The first volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age.
Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities.
He claims the Iron Throne..
The old gods have no power in the south, Stark\'s family is split and there is treachery at court.
As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand.
His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must ! and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty.
And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.
Summers span decades.
Winter can last a lifetime.
Game OF Thrones is now a major TV series from HBO, starring Sean Bean.
The first volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age
