Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.

Trouble is brewing in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. For the driven inhabitants of this visionary world, control of Westeros' Iron Throne holds the lure of great power. But in a land where the seasons can last a lifetime, winter is coming...and beyond the Great Wall that protects them, an ancient evil has returned. In Season One, the story centers on three primary areas: the Stark and the Lannister families, whose designs on controlling the throne threaten a tenuous peace; the dragon princess Daenerys, heir to the former dynasty, who waits just over the Narrow Sea with her malevolent brother Viserys; and the Great Wall--a massive barrier of ice where a forgotten danger is stirring.

On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.

The cold winds of winter are rising in Westeros...war is coming...and five kings continue their savage quest for control of the all-powerful Iron Throne. With winter fast approaching, the coveted Iron Throne is occupied by the cruel Joffrey, counseled by his conniving mother Cersei and uncle Tyrion. But the Lannister hold on the Throne is under assault on many fronts. Meanwhile, a new leader is rising among the wildings outside the Great Wall, adding new perils for Jon Snow and the order of the Night's Watch.

Spartacus, determined to bring down the Roman Republic, now leads a rebellion swelled by thousands of freed slaves. Roman leader Gaius Claudius Glaber has died, and former rivals Naevia, Crixus, Gannicus and Agron become rebel generals, joining Spartacus in the war against the empire. The Roman Senate turns to a ruthless politician and soldier, Marcus Crassus, to put down the slaves. Crassus takes on a young rising star - Julius Caesar - as an ally.

Duplicity and treachery...nobility and honor...conquest and triumph...and, of course, dragons. In Season 3, family and loyalty are the overarching themes as many critical storylines from the first two seasons come to a brutal head. Meanwhile, the Lannisters maintain their hold on King's Landing, though stirrings in the North threaten to alter the balance of power; Robb Stark, King of the North, faces a major calamity as he tries to build on his victories; a massive army of wildlings led by Mance Rayder march for the Wall; and Daenerys Targaryen--reunited with her dragons--attempts to raise an army in her quest for the Iron Throne.

The War of the Five Kings is drawing to a close, but new intrigues and plots are in motion, and the surviving factions must contend with enemies not only outside their ranks, but within.

The War of the Five Kings, once thought to be drawing to a close, is instead entering a new and more chaotic phase. Westeros is on the brink of collapse, and many are seizing what they can while the realm implodes, like a corpse making a feast for crows.

Following the shocking developments at the conclusion of season five, survivors from all parts of Westeros and Essos regroup to press forward, inexorably, towards their uncertain individual fates. Familiar faces will forge new alliances to bolster their strategic chances at survival, while new characters will emerge to challenge the balance of power in the east, west, north and south.

The long winter is here. And with it comes a convergence of armies and attitudes that have been brewing for years.

The Great War has come, the Wall has fallen and the Night King's army of the dead marches towards Westeros. The end is here, but who will take the Iron Throne?

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.

Based on the most well-known classical fantasy novel of China, Fengshenyanyi, the trilogy is a magnificent eastern high fantasy epic that recreates the prolonged mythical wars between humans, immortals and monsters, which happened more than three thousand years ago.

《冰与火之歌》由美国著名科幻奇幻小说家乔治·R·R·马丁所著，是当代奇幻文学一部影响深远的里程碑式的作品。它于1996年刚一问世，便以别具一格的结构，浩瀚辽阔的视野，错落有致的情节和生动活泼的语言，迅速征服了欧美文坛。迄今，本书已被译为数十种文字，并在各个国家迭获大奖。 本书主要描述了在一片虚构的中世纪大陆上所发生的一系列相互联系的宫廷斗争、疆场厮杀、游历冒险和魔法抗衡的故事，全书七卷（包括未出的各卷）浑然一体，共同组成了一幅壮丽而完整的画卷。书名“冰与火”，为的是突出人性挣扎的含义，书中塑造了无数的人物，但其着眼点，却并非孤立地凸现英雄主义，奉献精神或奸猾阴谋，而是将书中人物放在一个“真人”的角度，写出他或她在时代和社会的旋涡中不同的境遇与选择。从写作上说，本书与莎翁的《哈姆雷特》颇有共通之处。从中，读者便能与之产生呼应，共同经历这冰与火的洗礼。 那么《冰与火之歌》究竟有什么独特之处，在阅读中有哪些地方需要关注呢？ 首先，本书采用了独特的视点人物写作手法（POV）。通俗地说，就好比一部大片，导演将摄影机装在不同人物的身上，并不断切换。整个故事，由甲人物以自身立场讲述一段后，便换为乙人物来讲述，以此类推，周而复始。翻开本书可看到，每章节的名称皆为一人物名，该人物便是本章的视点人物。这样的写法，不仅大大增强了代入感，尤为重要的是，它主观地限制了读者（通过视点人物的视野）获取信息和进行思考的广度，为书中错综复杂的线索设置提供了必要的帷幕。作者的另一巧思在于，相对于采取这一写法的同类作品常出现的时间线索混乱，叙事搅成一团等弊端，本书经过精心梳理后，每个章节的时间互不交叉，而是呈现精巧的上下承接的关系，虽然视点人物不同，但故事却在不断前进。 其次，本书每个章节张弛有度，节奏感非常强烈，能吸引人连续地阅读。作者在写作《冰与火之歌》之前，已获得多次雨果奖、星云奖、轨迹奖等等，并在好莱坞担任编剧长达十年之久，丰富的经历，使本书成为了他三十多年写作经验的总括和升华之作。在本书每个章节，读者都可以很轻松地发现其自身的起始、进行和高潮，本书的每一卷，也形成自身的起始、进行和高潮，乃至在由整个七卷组成的《冰与火之歌》，也呈现出这样完整的结构。不仅互相串联，其中更包含了无数的情节兴奋点。作者曾经说，担任编剧，最痛苦的是不能将自己的才华在四十五分钟一集的时间内释放出来，而本书，从某种意义上说，正是他对自身抱负的一种实现。 第三，这本书，诚如上面已提及的，其核心在于“人”本身。由是，它没有简单的答案，并不是一本可以懒洋洋浏览的书。它不仅包括无数扣人心弦的情节，更重要的是，它所描述的情景，往往是真实人生中无可回避，必须面对的东西。因为人本身是最复杂的。看过本卷《权力的游戏》的读者朋友，不妨在下列问题上作深入的思考，如琼恩·艾林死亡的真相，行刺布兰的真相，乃至琼恩的父母等等，相信作者最后会让你大吃一惊。同时，相对于其他的奇幻作品，习惯于主角落地百尺毫发无伤，或危机时刻总能化险为夷的读者，本书可能是一个真正的惊愕。在作者笔下，每个角色均以其真实的轨迹在运行，有成功，也有痛苦，甚至死亡，本书正是通过这样的构架翻动着读者的情绪。 第四，本书是典型的西方史诗奇幻文学。既然是史诗，其落脚点就是整个书中呈现的世界，关注的问题宏伟，全书的格局庞大。历史，人物，宗教，神话交织在一起，展示出一个亦幻亦真的世界。或许会有读者认为，本书更像一本历史小说，这种论断有其合理之处。马丁本人曾在采访中言道:“我喜欢历史小说，但历史小说最大的局限是结局已经基本注定，不论作者付出多大的巧思，都失去了最大的悬念点和高潮处-结尾。”所以，他选择了《冰与火之歌》这样一个虚构的世界。另一点值得关注的是，在奇幻文学必不可少的元素“魔法”的处理上，作者马丁秉承托尔金的精神，运用得非常谨慎，着意刻画神秘感。读者或许记得，《魔戒之王》虽是一部典型的奇幻作品，且出现大量的神灵和超自然现象，乃至伟大的法师甘道夫等等，但书中却没有具体描述一种魔法。针对这一特点，马丁曾经说“魔法等元素就好比调料，不用则无以凸现奇幻氛围，滥用则会串味。”在这一思想的指导下，相对于无数火球满天飞的“奇幻”作品，《冰与火之歌》之中的魔法显得非常精细、神秘和巧妙。 一直以来，国内的奇幻文坛苦于少有优秀奇幻文学作品的引进。少量以次充好，粗制滥造的作品，甚至使得文学界将在西方百花齐放，无比兴旺的幻想文学归入了少儿读物和幼稚作品一类。纵然在关注奇幻文学的读者群中，参差不齐的玄幻文学，也蒙蔽了人们的视线。透过本书的出版，阅读一本真正的奇幻作品，感受一下奇幻小说无穷的魅力，让她真正地扎下根来！ 可以想见，本书的成功，必将推动新一轮奇幻文学作品引进和阅读的风潮！