The burning Blackwater River has cooled, and King's Landing celebrates its victory while rebuilding. But the battle for the Iron Throne is up again—this time, with contenders coming from the most unexpected places. Whether old faces or new characters, they will face the challenges of family, honor, ambition, love, and most importantly, survival. The civil war in Westeros continues, and autumn has arrived.
When the third season began, House Lannister, having defeated Stannis Baratheon's army, further consolidated their hold on King's Landing, but Robb Stark, King of the North, was still advancing south. He controls much of the land that originally belonged to King's Landing, and has yet to fail. In the far north, Mance Ryder united the various wildling tribes into a vast army like never before in Westeros. Only the Night's Watch can stop her from invading the Seven Kingdoms, but the commander of the Night's Watch has not returned after leading a small group north, and no one knows what happened to them. On the other side of the Narrow Sea, Daenerys is reunited with her own dragon son, and she and the Ministry set out to find new ships and allies.
