In a land where summers last years and winters can span generations, power is everythingand its up for the taking. When Lord Eddard Stark is pulled into the deadly politics of the royal court, his family becomes entangled in a web of betrayal, ambition, and rising threats, both human and otherworldly. Meanwhile, across the sea, the last heirs of a fallen dynasty plot their return. As old powers clash and dark forces stir in the frozen North, the struggle for the Iron Throne beginsa game where victory means survival, and loss is often fatal.