" Every time she looked at Ser Ilyn Payne she shivered He made her feel as though something dead was slithering over her naked skin" – George RR Martin A Game of Thrones Tensions in King&s Landing have reached their breaking point In the aftermath of King Robert’s death Eddard Stark makes his move to unveil the true lineage of Cersei Lannister’s children—and in the process he sets in motion the events that will drown the Seven Kingdoms in blood Even as Eddard makes his final gambit & the Lannisters plan their reprisal Daenerys Targaryen forges her future in Khal Drogo’s funeral pyre It is a time of merciless sudden death & life that springs from the ashes Advance to the explosive conclusion of the first book of A Song of Ice & Fire with True Steel the sixth Chapter Pack of the Westeros cycle for A Game of Thrones The Card Game (Second Edition) Here you&ll find a host of recognizable characters entering the card game for the first time including Jhogo Tyene Sand Septa Mordane & Ser Barristan Selmy This pack also introduces two new neutral plots to the game quickly expanding your options for every deck & introducing new tricks for every player Players 2-4 Suggested ages 14 Playing time 60-120 mniutes ...

Bestselling writer Daniel Abraham & acclaimed illustrator Tommy Patterson bring their stunning graphic-novel adaptation of ...

George R R Martin's epic fantasy masterwork A Game of Thrones is brought to life in the pages of this full-colour graphic novel This is the first volume in what is sure to be one of the most coveted collaborations of the year Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO featuring a stellar cast 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 & comfort his proud wife Catelyn; his sons Robb Brandon & Rickon; his daughters Sansa & Arya; & his bastard son Jon Snow Far to the north behind the towering Wall lie savage Wildings & worse
- unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer but proving all too real & 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 & the queen's brothers Jamie & Tyrion of the powerful & 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 & 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

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George R R Martin's epic fantasy masterwork A Game of Thrones is brought to life in the pages of this full-colour graphic novel This is the third volume in what is sure to be one of the most coveted collaborations of the year Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO featuring a stellar cast When dealing with a masterpiece only the best will do That's why writer Daniel Abraham & illustrator Tommy Patterson were chosen to adapt George R R Martin's beloved fantasy classic A Game of Thrones as a graphic novel & as anyone who has read the previous two collected volumes of the ongoing series can attest the result has been a stunning tour de force faithful in every respect to its brilliant original In King's Landing Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell-the Hand of King Robert Baratheon-is surrounded by enemies Some are openly declared such as Ser Jaime Lannister & his sister Queen Cersei Others are hidden in the shadows Still others wear the smiling mask of friends But all are deadly as Eddard is about to discover Nor is the enmity between Eddard & the Lannister siblings the sole source of friction between these powerful noble families For Tyrion Lannister the Imp-whose stunted twisted body houses the mind of a genius-has but lately won his freedom from Lady Catelyn Stark Eddard's wife who had accused him of attempting to murder her youngest son Brandon Now he seeks out his father his restless thoughts bent on revenge Far to the north the bastard Jon Snow newly sworn to the Night's Watch takes the first faltering steps toward a destiny stranger than he could ever dream-a destiny that will bring him face-to-face with unspeakable horrors from beyond the edge of the world While across the Narrow Sea Daenerys Targaryen wed to the great Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo & pregnant with his child-a son prophesied to conquer the world-will see her own destiny take an unforeseen turn ...

In the aftermath of the Battle of the Blackwater a moment of peace falls across Westeros — but schemes are hatching in the darkness All Men Are Fools is the first Chapter Pack of the " Blood & Gold" cycle for A Game of Thrones The Card Game & following the lead of the previous two cycles this cycle focuses on the next book of the series A Storm of Swords At the same time you&ll find a new focus on your gold with a br&-new keyword & recurring events 2-4 Players 60-120 Min Playing Time Age 14 ...

Experience the power struggles terrifying battles & subtle intrigues of A Game of Thrones The Card Game with an entirely new format draft By combining fixed Valyrian Draft Starters with algorithmically randomized Valyrian Draft Packs you & up to seven of your friends can carefully draw together a variety of cards to create a deck & pursue victory To experience the game of thrones in an entirely new & unpredictable way & play with some of the cards from the War of Five Kings cycle before anyone else there’s no better option than to start a draft A Valyrian Draft Starter

Includes:: an assortment of general cards including economy plots & agendas that can form the basis for any draft deck

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Travel north & join the Night’s Watch with Watchers on the Wall! Within this expansion the Night’s Watch explores new & existing themes as you find new ways to defend the Wall new ways to conscript your opponent’s characters & plenty of rewards for focusing on the three branches of the Night’s Watch Rangers Stewards & Builders Along with the nameless men who swell the ranks of the Night’s Watch you’ll find new versions of iconic characters from throughout the saga including Jon Snow Old Bear Mormont Maester Aemon & Samwell Tarly & although the focus of this expansion rests on the Night’s Watch you’ll find two new non-loyal cards for every other faction expanding your options for any alliance You’ll also receive an assortment of neutral cards portraying the Night’s Watch’s most common enemies the Wildlings With seven new plots (one loyal to the Night’s Watch) rounding out the expansion Watchers on the Wall offers new pathways to victory for every deck ...

" King&s Landing It is the heart of the Seven Kingdoms & the home of the Iron Throne It is a city of lies a city of treachery a city of deceit The shadows of King&s Landing hide secrets that influence & dictate the future of Westeros Those shadows have come to the A Game of Thrones Living Card Game" City of Secrets is the first monthly installment of sixty fixed cards for the " King&s Landing" expansion to A Game of Thrones The Card Game based on George RR Martin&s best-selling A Song of Ice & Fire saga It contains three copies each of twenty different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks & add variety to the A Games of Thrones metagame " King&s Landing" cycle City of Secrets A Time of Trials The Tower of the Handales from the Red Keep Secrets & Spies The Battle of Blackwater Bay ...

HBO&s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin&s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age George RR Martin&s A Song of Ice & Fire series has set the benchmark for contemporary epic fantasy Labelled by Time magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world Martin has conjured a world as complex & vibrant as that of JRR Tolkien populated by a huge cast of fascinating complex characters & boasting a history that stretches back twelve thousand years Three great storylines weave through the books charting the civil war for control of the Seven Kingdoms; the defence of the towering Wall of ice in the uttermost north against the unearthly threat of the Others; & across the Narrow Sea the rise to power of Daenerys Targaryen & the last live dragons in the world Seasons one & two of the HBO adaption of A Game of Thrones aired world-wide to critical acclaim The box set
Includes:A GAME OF THRONESA CLASH OF KINGSA STORM OF SWORDS 1 STEEL & SNOWA STORM OF SWORDS 2 BLOOD & GOLDA FEAST FOR CROWSA DANCE WITH DRAGONS 1 DREAMS & DUSTA DANCE WITH DRAGONS 2 AFTER THE FEAST
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Art meets science in this beautiful catalogue of botanical illustration Drawn from the archives of the National Library of Vienna these exquisite color reproductions range from 6th-century manuscripts to 19th-century masterpieces & celebrate both the skill of botanical artists & the abundance of natural flora ...