Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros.
Political and sexual intrigue abound. The primary families are the
Stark, Lannister, and Baratheon families. Robert Baratheon, King of
Westeros, asks his old friend Eddard Stark to serve as his chief
advisor. Eddard, suspecting that his predecessor had been murdered,
accepts so that he can investigate further. It turns out more than one
family is plotting to take the throne. The Queen's family, the
Lannisters, may be hatching an incestuous plot to take control. Across
the sea, the last surviving members of the previously deposed ruling
family, the Targaryens, are also plotting a return to power. The
conflict between these families and others, including the Greyjoys, the
Tullys, the Arryns, and the Tyrells, leads to war. Meanwhile, in the
north, an ancient evil awakens. Amidst war and the political confusion, a
brotherhood of misfits, The Night's Watch, is all that stands between
the realms of men and the horrors beyond.
