1. A Game of Thrones
In the land of Westeros, where summers last decades and winters can span a lifetime, noble families battle for power in a kingdom on the brink of chaos. When Eddard Stark, a lord from the cold and honorable North, is summoned to serve as the King's Hand, he is drawn into a web of political intrigue, secrets, and betrayal at the heart of the Seven Kingdoms. Meanwhile, far to the east, the exiled heirs of a fallen dynasty plot their return, and in the far North, something ancient and deadly awakens beyond the Wall. As the game of thrones begins, no one is safe — and winter is coming.