A Game Of Thrones: George R.R. MartinVolume 1 A Song of Ice And Fire. Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister forces are massing beyond the kingdoms protective Wall. To the south, the kings powers are failinghis most trusted adviser dead under mysterious circumstances and