what is the order of the george rr martin game of thrones books in order
The main A Song of Ice and Fire books are, in order: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. The next two planned books are The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring , but they have not been released yet.
Reading order
If you want the core series only, read:
- A Game of Thrones
- A Clash of Kings
- A Storm of Swords
- A Feast for Crows
- A Dance with Dragons
- The Winds of Winter, unreleased
- A Dream of Spring, unreleased
Optional prequels
If you want the wider George R. R. Martin world, two common additions are A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and Fire & Blood. A common release-order reading path puts those after the main five books, while a chronological reading puts Fire & Blood first and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms before the main series.
Simple answer
For most readers, start with A Game of Thrones and continue straight through the five published main novels.
TL;DR: A Game of Thrones → A Clash of Kings → A Storm of Swords → A Feast for Crows → A Dance with Dragons.