{"product_id":"fan-phenomena-game-of-thrones-9781783207848","title":"Fan Phenomena: Game of Thrones","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinter is coming. Every Sunday night, millions of fans gather around their televisions to take in the spectacle that is a new episode of \u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/em\u003e. Much is made of who will be gruesomely murdered each week on the hit show, though sometimes the question really is who \u003cem\u003ewon’t\u003c\/em\u003e die a fiery death. The show, based on the \u003cem\u003eSong of Ice and Fire\u003c\/em\u003e series written by George R. R. Martin, is a truly global phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the seventh season of the HBO series in production, \u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/em\u003e has been nominated for multiple awards, its cast has been catapulted to celebrity, and references to it proliferate throughout popular culture. Often positioned as the grittier antithesis to J. R. R. Tolkien’s \u003cem\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, Martin’s narrative focuses on the darker side of chivalry and heroism, stripping away these higher ideals to reveal the greed, amorality, and lust for power underpinning them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFan Phenomena: Game of Thrones\u003c\/em\u003e is an exciting new addition to the Intellect series, bringing together academics and fans of Martin’s universe to consider not just the content of the books and HBO series, but fan responses to both. From trivia nights dedicated to minutiae to forums speculating on plot twists to academics trying to make sense of the bizarre climate of Westeros, everyone is talking about \u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/em\u003e. Edited by Kavita Mudan Finn, the book focuses on the communities created by the books and television series and how these communities envision themselves as consumers, critics, and even \u003cem\u003ecreators\u003c\/em\u003e of fanworks in a wide variety of media, including fiction, art, fancasting, and cosplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470589870316,"sku":"9781783207848","price":55.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783207848-fan-phenomena-game-of-thrones.jpg?v=1775222195","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/fan-phenomena-game-of-thrones-9781783207848","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}