— CONTENTS —

IN THE WRITER’S ROOM 6

PLANNING FOR A SEASON 8

FINDING WESTEROS 10

WRITING THE THEME 12

CREATING THE TITLE SEQUENCE 14

CREATING VALYRIAN 16

SEASON III 18

PART ONE: BEYOND THE WALL 21

PART TWO: WARS IN WESTEROS 55

PART THREE: THE MOTHER OF DRAGONS 79

PART FOUR: THE RED WEDDING 93

SEASON IV 110

PART FIVE: RESETTING THE GAME 113

PART SIX: ON THE ROAD 145

PART SEVEN: BECOMING A QUEEN 157

PART EIGHT: A DIFFERENT WAR 175

EPILOGUE 192