Published in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of George R R Martin's landmark series this lavishly illustrated special edition of A Game of Thrones-with gorgeous full-page illustrations in every chapter-revitalizes the fantasy masterpiece that became a cultural phenomenon In a land where summers can last decades & winters a lifetime trouble is brewing The cold is returning & in the frozen wastes to the North of Winterfell sinister & supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom's protective Wall At the centre of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell a family as harsh & unyielding as the land they were born to Sweeping from a region of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty here is a tale of lords & ladies soldiers & sorcerers assassins & bastards who come together in a time of grim omens Amid plots & counterplots tragedy & betrayal victory & terror the fate of the Starks their allies & their enemies hangs perilously in the balance as each endeavours to win that deadliest of conflicts the game of thrones