Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses A “Game Of Thrones”

~ by Rebecca Fisher

Introduction:

Though the first book in George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series was published in 1996 and became a best-selling success all on its own, it was not until the television adaptation first aired in 2011 that Game of Thrones entered the mainstream cultural landscape. These days even those who have never watched a single episode are capable of recognising the phrases “winter is coming” or “you know nothing, Jon Snow”, and words such as “khaleesi” have entered the c...