You've read the books. You've watched the hit series on HBO. Now acclaimed novelist Daniel Abraham and illustrator Tommy Patterson bring George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy masterwork “A Game of Thrones” to majestic new life in the pages of this full-color graphic novel. Comprised of the initial six issues of the graphic series, this is the second volume in what is sure to be one of the most coveted collaborations of the year.
Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of
the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off
King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. There
his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb,
Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon
Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and
worse–unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but
proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season.
Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the
King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to
Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel,
vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen's brothers Jamie and Tyrion of the
powerful and wealthy House Lannister–the first a swordsman without equal, the
second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading
for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of
kingdoms.
Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House
Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with
an army of barbarian Dothraki–whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin
left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.
