<Table> A Game of Thrones <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> US hardcover (first edition) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author </Th> <Td> George R.R. Martin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Audio read by </Th> <Td> Roy Dotrice </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cover artist </Th> <Td> Tom Hallman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Series </Th> <Td> A Song of Ice and Fire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Political novel, epic fantasy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> August 1, 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Publisher </Th> <Td> Bantam Spectra (US) Voyager Books (UK) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Pages </Th> <Td> 694 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (1997) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISBN </Th> <Td> 0 - 553 - 10354 - 7 (US hardback) ISBN 0 - 00 - 224584 - 1 (UK hardback) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 654895986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dewey Decimal </Th> <Td> 813 /. 54 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PS3563. A7239 G36 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> A Clash of Kings </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> US hardcover (first edition) </Td> </Tr>

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