A Song of Ice and Fire / A Game of Thrones / George R. R. Martin

Long ago, in a forgotten time, a supernatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing.

A mysterious group of warriors carry swords of inhuman metal; a tribe of savage wildlings drive men mad; a cruel young dragon prince barters away his sister to reclaim his throne; and a determined woman undertakes the most treacherous of journeys. Amid intrigue and counter-intrigue, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies and their enemies hangs dangerously in the balance as each tries to win the deadliest of conflicts: the Game of Thrones.