11 Must-Read Book Series If You Love Game of Thrones

Martin has called Maurice Druon's The Iron King the "original Game of Thrones." This is the story about the bloody fall of a dynasty. The Iron King's grasp on his kingdom is slipping right before his eyes as his sons prove to be too weak to rule and his daughter unwilling to be betrothed to a man who has no interest in her. Ultimately, it is an execution that triggers the beginning of the end of his reign and inspired Martin to invent the characters of Westeros.