The third volume, part two of A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic
of the modern age. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO, featuring a
stellar cast. The Starks are scattered. Robb Stark may be King in the North, but
he must bend to the will of the old tyrant Walder Frey if he is to hold his
crown. And while his youngest sister, Arya, has escaped the clutches of the
depraved Cersei Lannister and her son, the capricious boy-king Joffrey, Sansa
Stark remains their captive. Meanwhile, across the ocean, Daenerys Stormborn,
the last heir of the Dragon King, delivers death to the slave-trading cities of
Astapor and Yunkai as she approaches Westeros with vengeance in her heart.