The material of the written 250-page prologue was mixed in as new viewpoint characters from Dorne and the Iron Islands. A smaller portion of characters is left with clear-cut cliffhangers to make sure readers come back for the next installment, although A Dance with Dragons had more cliffhangers than Martin originally intended. Since Martin drew on historical sources to build the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, [84] Damien G.

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Martin does not consider A Song of Ice and Fire a "series" but a single story published in several volumes.

The stories have no direct connection to the plot of A Song of Ice and Fire, although both characters are mentioned, in A Storm of Swords and A Feast for Crows respectively. However, the book slowly won the passionate advocacy of independent booksellers and the book's popularity grew by word of mouth. Excluding the prologue, the point-of-view characters in A Clash of Kings are Catelyn Stark, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Bran Stark, Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen, Theon Greyjoy, and Davos Seaworth. R. Martin Talks Season Two, The Winds of Winter, and Real-World Influences for A Song of Ice and Fire".

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For example, Ned and Robb Stark resemble Richard, 3rd Duke of York, and his son Edward IV, and Queen Cersei resembles both Margaret of Anjou [97] and Elizabeth Woodville.It was released in February 1999 in the United States, [15] with a manuscript length (without appendices) of 1,184 pages. The principal story chronicles the power struggle for the Iron Throne among the great Houses of Westeros following the death of King Robert in A Game of Thrones. Arya Stark, Tyrion Lannister, Jon Snow, and Daenerys Targaryen generate the most feedback from readers.