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The novels ' fictional backstory is told in successive revelations, flashbacks and people's memories, using tools like internal monologue, unreliable narrators, and the point of view technique.

The books ' lengthy appendices, the Tales of Dunk and Egg and the upcoming coffee-table book The World of Ice and Fire also provide canon information.

The books ' characters may clarify or provide different perspectives on past events throughout the books so that the readers ' belief of what is true may not necessarily be true.

Martin acknowledged that the screenwriters ' lack of these tools might prove a challenge for presenting the backstory in the TV adaptation, although they have other tools at their disposal.

Bryan Cogman, story editor of the TV adaptation, said that only little backstory is presented on-screen to prevent the show from collapsing under the weight of the rich backstory.

Long speeches about long-dead characters also do not make for good television, so the screenwriters pick the moments that affect the present to tell the backstory.