•GameofThronesispartofSongofIceandFire,whichisaseriesofepicfantasynovelsbytheAmericannovelistandscreenwriterGeorgeR.R.Martin.•ThestorytakesplaceonthefictionalcontinentsWesterosandEssos,whereseasonslastforyearsonend.Storyline•TheprincipalstorychroniclesapowerstrugglefortheIronThroneofWesterosafterKingRobert'sdeath.ItistoldprimarilythroughThehouseofStarkandLannister.StorylineHouseStarkofWinterfell:rulersoftheNorth,thelargestregionofthecontinent.LedbyLordEddardStark.HouseLannisterofCasterlyRock:rulersoftheWesterlands.RichesthouseinWesteros.LedbyLordTywinLannister.•LordEddardStark,KingRobert'sHand(chiefadvisor)discoversthatJoffreyandhissiblingsaretheoffspringofincestbysiblingsJaimeandCerseiLannister,EddardisexecutedfortreasonandRobert'sbrothersStannisandRenlylayseparateclaimstothethrone.Thenthewarsbegin.•ThesecondstorytakesplaceonthenorthernborderofWesteros,whereaneight-thousand-year-oldwalloficedefendsWesterosfromtheOthers.TheWall'ssentinels,theSwornBrotherhoodoftheNight'sWatchprotecttherealmofWesteros(landofthesevenkingdoms),whereastheFreeFolkorwildlingsarehumanslivingand“WhiteWalkers”northoftheWall.Storyline300milesalongover700feet•WhiteWalkers•tallandgauntwithfleshpaleasmilk.•eyeslikebluestars.•shatteranyobjecttheytouch•ThethirdstoryissetonaneasterncontinentnamedEssos,andfollowsDaenerysTargaryen,isolatedfromtheothers.OnEssos,Daenerysrisesfromapaupersoldintomarriage,toapowerfulandintelligentruler.StorylineHouseTargaryen:theformerrulersofWesterosbeforeRobert'srebellion.Thefamilyisnowdestroyedanditssurvivorsareexilesinthefareast,searchingforsupporttoretaketheirbirthright.Drogoisakhal,orchieftain,oftheDothraki(多斯克拉人)。Heisapowerfulwarlordandfearedwarrior.HemarriesDaenerysandsubsequentlygrowstoloveher.Daenerysisabeautifulgirlwithsilverhairandvioleteyes,andoneofthelastmembersoftheancientTargaryenDynasty,theformerroyalfamilyofWesteros.Herriseisaidedbythebirthofthreedragonsfromeggsgiventoherasweddinggifts:usedinitiallyassymbols,andlaterasweapons.King’sLandingTwinsWinterfellHarrenhalTHANKYOU