A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One,

Contributor(s): Martin, George R R (Author)
in this absorbing tale, a long-ago event has thrown the seasons into disarray, and the royal house of Starks has a motto befitting the kingdom's volatile conditions: "Winter is coming". Prophetically, it becomes a metaphor for the horrors that could consign the kingdom to the darkest moment in its history.
Publisher: Spectra Books
Pub Date: 08/04/1997
ISBN: : 9780553573404
Binding: Mass Market Paperbound-3.58 cms H x 17.53 cms L x 10.57 cms W (0.40 kgs) 864 pages
BISAC Categories: Fiction | Fantasy | Epic

Jacket Description/Flap "A Game of Thrones is a contemporary masterpiece of fantasy. The cold is returning to Winterfell, where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime. A time of conflict has arisen in the Stark family, as they are pulled from the safety of their home into a whirlpool of tragedy, betrayal, assassination, plots and counterplots. Each decision and action carries with it the potential for conflict as several prominent families, comprised of lords, ladies, soldiers, sorcerers, assassins and bastards, are pulled together in the most deadly game of all--the game of thrones.