who is the author of the books that the tv show is based on?
George R. R. Martin
A Song of Ice and Fire
George R. R. Martin.
who went to the wall with jon snow A scouting party is this character part of a show? Yes, Jon Snow is a fictional character in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation "Game of Thrones". what is the nature of this character? He is introduced as the 14-year-old illegitimate son of Eddard "Ned" Stark, Lord of Winterfell, and half-brother to Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran and Rickon. Jon is described as having strong Stark features with a lean build, long face, dark brown hair and dark grey eye. who is his mother? The identity of Jon's mother has created much speculation when was the tv show first aired? April 17, 2011 what is the major theme of this show? It is the battle between good and evil which locations were the episodes filmed in? The primary location was the Paint Hall Studios in Belfast.  Exterior scenes include Sandy Brae in the Mourne Mountains,  Castle Ward, Cairncastle where are the mountains mentioned here located? Northern Ireland is there a wall of the same name? Yes, The Mourne Wall crosses fifteen of the summits and was built to enclose the catchment basin of the Silent Valley and Ben Crom reservoirs. what plants are found along the mountain? The most common plants found in the Mournes are heathers and gorse. Other plants which grow in the area are: common cottongrass, roseroot, harebell what language is spoken in the country mentioned previously? : English is spoken as a first language by almost all of the Northern Ireland population. Irish and Ulster Scots  are recognised as "part of the cultural wealth of Northern Ireland"
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A Song of Ice and Fire [SEP] Introduction
A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. He began the first volume of the series, "A Game of Thrones," in 1991, and it was published in 1996. Martin, who initially envisioned the series as a trilogy, has published five out of a planned seven volumes. The fifth and most recent volume of the series, "A Dance with Dragons", was published in 2011 and took Martin six years to write. He is currently writing the sixth novel, "The Winds of Winter". A seventh novel "A Dream of Spring" is planned.