Hooked on "Game of Thrones"?

Season 4 of the critically acclaimed and wildly popular Game of Thrones HBO series began Sunday, April 6^th. Not only is the television series popular, but it has generated a whole new readership for the "Song of Ice and Fire" series by George R.R. Martin (pictured below), the epic fantasy books on which the television show is based. 

If you are a fan of the television show and interested in reading Martin's series, here is a list of the books in the proper order: 

A Game of Thrones (1996)  

A Clash of Kings (1999)  

A Storm of Swords (2000)  

A Feast for Crows (2004)  

A Dance with Dragons (2011)  

Season 4 of the television series is based on the second half of the third book in this projected seven book series. Book 6 will be titled The Winds of Winter, though this book has no official release date yet. 

If you have read all the books in Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series and are now hooked on epic fantasy (and you have already read The Lord of the Rings!), here are a few more epic fantasy series suggestions.

The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss (2007-2011)

First book: The Name of the Wind

Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson (1999-2011)

First book: Gardens of the Moon

First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie (2006-2008)

First book: The Blade Itself

The Acacia trilogy by David Anthony Durham (2007-2011)

First book: Acacia

Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson (2010-2014)

First book: The Way of Kings

For more fantasy reading suggestions, don’t hesitate to ask at the Reader Services desk.