When dealing with a masterpiece, only the best will do. That’s why writer Daniel Abraham and illustrator Tommy Patterson were chosen to adapt George R. R. Martin’s beloved fantasy classic A Game of Thrones as a graphic novel. And as anyone who has read the previous two collected volumes of the ongoing series can attest, the result has been a stunning tour de force faithful in every respect to its brilliant original.

In King’s Landing, Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell—the Hand of King Robert Baratheon—is surrounded by enemies. Some are openly declared, such as Ser Jaime Lannister and his sister, Queen Cersei. Others are hidden in the shadows. Still others wear the smiling mask of friends. But all are deadly, as Eddard is about to discover.

Nor is the enmity between Eddard and the Lannister siblings the sole source of friction between these powerful noble families. For Tyrion Lannister, the Imp—whose stunted, twisted body houses the mind of a genius—has but lately won his freedom from Lady Catelyn Stark, Eddard’s wife, who had accused him of attempting to murder her youngest son, Brandon. Now he seeks out his father, his restless thoughts bent on revenge.

Far to the north, the bastard Jon Snow, newly sworn to the Night’s Watch, takes the first faltering steps toward a destiny stranger than he could ever dream—a destiny that will bring him face-to-face with unspeakable horrors from beyond the edge of the world.

While across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen, wed to the great Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo, and pregnant with his child—a son prophesied to conquer the world—will see her own destiny take an unforeseen turn.

乔治 R·R·马丁：是多本《纽约时报》上榜图书畅销排行榜小说的作者，其中包括广受称赞的《冰与火之歌》系列——《权力的游戏》、《列王的纷争》、《冰雨的风暴》、《群鸦的盛宴》还有《魔龙的狂舞》。作为编剧制片人，他还创作了《阴阳魔界》、《美女与野兽》以及一些未上映的电影和剧集试播集，在HBO剧集《权力的游戏》中，他也担任了执行制片人兼编剧。他与可爱的帕里斯一起住在新墨西哥州的圣菲。

丹尼尔·亚伯拉罕：广受好评的奇幻小说《漫长的代价》四部曲以及《匕首与金币》的作者。他曾被提名雨果奖、星云奖和世界奇幻奖，并赢得过国际恐怖协会奖。他也用M·L·N·汉诺威以及詹姆斯·S·A·科里的笔名（与泰·弗兰克合作）进行创作。

汤米·帕特森：创作过 Boom! Studios的《遥远星际》，Dynamite Entertainment根据电影改编的《武士》，Zenescope Entertainment的《仙境传说》中的《白夜》、《红玫瑰》和《讽刺者》。