가상의 대륙 웨스테로스의 칠왕국을 둘러싸고 벌어지는 투쟁을 다룬 ‘얼음과 불의 노래’는 방대한 세계관과 판타지의 공식을 깨부수는 전개로 ‘금세기 최고의 걸작’이라는 극찬을 받아왔다. 5부는 그 무대가 크게 확대되고 새로운 협력과 갈등이 나타나며 시리즈 최고의 스케일과 역동성을 자랑한다. 현재 시리즈 전체가 49개국에서 출간되었고, 미국 HBO 채널의 ‘왕좌의 게임’ 시리즈로 드라마화되면서 전 세계적인 인기를 누리고 있다.

In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance once again--beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has three times three thousand enemies, and many have set out to find her. Yet, as they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind.

To the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone--a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, will face his greatest challenge yet. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice.

And from all corners, bitter conflicts soon reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness. But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all. . . .

Dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine, George R. R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers the fifth book in his spellbinding landmark series--as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire.