The Lord of the Rings
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The Once and Future King | A Game of Thrones | |
| Author | J.R.R. Tolkien | T.H. White | George R.R. Martin |
| Plot summary | Young man destroys a token of power, unifies the countryside | Young man pulls sword out of a stone, unifies the countryside | Rival clans vie for power, attempt to unify the countryside |
| Year(s) published | 1954, 1955 | 1958 | 1996 |
| Award(s) won | International Fantasy Award; Prometheus Hall of Fame Award | Locus Award; Ignotus Award | |
| More than one initial used in author’s name | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Author has/had a beard | Yes | Yes | |
| Book adapted for film or television | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Map at front of book | Yes | Yes | |
| Kings | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Queens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Knights | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ghostly/undead kings and/or knights | Yes | Yes | |
| Queens having illicit love affairs with knights of the king | Yes | Yes | |
| Dwarves | Yes | Yes | |
| Wizards and/or witches | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sword-fighting women | Yes | Yes | |
| Bastard sons | Yes | Yes | |
| Rough horse-riding tribes of warriors | Yes | Yes | |
| Jousts | Yes | Yes | |
| Incest | Yes | Yes | |
| Spooky forests inhabited by mythical beasts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Important swords broken and then repaired | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Daggers named after a pointy object given to short people as a first sword | Yes | Yes | |
| Rotund, peace-loving characters named Sam used as loyal friend of main character | Yes | Yes | |
| Good people dying horribly | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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