A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE VOL2 - A CLASH OF KINGS

vThe Seven Kingdoms have come apart. Joffrey, Queen Cersei s sadistic son, ascends the Iron Throne following the death of Robert Baratheon, the Usurper, who won it in battle.

Queen Cersei s family, the Lannisters, fight to hold it for him. Both the dour Stannis and the charismatic Renly Baratheon, Robert s brothers, also seek the throne.

Robb Stark, declared King in the North, battles to avenge his father s execution and retrieve his sister from Joffrey s court.

Daenerys, the exiled last heir of the former ruling family, nurtures three dragons and seeks a way home.

Meanwhile the Night s Watch, sworn to protect the realm from dangers north of the Wall, dwindle in numbers, even as barbarian forces gather and beings out of legend stalk the Haunted Forest.