GAME OF THRONES: A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOWON HBO. Dubbed "the American Tolkien" by "Time" magazine, George R.R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycleof epic fantasy. Now the #1 "New York Times" bestselling authordelivers the fifth book in his landmark series--as both familiarfaces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmentedempire. A DANCE WITH DRAGONSA SONG OF ICE AND FIRE: BOOK FIVE Inthe aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the SevenKingdoms hangs in the balance--beset by newly emerging threats fromevery direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion ofHouse Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a citybuilt on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, andmany have set out to find her. As they gather, one young manembarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirelydifferent goal in mind. Fleeing from Westeros with a price on hishead, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way to Daenerys. But hisnewest alli