I the aftermath of a colossal battle new threats are emerging from every direction..

Tyrion Lannister having killed his father and wrongfully accused of killing his nephew King Joffrey has escaped from King's Landing with a price on his head.

To the north lies the great Wall of ice and stone a structure only as strong as those guarding it. Eddard Stark's bastard son Jon Snow has been elected the 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch but he has enemies both in the Watch and beyond the Wall where the wildling armies are massing for an assault.