TY - JOUR TI - “Game of Thrones” and its Literary Predecessor “A Song of Ice and Fire” as the Keystones for the Transmedia Narrative AU - Całek, Agnieszka TI - “Game of Thrones” and its Literary Predecessor “A Song of Ice and Fire” as the Keystones for the Transmedia Narrative AB - “Game of Thrones” and its Literary Predecessor – “A Song of Ice and Fire” as the Keystones for the Transmedia Narrative “Game of Thrones” is a TV series made by HBO TV. Since 2011 this production has been watched by billions of people all around the world. The series and its literary prototype, “A Song of Ice and Fire” saga written by George R.R. Martin are the basic parts of transmedia story of the land called Westeros. “Game of Thrones” is being analyzed here as the cultural product facilitating the creation of the mature transmedia narrative. Furthermore the article includes analysis of relationship between Martin’s saga and its tv adaptation.   VL - 2016 IS - Volume 59, Issue 1 (225) PY - 2016 SN - 0555-0025 C1 - 2299-6362 SP - 64 EP - 80 DO - 10.4467/2299-6362PZ.16.005.5182 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zeszyty-prasoznawcze/article/serial-gra-o-tron-i-jego-literacki-pierwowzor-piesn-lodu-i-ognia-jako-filary-opowiadania-transmedialnego KW - fantasy tv series KW - transmedia story KW - literature KW - adaptation KW - narrative KW - convergence