

The Arya and Bran subplots continue from the fifth novel, A Dance with Dragons, along with parts of Davos's POV, Small Council, Dorne, and Meereen subplots. The Greyjoy and Tully/ Frey, and Samwell/ Gilly journey to Oldtown subplots are pushed back from the fourth novel, A Feast for Crows. While the storylines for Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, and Tyrion Lannister caught up with the current novels by the end of Season 5, many other storylines did not. The TV series chose to simply intercut material from the two, which, in a sense, is recreating the original effect that Martin intended. Originally the fourth and fifth novel were going to be one very long novel, but Martin had to split them apart because it had grown too large. The two novels take place concurrently, with the fourth novel detailing events in the Seven Kingdoms, while the fifth novel follows events outside of them (at the Wall, Arya and Tyrion in the Free Cities, and Daenerys in Slaver's Bay). These differences can be found between the fourth season of the TV series and, roughly, A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons, the fourth and fifth novels of the A Song of Ice and Fire book series. These differences can be found between the third season of the TV series and roughly the second half of A Storm of Swords, the third novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire book series.

These differences can be found between the third season of the TV series and roughly the first half of A Storm of Swords, the third novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire book series. These differences can be found between the second season of the TV series and A Clash of Kings, the second novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire book series. These differences can be found between the first season of the TV series and A Game of Thrones, the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire book series. 9 Character names, appearances, or ages.
