A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

Set in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, the novel begins with the death of the Hand of the King, Jon Arryn, which leads King Robert Baratheon to visit his old friend, Eddard “Ned” Stark, and request his service as the new Hand. As Ned and his family move to the capital, King’s Landing, they become entangled in a web of political conspiracies and power struggles. Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled daughter of the last King, begins her own journey to reclaim her family’s throne. The story is rich with multiple POV characters, each with their own ambitions and secrets, set against a backdrop of looming supernatural threats and a brewing war for control of the Iron Throne.