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HBO Fantasy on TV: How Game of Thrones Succeeds Where True Blood Fails
The two HBO shows illustrate the perils and opportunities of adapting books for the screen
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5 Fantasy Books to Read While You're Waiting for the Next Game of Thrones
It's going to be a while before The Winds of Winter comes out. Here are some suggestions for what to do in the meantime.
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters George R. R. Martin on Sex, Fantasy, and A Dance With Dragons
The author of the Game of Thrones series talks about his newest novel, and the joys and challenges of writing genre fiction
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HBO Game of Thrones Season 1 Finale: The Powerful Women of Westeros
At the end of the series' first season, the majority of the players left in the game are female
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Game of Thrones: Who's Winning and Losing?
As the season finale approaches, a look at how the characters stack up against one another
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HBO Game of Thrones: Death Be Not Proud
In the season's penultimate episode, characters contemplate the end of life—and the audience sees the most shocking casualty yet
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HBO Game of Thrones: The Sins of Ned Stark
A look at how the patriarch's choices have affected his family members
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HBO Game of Thrones: Cheaters Always Win
Noble Ned tries to fight fair after the king dies, but he soon learns that in Westeros, scheming beats straightforwardness
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HBO Game of Thrones: Crowns No One Wants to Wear
This week’s episode examines whether the characters can really handle the power they’re all chasing after
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HBO Game of Thrones: Family Matters
The new HBO show is like The Sopranos in one key respect: Where you come from is vitally important
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HBO In Game of Thrones, Everyone Is a Bastard
A beloved character illuminates an essential element of the series: All the characters are broken in one way or another
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HBO Game of Thrones: Parenting Lessons From Westeros
In this week’s episode, characters reveal what they truly value through the wisdom they pass along to their children
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HBO Game of Thrones: Making Sense of All the Sex
HBO’s new fantasy series is filled with brutal sex scenes. Why? And why do they make viewers so uncomfortable?
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Game of Thrones Premiere: “Winter Is Coming”
The new HBO series is almost perversely inaccessible—but it’s worth the effort to let the story unfold
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HBO Game of Thrones Premieres, Just in Time for Easter
The last in a five-part series about HBO’s new show, which begins this weekend
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HBO Game of Thrones: A Brutal Fantasy With Mass Appeal
The fourth in a five-part series about HBO’s new show, which premieres this weekend
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HBO Game of Thrones: Will Non-Fanboys Care That “Winter Is Coming”?
The third in a five-part series about HBO’s new show, which premieres this weekend
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HBO Game of Thrones: When Fantasy Looks Like Reality
The second in a five-part series about HBO’s new show, which premieres this weekend
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HBO Game of Thrones: HBO Shows the Ugly Edge of Fantasy
The first in a five-part series about the new show, which represents the network’s first foray into fantasy
