'Game of Thrones' Launches Android App to Keep Track of Book Characters

Just in time for the new season of A Game of Thrones, fans of the book series are getting a new Android app to help readers keep track of the countless characters, places and timelines described within its world

The free "A World of Ice and Fire" app — which is based on George R. R. Martin's novels of the same name and launched the popular HBO TV show — serves as a companion to help you stay on top of what's happening. It even syncs with where you are in the book series to avoid spoilers.

The Android app is very similar to the the iOS app companion released last fall, but with a few extra features, including 30 new illustrations for key places, the ability to search for characters by alias — you can find Tyrion by searching for "The Imp" — and improvements to map functionality . Those features will hitthe iOS app soon with an app update.