A Game of Thrones: 1 (A Song of Ice and Fire)

The kingdom of the royal Stark family faces its ultimate challenge in the onset of a generation-long winter, the poisonous plots of the rival Lannisters, the emergence of the Neverborn demons, and the arrival of barbarian hordes. Book available.

A Game of Thrones is a contemporary masterpiece of fantasy.  The cold is returning to Winterfell, where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime.  A time of conflict has arisen in the Stark family, as they are pulled from the safety of their home into a whirlpool of tragedy, betrayal, assassination, plots and counterplots.  Each decision and action carries with it the potential for conflict as several prominent families, comprised of lords, ladies, soldiers, sorcerers, assassins and bastards, are pulled together in the most deadly game of all--the game of thrones.
From the Paperback edition.