This graphic novel adaptation contains more than fifty pages of exclusive content not available in the original comic books, including

• a new Preface by George R. R. Martin

• early renderings of key scenes and favorite characters from the novels

• a walk-through of the entire creative process, from auditioning the artists to tweaking the scripts to coloring the final pages

• behind-the-scenes commentary from Daniel Abraham, Tommy Patterson, and series editor Anne Groell

You’ve read the books. You’ve watched the hit series on HBO. Now acclaimed novelist Daniel Abraham and illustrator Tommy Patterson bring George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy masterwork A Game of Thrones to majestic new life in the pages of this full-color graphic novel. Comprised of the initial six issues of the graphic series, this is the first volume in what is sure to be one of the most coveted collaborations of the year.

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 Jamie 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 him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.

原著：

喬治·R.R.馬丁，美國小說傢，主要成就在奇幻、科幻和恐怖小說領域，同時也是編輯、編劇兼製片人。迄今為止，他已獲四尊雨果奬、兩尊星雲奬、一尊世界奇幻文學奬、一尊世界恐怖文學奬、十二尊軌跡奬、一次世界奇幻文學終身成就奬等等。2011年，《時代周刊》將馬丁評為“全世界最有影響力的百大人物”之一，肯定瞭他在幻想文壇上的至尊地位。

改編：

丹尼爾·亞伯拉罕，美國作傢，喬治·R.R.馬丁的嫡傳弟子，兩人亦師亦友，曾聯手創作長篇小說《獵人的逃跑》等作品。他的短篇小說曾入圍星雲奬、雨果奬和世界奇幻文學奬。他與泰·弗蘭剋共同創作並齣版的小說《巨魔蘇醒》，獲得2012年軌跡奬最佳科幻小說奬。

繪畫：

湯米·帕特森，美國漫畫傢，著有原創漫畫《遙遠星際》，以及多部電影改編漫畫，包括《遙遠星際》《武士》《仙境傳說》中的《白夜》、《紅玫瑰》和《諷刺者》等等。

譯者團簡介：

屈暢，《冰與火之歌》係列小說中文譯者，《權力的遊戲》係列劇集和世界奇幻文學資深研究者。曾任《科幻世界》雜誌主力編輯，現任“史詩圖書”翻譯工作室負責人，迄今翻譯奇幻文學作品30餘部，發錶相關文學評論逾百萬字。

王曄，奧德賽公會論壇站長，Truth in Fantasy 工作室組長，譯有尼爾·蓋曼短篇小說集《M代錶魔法》、弗蘭剋·米勒《300勇士》、《罪惡之城》等作品。

陳亦萱，筆名唐朝栗子，《權力的遊戲》係列劇集字幕主力翻譯。