Books Recs Based on Your Fave Game of Thrones Characters

This was actually a Twitter thread I put together last week when I was bored and travelling. I originally said it would be short and just my top favourites, but it’s ended up covering about 25 book recommendations, so I thought I’d post it here for posterity and anyone who doesn’t like reading through threaded tweets.

 

DAENERYS TARGARYEN

THE QUEEN OF IEFLARIA: A Mother of Dragons without the bloodshed.

THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING: An exiled young queen returns and finds that ruling is harder than it seems.

 

 

ARYA STARK

NEVERNIGHT: A girl trains to be an assassin to avenge her family.

MORTAL HEART: An assassin pledged to the God of Death.

 

 

SANSA STARK

LADY SMOKE: With her country under foreign rule, a young Queen makes tough choices and considers various marriage proposals to free her people.

 

 

JON SNOW

EAST: A heroic journey through the frozen north to rescue innocents trapped by monsters.

 

 

BRAN STARK

MASQUERADE: A seer who actually decides to do something about the terrible visions they see of the past and future.

 

 

LADY BRIENNE OF TARTH

ALANNA THE FIRST ADVENTURE: A girl fights to become the world’s first female knight.

 

 

YGRITTE

SKY IN THE DEEP: A girl who’s seen more blood than most boys.

 

 

YARA GREYJOY

THE NAVIGATORS TOUCH: A sapphic seafaring Viking.

 

 

MARGAERY TYRELL

THE MATRIMONIAL ADVERTISEMENT: A woman risks a sketchy-sounding marriage to achieve something she needs.

 

 

JAIME LANNISTER

A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY: A kings guard takes some extremely questionable actions but spends the book redeeming himself. Has family issues.

 

 

CERSEI LANNISTER

THE QUEENS OF INNIS LEAR: Everyone wants the crown and everyone is terrible. Everyone has serious family issues.

 

BRIENNE/ JAIME

DAUGHTER OF THE SUN: A noble knight goes on a perilous journey with someone who is literally the “personification of poor decision-making”.

 

TYRION LANNISTER

JANE EYRE: A protagonist who loves to read and is abused by their family eventually goes to work for someone very questionable.

 

THEON GREYJOY

NOT EVEN BONES: Our protagonist does horrible things to appease a terrible parent but eventually tries to redeem themselves. Things get pretty gory.

 

GENDRY BARATHEON

THE TRUE QUEEN: Somebody finds out that they’re actually the lost heir to the Crown. Except, not exactly.

 

QYBURN

MIDDLEGAME: Mad scientists break the laws of nature to create superpowered “creatures” they can’t exactly contol. Because, of course they do.

 

DAVOS SEAWORTH

A MAN CALLED OVE: A grumpy old man (with a heart of gold) just trying to get on with things while everyone around him is is a useless idiot. Many frustrated sighs and eye-rolls.

 

MELISANDRE

WICKED SAINTS: The gods speak to a young girl, urging her to use blood magic to end a corrupt empire. *Potential trigger for self-harm*

 

SANDOR CLEGANE

DARK TRIUMPH: A trained killer risks everything to fulfil a lifetime ambition of getting back at a truly terrible relative.

 

EURON GREYJOY

SPACE OPERA: A washed-up rocker inexplicably ends up in a position to change history.

 

TOMMEN BARATHEON

*courtesy of @HighHawkSeason*

THE GOBLIN EMPEROR: A young person who never expected to be king Tries His Best while people scheme around him.

 

TORMUND GIANTSBANE

OUTLANDER: A fighter from the north kidnaps a uptight, lost southerner. They eventually overcome their mutual distrust and run off together.

 

LYANNA MORMONT

MARESI: An island of women and girls defend their home from ruthless invaders.

 

Do you have any favourite characters (Game of Thrones or otherwise)?

Which book would you pair them with?