Noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Political and sexual intrigue is pervasive. They are locked in a battle for the Iron Throne. This is a grand story of duplicity and treachery, nobility and honor, conquest and triumph. When you play the Game of Thrones, you either win or you die. While the noble families play their deadly game a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Only a neglected military order of sinners and outcasts, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and this ancient evil.
Table of Context
- TV-Shows like Game of Thrones
- House of Cards
- Legend Of The Seeker
- Rome
- Children of Dune
- The Tudors
- Da Vinci's Demons
- Spartacus
- Vikings
- Dexter
- Books like Game of Thrones
- The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien
- A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1) by George R.R. Martin
- Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth #1) by Terry Goodkind
- The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time #1) by Robert Jordan
- The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow and Thorn #1) by Tad Williams
- Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle #1) by Patrick Rothfuss
- Movies like Game of Thrones
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TV-Shows like Game of Thrones
House of Cards


Ruthless and cunning, Congressman Francis Underwood and his wife Claire stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wickedly dark political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex, corruption and betrayal in modern D.C. politics.
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Legend Of The Seeker


The Legend Of The Seeker follows the adventures of Richard Cypher the new "Seeker of Truth", Kahlan Amnell the last Mother Confessor, Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander a wizard of the first order, Cara a warrior (Mord-Sith) as they fight for the people of their realm against tyrants and destroyers. The TV show differ substantially the books (Sword of Truth).
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Rome


The two fictional Roman soldiers Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo are the main characters in Rome. They interact with the powerful historical figures in Rome, and both experience and influence with key historical moments. This TV show depict a down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
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Children of Dune


Children of Dune is a journey into interstellar intrigue where the Great Houses of the Empire are full with rumours of conspiracy, plotting and betrayal. The story takes place on the desert planet of Dune, where an ancient prophecy has been fulfilled. A miraculous transformation of the arid wastelands has been triggered by the legendary Muad’dib.He no longer wields absolute power as the Emperor, and his son Leto Atreides and daughter Ghanima face the possibility of a devestating civil war and chaos on a galactic scale. And now with the future of the vital Spice trade in the balance, the destiny of humanity itself will depend on the courage, strength and otherworldly wisdom of The Children of Dune!
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The Tudors


In Tudors we follow the reign of King Henry VIII as he manoeuvres through a series of betrayals and plots against him. His complications with the church and his infamous marriages are also dramatised for us in this dramatic TV series.
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Da Vinci's Demons


Da Vinci's Demons is a fictional account of Leonardo da Vinci's early life. It follows Leonardo as he is dragged in to the political webb of the Medici and Pazzi families and their relationships with the Catholic Church. In addition to this Leonardo's has his obsession in obtain the Book of Leaves and finds himself entangled with a cult known as the Sons of Mithras, and the Catholic Church. Da Vinci is ever the "mad" genius with a insane solution to any problem.
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Spartacus


Spartacus a Thracian warrior, is together with his tribe enlisted by the Romans to fight. After bad treatment from the Romans he gets his destiny sealed by an act of rebellious violence. As punishment he faces death by being forced to fight in the gladiatorial arena. Watch the story of his rise to become history's greatest gladiator unfold with graphic violence and explicit sex. The inspiration behind this series is the historical Thracian Gladiator Spartacus, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
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Vikings


Vikings are set in historical dark ages, the Viking age of Scandinavia. The series follows Ragnar (a legendary figure from Norse mythology), a former farmer who rises to fame and power by successful raids into England with the support of his family and fellow warriors. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar follows the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods.
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Dexter


Dexter Morgan, by day a blood spatter pattern expert for the Miami Metro police department, but by night he becomes a brutal serial killer. Dexter, Like most serial killers, only kills people who fit a very specific profile. He follows a "moral code" taught to him by his late father Harry, he only kills violent criminals that slips between lady justice`s fingers. Dexter is grappling with fitting into society while, at the same time, he struggles with his inability to feel emotion.
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Books like Game of Thrones
The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings #1) by J.R.R. Tolkien


A hobbit gets a ring and the wizard discover its evil power. They have to destroy it, but only one place can do that. A small fellowship is formed to get to he place it has to be destroyed. Orcs and other evils try to stop them... You know the story, no need for me to tell more of it.
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1) by George R.R. Martin


This is the first book in explores a A Song of Ice and Fire, this series is set in medieval-like fantasy world where summers span decades and winter can last a lifetime. The characters in this epic story are struggling amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror in the only game that matters, the game of thrones. And in this game you either win or you die, there is no middle ground.
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Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth #1) by Terry Goodkind


Richard Cypher, a young man in the Westland, helps out Kahlan Amnell, a young woman from the Midlands in trouble. She has managed to cross the boundary between the lands to see Zedd, of all people. She brings with her dark news from the other side of the Boundary. Darken Rahl, Ruler of D'Hara, has brought down the Boundary between D'Hara and the Midlands. Kahlan Amnell seeks a great wizard who had left the Midlands for the Magic free Westlands to have him Name a Seeker of Truth. That way they can find a way to defend them self against Darken Rahl.
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The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time #1) by Robert Jordan


The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow. The first book in The Wheel of Time (The Eye of the World) starts out in the peaceful village of Emond's Field. The villagers pay little attention to rumours of war in the western lands until a brutal attack by Trollocs, troll-like minions of the Dark One, forces three young men to confront a destiny which has its origins in the time known as The Breaking of the World.
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The Dragonbone Chair (Memory, Sorrow and Thorn #1) by Tad Williams


The High King of Osten Ard, slayer of the dread dragon Shurakai, lies dying. With his death, the Storm King, undead ruler of the elvishlike Siti, will finally be free to unleash his plans to regain his lost realm. Only the League of the Scroll, a small secret group with members scattered all over, recognizes the true danger. Simon, a castle scullion and an unknowingly apprenticed to a member of this League, will be tossed out in the centre of the conflict and the Leagues quest for the solution to a riddle of long-lost swords of power. Simon will be confronted with enemies straight out of a legend-maker's worst nightmares!
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Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle #1) by Patrick Rothfuss


This is the first book in the Kingkiller Chronicle, a story that tells a first person story of a young man who grows to be the most notorious magician his world has ever seen. From his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as an orphan suer rat in a crime ridden city, to his daringly brazen yet successful gamble to enter a legendary school of magic.
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Movies like Game of Thrones
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring


In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring we are introduces to Frodo as he receives the ring from Bilbo. He starts on his journey to Mordor to destroy the ring in the fires of Mount Doom. On his way there we are in this first part gradually introduced to his companions that will join him in a fellowship to destroy the ring. This journey will be full of perils, from small skirmishes, to large battles and to internal battles of the mind.
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Conan The Barbarian


The tale of Conan the Cimmerian and his adventures across the continent of Hyboria on a quest to get his revenge on the evil warlord who attacked his village and murdered his father when he was a boy. His quest soon turns into epic battles against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as he realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria.
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Gladiator


Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus, a powerful Roman general, loved by him and the people, to be his heir over his own son, Commodus. A power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death while Commodus becomes the new Emperor. Maximus is unable to save his family, and his following loss of will allows him to get captured by Commodus and put into the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so so he has a chance for the revenge of his dreams.