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A Song of Ice and Fire — George R.R. Martin
George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire (1996-ongoing) radicalised epic fantasy by applying genuine historical complexity — political realism, moral ambiguity, and author willingness to kill beloved characters — to genre conventions. Its HBO adaptation Game of Thrones became a global cultural phenomenon, and the still-unfinished series remains the most ambitious narrative in contemporary fantasy.
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