A Game of Thrones -- George R. R. Martin

<b><b>Perfect for fans of HBO's <i>Game of Thrones</i>--a boxed set featuring the first five novels </b> <p/></b>An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other, A Song of Ice and Fire has earned George R. R. Martin--dubbed "the American Tolkien" by <i>Time</i> magazine--international acclaim and millions of loyal readers. Now here is the entire monumental cycle: <p/> <b>A GAME OF THRONES</b><br> <b>A CLASH OF KINGS</b><br> <b>A STORM OF SWORDS</b><br> <b>A FEAST FOR CROWS</b><br> <b>A DANCE WITH DRAGONS</b><br> <b> </b><br> <b>"One of the best series in the history of fantasy."--<i>Los Angeles Times</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br> Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse--unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. <p/> Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vai