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Die frostige Atmosphäre von Winterfell kontrastiert mit der Aufregung und Gefahr, die in der Hauptstadt lauern. Eddard muss nicht nur seine eigene Familie schützen, sondern auch die Geheimnisse, die der Hof birgt, offenbaren. Bald erkennt er, dass die Entscheidungen, die er trifft, weitreichende Konsequenzen haben können und dass die Bedrohungen, die in den Schatten jener Hallen lauern, viel näher sind, als er es sich vorgestellt hat.
Wider besseres Wissen wird Eddard in einen Strudel aus Loyalitäten gezogen, der ihn und die Seinen an den Rand des Abgrunds führt. Er kämpft gegen die düsteren Mächte, die sein Reich bedrohen, während er das Erbe seines Hauses und die Sicherheit seiner Liebsten wahren möchte. In dieser packenden Geschichte entfaltet sich ein faszinierendes Panorama des Machtspiels, das nicht nur von persönlichen Kämpfen, sondern auch von den grundlegenden Fragen der Ehre und Pflicht geprägt ist.
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Rereading this masterpiece for the eighth time. Still feels as good as the very first time. GRR Martin has gold in his mind and I am thankful that he shared it with us, humble readers.
NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIESGAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON
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.
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, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen’s brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms.
Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to hi...
