The second volume of A Song of Ice & Fire the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO featuring a stellar cast. Throughout Westeros the cold winds are rising. From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest turmoil & war. As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky
- a comet the colour of blood & flame
- five factions struggle for control of a divided l&. Brother plots against brother & the dead rise to walk in the night. Against a backdrop of incest fratricide alchemy & murder the price of glory is measured in blood.