Storms of Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle) 1975 Novella Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1975 Windhaven Windhaven (1)
Night of the Vampyres 1975 Short Story Amazing Science Fiction, May 1975 Songs of Stars and Shadows (5)
And Seven Times Never Kill Man! 1975 Novelette 14279 * Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1975 Thousand Worlds Songs of Stars and Shadows (9), Nightflyers (4), Dreamsongs (10)
The Runners 1975 Short Story 2119 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1975 Thousand Worlds Songs of Stars and Shadows (6)
... For a Single Yesterday 1975 Novelette Epoch (November 1975) Songs of Stars and Shadows (8), Songs the Dead Men Sing (2)
The Computer Cried Charge! 1976 Short Story Amazing Stories, January 1976
Fast-Friend 1976 Novelette 7944 Faster Than Light (Probably February) Songs the Dead Men Sing (4), Starlady & Fast-Friend (2)
Nor the Many-Colored Fires of a Star Ring 1976 Short Story Faster Than Light (Probably February) Star Ring Nightflyers (5)
Men of Greywater Station 1976 Novelette 12477 Amazing Stories, March 1976 Thousand Worlds Songs of Stars and Shadows (3)
This Tower of Ashes 1976 Short Story 7264 * Analog Annual (April 1976) Thousand Worlds Songs of Stars and Shadows (1), Songs the Dead Men Sing (7), Dreamsongs (9)
Starlady 1976 Novelette 8967 Science Fiction Discoveries (August 1976) Sandkings (6), Starlady & Fast-Friend (1)
Patrick Henry, Jupiter, and the Little Red Brick Spaceship 1976 Short Story Amazing Stories, December 1976 Songs of Stars and Shadows (2)
Title Year Type
Songs of Stars and Shadows July 1977 Collection

Sandkings / Dying Of Light era (1977-1979)[edit]

  • 1980 Hugo Award for Best Short Story for "The Way of Cross and Dragon"
  • Nomination for 1978 Hugo Award for Best Novel for Dying Of Light
  • The upcoming "In the Lost Lands" movie adapts the stories "In the Lost Lands", "The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr", and “Bitterblooms”, so they might be considered parts of a series.
Title Year Type Word Count Audio Originally Published Series Collections (Chapter)
After the Festival 1977 Serialization Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact (April, May, June, July 1976) Thousand Worlds Dying of the light
Weekend in a War Zone 1977 Short Story Future Pastimes Nightflyers (3)
The Stone City 1977 Novelette 13544 * New Voices in Science Fiction: Stories by Campbell Award Nominees (February 1977) Thousand Worlds Sandkings (5), Dreamsongs (11)
Bitterblooms 1977 Novelette 10356 * Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, November 1977 Thousand Worlds Sandkings (2), Dreamsongs (12)
Warship 1979 Short Story 2233 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1979 Thousand Worlds
The Way of Cross and Dragon 1979 Short Story 7366 * Omni, June 1979 Thousand Worlds Sandkings (1), Dreamsongs (13)
Title Year Type
Dying of the light October 1977 Novel
Sandkings Decemeber 1981 Collection

Portraits of His Children / Windhaven era (1980-1986)[edit]

  • Nomination for 1981 Hugo Award for Best Novella for "One-Wing" (with Lisa Tuttle).
  • Nomination for 1983 Hugo Award for Best Novella for "Unsound Variations".
  • Nomination for 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novelette for "Portraits of His Children".
Title Year Type Word Count Audio Originally Published Series Collections (Chapter)
One-Wing (with Lisa Tuttle) 1980 Short Story Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1980 Windhaven Windhaven (2)
Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle) 1981 Fix up Novel April 1981 Windhaven
The Needle Men 1981 Short Story The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1981 Songs the Dead Men Sing (4)
Unsound Variations 1982 Novella 21157 * Amazing Science Fiction Stories, January 1982 Portraits of His Children (9), Dreamsongs (31)
Closing Time 1982 Short Story Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1982 Portraits of His Children (1)
Under Siege 1985 Novelette 12362 * Omni, October 1985 Portraits of His Children (8), Dreamsongs (29)
Portraits of His Children 1985 Novelette 15309 * Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1985 Portraits of His Children (7), Dreamsongs (34)
The Glass Flower 1986 Novelette 16201 * Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1986 Thousand Worlds Portraits of His Children (2), Dreamsongs (32)
Title Year Type
Windhaven (with Lisa Tuttle) April 1981 Fix up Novel
Nightflyers December 1985 Collection
Portraits of His Children July 1987 Collection

Martin also contributed to the "Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men" Vol. 1 No. 1, 1985(December 1985) comic. Credited as writer for pages 33-35.

The Heirs of Turtle Castle - Fantasy (1975-1986)[edit]

Fantasy stories listed in "The Heirs of Turtle Castle" are "The Exit to San Breta", "The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr", "The Ice Dragon", and "In the Lost Lands". All are in dreamsongs.

  • The character of Laren Dorr in "The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr" was originally planned for the Doctor Weird series.
  • The upcoming "In the Lost Lands" movie adapts the stories "In the Lost Lands", "The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr", and “Bitterblooms”, so they might be considered parts of a series.
Title Year Type Word Count Audio Originally Published Series Collections (Chapter)
The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr 1976 Short Story 7202 * Fantastic, May 1976 Songs of Stars and Shadows (4), Portraits of His Children (6), Dreamsongs (14)
The Ice Dragon 1980 Novelette 7716 * Dragons of Light Portraits of His Children (3), Dreamsongs (15)
In the Lost Lands 1982 Short Story 6796 * Amazons II Portraits of His Children (4), Dreamsongs (16)

Hybrids and Horrors - Science Fiction / Horror Hybrid (1971-1987)[edit]

Science Fiction / Horror Hybrid stories listed in "Hybrids and Horrors" are "The Hero", "Override", "Dark, Dark Were the Tunnels", "Meathouse Man", "Nobody Leaves New Pittsburg", "In the House of the Worm", "Nightflyers", "Sandkings", "Remembering Melody", "The Monkey Treatment", "The Pear-Shaped Man"

  • 1979 Nebula Award for Best Novelette for "Sandkings"
  • 1980 Hugo Award for Best Novelette for "Sandkings"
  • Nomination for 1981 Hugo Award for Best Novella for "Nightflyers"
  • 1988 Bram Stoker Award for Long Fiction for "The Pear-Shaped Man"
  • Nomination for 1984 Hugo Award for Best Novelette for "The Monkey Treatement"
Title Year Type Word Count Audio Originally Published Series Collections (Chapter)
Override 1973 Novelette 10519 Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, September 1973 Corpse Handlers A Song for Lya (3), Nightflyers (2)
Meathouse Man 1976 Novelette 10121 * Orbit 18 Corpse Handlers Songs the Dead Men Sing (5), Dreamsongs (17)
In the House of the Worm 1976 Novella 20657 The Ides of Tomorrow: Original Science Fiction Tales of Horror Thousand Worlds Sandkings (3), Songs the Dead Men Sing (3)
Sandkings 1979 Novelette 15433 * Omni, August 1979 Thousand Worlds Sandkings (7), Songs the Dead Men Sing (6), Dreamsongs (19)
Nightflyers (Original) 1980 Novella 23866 Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 1980 Thousand Worlds
Nightflyers (Expanded) 1981 Novella 32451 * Binary Star No. 5 Thousand Worlds Songs the Dead Men Sing (8), Nightflyers (1), Dreamsongs (20)
Remembering Melody 1981 Short Story 6783 * Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, April 1981 Songs the Dead Men Sing (9), Dreamsongs (18)
The Monkey Treatment 1983 Short Story The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 1983 Songs the Dead Men Sing (1)
The Pear-Shaped Man 1987 Novelette 11753 * Omni, October 1987 Dreamsongs (22)
Title Year Type
Songs the Dead Men Sing October 1963 Collection
  • Graphic novel of Sandkings released in 1987.
  • 3-issue comic series of In the House of the Worm release in 2014.
  • Single issue comic of Meathouse Man released in 2014.

Fevre Dream - Horror and Steamboat Hybrid (1982)[edit]

Novels and Collections Year Type
Fevre Dream 1982 Novel
  • 10-issue Comic version released in 2010.

The Armageddon Rag - Fantasy, horror, murder mystery, rock ’n’ roll novel, political novel, and ’60s Hybrid (1983)[edit]

Novels and Collections Year Type
The Armageddon Rag 1983 Novel

A Taste Of Tuf - Haviland Tuf (1976 - 1986)[edit]

  • Nomination for 1982 Hugo Award for best novelette for "Guardians"
Title Year Type Word Count Audio Originally Published Series Collections (Chapter)
A Beast for Norn (original) 1976 Novelette 10050 * Andromeda I (May 1976) Thousand Worlds; Haviland Tuf Dreamsongs (23)
Call Him Moses 1978 Novelette 12404 Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 1978 Thousand Worlds; Haviland Tuf Tuf Voyaging (6)
Guardians 1981 Novelette 16100 * Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 12, 1981 Thousand Worlds; Haviland Tuf Tuf Voyaging (3), Dreamsongs (24)
The Plague Star 1985 Novella 32443 Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1985 Thousand Worlds; Haviland Tuf Tuf Voyaging (1)
Loaves and Fishes 1985 Novella 22904 Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, October 1985 Thousand Worlds; Haviland Tuf Tuf Voyaging (2)
Second Helpings 1985 Novelette 13988 Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, November 1985 Thousand Worlds; Haviland Tuf Tuf Voyaging (4)
Manna from Heaven 1985 Novelette 15963 Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Mid-December 1985 Thousand Worlds; Haviland Tuf Tuf Voyaging (7)
Prologue (Tuf Voyaging) 1986 Short Story 1534 Tuf Voyaging (February 1986) Thousand Worlds; Haviland Tuf Tuf Voyaging (Prologue)
A Beast for Norn (revised) 1986 Novelette 12163 Tuf Voyaging (February 1986) Thousand Worlds; Haviland Tuf Tuf Voyaging (5)
Title Year Type
Tuf Voyaging February 1986 Fix-up novel

The Siren Song Of Hollywood - Hollywood Years (1986-1990)[edit]

Title Year Type Word Count Audio Originally Published Genre Audio Series Collections (Chapter)
Doorways 1993 Pilot Script 17573 * GRRM: A Rretrospective / Dreamsongs Dreamsongs (26)

MORE DETAILS FORTHCOMING

Doing The Wild Card Shuffle - Wild Cards (1987-1995, 2002+)[edit]

TABLE FORTHCOMING

A Song of Ice and Fire (1991+)[edit]

TABLE FORTHCOMING

The Heart In Conflict - Other Fiction (1986+)[edit]

  • 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novelette for "Portraits of His Children"
  • 1989 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella for "The Skin Trade"
Title Year Type Word Count Audio Originally Published Collections (Chapter)
The Skin Trade 1988 Novella 35011 * Night Visions 5 Quartet (2), Dreamsongs (30)
Black and White and Red All Over 2001 Quartet: Four Tales from the Crossroads Quartet (1)
Starport 2001 Quartet: Four Tales from the Crossroads Quartet (3)
Shadow Twin (with Daniel Abraham and Gardner Dozois) 2004 Novella 25122 Shadow Twin
A Night at the Tarn House 2009 Novelette 12920 Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honor of Jack Vance
Title Year Type
Quartet 2001 Collection
Hunter's Run 2007 Novel
The Ice Dragon 2014 Illustrated Novella
  • Graphic novel of Doorways released in 2011.
  • 4-issue comic series of Skin Trade release in 2013.

All Periods[edit]

Title Year Type
GRRM: A Retrospective / Dreamsongs 2003 Collection

This includes introductory chapters to each part of the collection.

Title Year Type Audio Word Count
A Four-Color Fanboy 2003 Non-fiction introduction * 5215
The Filthy Pro 2003 Non-fiction introduction * 3508
The Light of Distant Stars 2003 Non-fiction introduction * 4722
The Heirs of Turtle Castle 2003 Non-fiction introduction * 3948
Hybrids and Horrors 2003 Non-fiction introduction * 3948
A Taste of Tuf 2003 Non-fiction introduction * 2414
The Siren Song of Hollywood 2003 Non-fiction introduction * 5345
Doing the Wild Card Shuffle 2003 Non-fiction introduction * 3521
The Heart in Conflict 2003 Non-fiction introduction * 4702

Unfinished/Unpublished[edit]

Title Year Type Notes
Avalon TBD Novel

A Song of Ice And Fire[edit]

Novels, Novellas, and Other Works[edit]

(Note the novella/chapters that were published before the main book are listed. Reprints are not. Those might be of little interest to new readers. See read orders instead.)

Title Year Type Notes
Blood of the Dragon 1996 Novella Daenerys chapters from A Game of Thrones. Hugo Award for Best Novella
A Game of Thrones 1996 Novel
The Hedge Knight 1998 Novella Tales of Dunk and Egg (1)
A Clash of Kings 1998 Novel
Path of the Dragon 2000 Novella Daenerys chapters from A Storm of Swords
A Storm of Swords 2000 Novel
The Arms of the Kraken 2003 Novella Excerpt from A Feast For Crows
The Sworn Sword 2003 Novella Tales of Dunk and Egg (2)
The Captain of the Guards 2005 Chapter Chapter from A Feast for Crows
A Feast for Crows 2005 Novel
The Art of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire 2005 Art Book
The Art of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire: Volume 2 2005 Art Book
The Mystery Knight 2010 Novella Tales of Dunk and Egg (3)
A Dance with Dragons 2011 Novel
The Lands of Ice and Fire 2012 Map collection With Jonathan Roberts
The Wit and Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister 2013 Quote collection
The Princess and the Queen 2013 Novella Abridged. Expanded in Fire & Blood
The Rogue Prince 2014 Novella Abridged. Expanded in Fire & Blood
The World of Ice & Fire 2014 Reference book With Linda Antonsson and Elio M. Garcia, Jr.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 2015 Collection 160+ illustrations by Gary Gianni
A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition 2016 Illustrated Edition
The Sons of the Dragon 2017 Novella Abridged. Expanded in Fire & Blood
Fire & Blood 2018 Novel
A Clash of Kings: The Illustrated Edition 2019 Illustrated Edition
A Storm of Swords: The Illustrated Edition 2020 Illustrated Edition (Forthcoming Nov 2020)

Unfinished/Unpublished/Not Yet Started[edit]

(See https://grrm.livejournal.com/412015.html?thread=20463983#t20463983 for extra Dunk and Egg titles.)

Title Year Type Notes
The Winds of Winter TBD Novel
The She-Wolves of Winterfell TBD Novella Tales of Dunk and Egg
The Village Hero TBD Novella Tales of Dunk and Egg
A Dream of Spring TBD Novel
[Fire & Blood V2] TBD Novel
The Rise of the Dragon TBD Novel
[The Rise of the Dragon V2] TBD Novel
[Who’s Who in Westeros] TBD Novel
The Sellsword TBD Novella Tales of Dunk and Egg
The Champion TBD Novella Tales of Dunk and Egg
The Kingsguard TBD Novella Tales of Dunk and Egg
The Lord Commander TBD Novella Tales of Dunk and Egg

A Song of Ice And Fire Read Order[edit]

Publish Read Order[edit]

Read the Dunk and Egg novellas in between the main novels as they came out. Leave out chapter/novella extracts and also leave out the abridged novellas that were later included in Fire & Blood.

Read Order Title Year Published Type
1 A Game of Thrones 1996 Novel
2 The Hedge Knight 1998 Novella
3 A Clash of Kings 1998 Novel
4 A Storm of Swords 2000 Novel
5 The Sworn Sword 2003 Novella
6 A Feast for Crows 2005 Novel
7 The Mystery Knight 2010 Novella
8 A Dance with Dragons 2011 Novel
9 The World of Ice & Fire 2014 Reference book
10 Fire & Blood 2018 Novel

Main Series First Read Order[edit]

Read the main series. Optionally if you are looking for more, read the Dunk and Egg stories. Optionally if you are looking for more, read Fire & Blood. Optionally if you are looking for more, read World of Ice and Fire.

Category Read Order Title
1. Main Series 1.1 A Game of Thrones
1.2 A Clash of Kings
1.3 A Storm of Swords
1.4 A Feast For Crows
1.5 A Dance of Dragon
1.6 The Winds of Winter
1.7 A Dream of Spring
2. Dunk and Egg 2.1 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
3. Fire & Blood 3.1 Fire & Blood
4. World of Ice & Fire 4.1 World Of Ice & Fire

In World Chronological Read Order[edit]

Read Order Period Read
1 Before The Conquest World Of Ice & Fire (up to page 28)
2 Aegon I to Aegon III Fire & Blood
3 Aegon I to Aegon III (again) World of Ice & Fire (skip The Conquest, read 49-86)
4 Daeron I to Aegon IV World Of Ice & Fire (87-103)
5 Dunk and Egg A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
6 Aerys I to The Glorious Reign World of Ice & Fire (p 104-132)
7 The Seven Kingdoms World of Ice & Fire (p 133-250)
8 Beyond The Sunset Kingdom World of Ice & Fire (p 251-end)
9 A Game of Thrones A Game of Thrones
10 A Clash of Kings A Clash of Kings
11 A Storm of Swords A Storm of Swords
12 A Feast For Crows / A Dance of Dragon A Feast For Crows / A Dance of Dragon *
13 The Winds of Winter The Winds of Winter
14 A Dream of Spring A Dream of Spring
  • On an re-read, particularly if your doing an in-world chronological read, you may want to read a fan-compiled combined A Feast For Crows / A Dance of Dragon such as "Boiled Leather", "Boiled Leather (The Dorne Reveal Variant)", "A Ball of Beasts", or "A Feast with Dragons".