Revolt and blood feuds have split the Seven Kingdoms. A horde of hungry, savage people steeped in the dark magic of the woods is preparing to invade the Kingdom of the North, where Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown, in the northern wastelands. And Robb's defenses are aimed at the South, which is controlled by the shrewd and brutal Lannisters, who hold Robb's younger sisters captive. The battle for the Iron Throne rages more ferociously than ever across Westeros, but if the Wall is shattered, no king will live to claim it.