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Game of Thrones?is an American?fantasy?drama?television series created for?HBO. It is an adaptation of?A Song of Ice and Fire,?George Martin‘s series of fantasy novels, the first of which is titled?A Game of Thrones. The series now consists of five published volumes, and a further two are planned. The series is told in the third-person through the eyes of a number of point of view characters. ;A common theme in the fantasy genre is the battle between good and evil, which Martin rejects for not mirroring the real world. Attracted to gray characters instead of orcs and angels. Just like people in real life, unlike many other fantasies, the supposed villains can provide their viewpoint. The reader may then decide about good and evil through the novels actions and politics.;Eddard Stark (Sean Bean);Filmed in a Belfast studio and on location elsewhere in Northern Ireland, Croatia, Iceland, Morocco, Spain, Malta, Scotland, and the United States;Game of Thrones has attracted record numbers of viewers on HBO and obtained an exceptionally broad and active international fan base. The series has won numerous awards and nominations, including a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Drama Series for its first four seasons, a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Television Series – Drama, a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in both Long Form and Short Form, and a Peabody Award.;Season;Game of Thrones takes place in a fictional world, primarily on a continent called Westeros, and additionally on a large landmass to the east, known as Essos. ;The story before season 1 On the Westeros;Three main story lines become increasingly interwoven: a dynastic civil war for control of Westeros among several competing families; the rising threat of the Others, who dwell beyond the Great Wall in the Westeross northern; and the ambitions of Mother of the Dragon, exiled daughter of the deposed king, to return to Westeros and claim her throne.