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Originally Posted by salty-horse
In what sense would you say they're important? Did they influence many other works that succeeded them? Was it a proto-grimdark?
In any case, I don't think people should care that much about whether or not a work is influential or not, when deciding if they should read it (or look positively at stuff they have previously read, in this case.) There are lost of good books to read and many modern works can be much better than the "canon" that inspired them.
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Yeah, the books aren't nearly as influential as the TV series. The show has influenced all of TV, from the way tv shows open to the way "cliffhangers" are viewed by the public.
It's my personal opinion that, for cultural influence, the books pale in comparison to the TV show. The show was a 'game changer', the books are merely a good story that will never be finished.