This volume brings together 11 essays by English, media studies, film studies, and other scholars from Australia and Europe, who examine the female characters in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of
Ice and Fire series, its adaptations in HBO’s Game of Thrones and computer games, and its fan context, looking at gender in terms of genre; representations of sex, violence, and politics;
choices of adaptations; and female audience engagement. They discuss ideas about sex, love, and marriage; the characters Ros and Talisa in the TV series; rape and torture in the show; the
character Daenerys; male and female power; motherhood; female fighters; Machiavellian strategies used by female characters; female fan expert reviews on YouTube; and the lack of gender equality
and sexual freedom in the series. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
