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@ka_modina Sorry to butt in just now and ignore the main question =P

It feels weird to say this, since I’m usually all for Christian liberty, but I really don’t recommend reading GoT. There is a lot of cool worldbuilding, there are a few fantastically developed characters, but the whole thing is just so vile and hopeless. Even I stopped reading in disgust after a certain character renowned for hunting women like animals, raping them, and then flaying them alive married a very young girl to convince his enemies that she was their daughter, and then physically and emotionally tortured her.

The Accursed Kings series by Maurice Druon was one of Martin’s biggest influences. It’s about actual historical events and has fantastic characters, detailed worldbuilding, and generally all the things that make GoT great without cackling in joy at the hopelessness of human existence. Though it still gets pretty dark =P I recommend reading that instead, and maybe watching some GoT video essays if you’re curious about the thing without just jumping right into it.