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The Accursed Kings
Le Roi de fer (Book 1)
1955 French hardcover

  1. Le Roi de fer (1955)
  2. La Reine étranglée (1955)
  3. Les Poisons de la couronne (1956)
  4. La Loi des mâles (1957)
  5. La Louve de France (1959)
  6. Le Lis et le lion (1960)
  7. Quand un Roi perd la France (1977)

AuthorMaurice Druon
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
GenreHistorical fiction
PublisherDel Duca/Plon
Published1955–1977
Media typePrint

The Accursed Kings (French: Les Rois maudits [le ʁwa mo.di]) is a series of seven historical novels by French author Maurice Druon about the French monarchy in the 14th century. Published between 1955 and 1977, the series has been adapted as a miniseries twice for television in France.

American author George R. R. Martin called The Accursed Kings "the original game of thrones", citing Druon's novels as an inspiration for his own series A Song of Ice and Fire.

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