Game of Thrones - 2011

Plot: Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros.

Story: Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Political and sexual intrigue is pervasive. Robert Baratheon, King of Westeros, asks his old friend Eddard, Lord Stark, to serve as Hand of the King, or highest official. Secretly warned that the previous Hand was assassinated, Eddard accepts in order to investigate further. Meanwhile the Queen's family, the Lannisters, may be hatching a plot to take power. Across the sea, the last members of the previous and deposed ruling family, the Targaryens, are also scheming to regain the throne. The friction between the houses Stark, Lannister and Baratheon, and with the remaining great houses Greyjoy, Tully, Arryn, and Tyrell, leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war and political confusion, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

Did you know: In the world of Westeros in which Game Of Thrones is based, the seasons do not occur in the logical progression one would expect. Instead of each year having a spring, summer, fall/autumn and a winter, these seasons instead can last for years. In addition, these seasons are rarely balanced to each other, and a spring can easily be just a few months followed by a summer that lasts years. As a result the people live in fear of "The Long Winter," as it could be a decade or more before the next harves