![]() ![]() In fact, the publisher created this version of the Iron Throne months before the book had even come out as the centerpiece of their booth at the 1996 American Booksellers’ Association (ABA) show in Chicago. As Martin explained in 2011, the very first Iron Throne was created by Bantam, which published A Game of Thrones in the U.S. But HBO’s Iron Throne has a leg up on Simonetti’s in that it actually exists, at least as a prop. Simonetti’s Iron Throne might be Martin’s favorite, but he admits that there is no “real” Iron Throne - of course there isn’t, it’s a made-up chair. And there are thousands of swords in it, not just a few.” Long before Game of Thrones on HBO, Bantam Books made its own Iron Throne ![]() From on top, the king dominates the throne room. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. There is no middle ground Summers span decades. Completely immersive Guardian When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. “It’s a throne made by blacksmiths hammering together half-melted, broken, twisted swords, wrenched from the hands of dead men or yielded up by defeated foes… a symbol of conquest… it has the steps I describe, and the height. A GAME OF THRONES is the first volume in the series. #gameofthrones #ironthrone #conquest /dTZGV2sPhh How #GRRM envisions the true Iron Throne. ![]()
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