Perfect for fans of HBO's Game of Thrones-a boxed set featuring the first five novels! An
immersive entertainment experience unlike any other A Song of Ice and Fire has earned George
R. R. Martin-dubbed the American Tolkien by Time magazine-international acclaim and millions of
loyal readers. Now here is the entire monumental cycle: A GAME OF THRONES A CLASH OF KINGS A
STORM OF SWORDS A FEAST FOR CROWS A DANCE WITH DRAGONS One of the best series in the history of
fantasy.-Los Angeles Times 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 Jaime
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. Long live George
Martin . . . a literary dervish enthralled by complicated characters and vivid language and
bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers.-The New York Times
