And a Song of Ice and Fire, a series of novels by us author George R. R. Martin, invites us to another fictional world where powerful families compete to win the most important throne of all.

美国作家乔治•r•r•马丁的系列小说《冰与火之歌》则邀我们进入了另外一个虚构世界，这里的大家族互相争夺，都想得到至高无上的王权。

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The festival's theme this year is "under the sea, " and the organizers planned nautical touches to the palace, such as an octopus ice sculpture and a throne shaped like a scallop shell.

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The Mall of America castle covers a parking lot more than an acre wide and stands 30ft high, with 15ft-wide ice towers, tunnels and throne rooms that visitors can explore.

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