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.

《冰与火之歌》乃是马丁集三十多年写作经验的大成之作。甫一问世，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，成为了当代奇幻文学里程碑式的作品。 《冰与火之歌》原著共约七卷，现已出版《权力的游戏》、《列王的纷争》、《冰雨的风暴》三卷，第四卷《群鸦的盛宴》将于今年夏季正式出版。

继《权力的游戏》之后，乔治·马丁推出了另一部恢宏之作，续篇《列王的纷争》。与罗伯特·乔丹不同的是，乔治·马丁牢牢把握住了精妙的情节和那些真实得令人惊叹的人物。《列王的纷争》具备了一部优秀奇幻小说需要的所有元素：爱情故事、宫廷阴谋、背叛和战争，并且远不止于此。乔治·马丁所展示的人物能够在不觉中触及你的灵魂深处，引发你强烈的爱憎感，如同他们本是你真实生活中的一部分。这使得《冰与火之歌》不仅仅在奇幻界堪称杰作，更是一部文学佳品。马丁拒绝演绎寻常的善恶套路，或是呈现读者可能期待的那些包裹着糖衣的英雄故事。他书中的人物具有不可思议的深度，无论善恶，他们都将赚取你的情感。这些再结合魔法元素的合理运用和对悬念与高潮设置的天赋感觉，造就了《列王的纷争》，如同《权力的游戏》这本你全心爱上的小说一样，也使乔治·马丁跻身当代最卓越的作家之列。

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.