A Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1
Martin's Seven Kingdoms resemble England during the Wars of the Roses, with the Stark and Lannister families standing in for the Yorks and Lancasters. The story of these two families and their struggle to control the Iron Throne dominates the foreground; in the background is a huge, ancient wall marking the northern border, beyond which barbarians, ice vampires, and direwolves menace the south as years-long winter advances. Abroad, a dragon princess lives among horse nomads and dreams of fiery reconquest.

Author(s): George R. R. Martin
ISBN: 9780553573404
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: March 2011
Number of Pages: 835