A Game of Thrones is a book that has a lot of different things going on at once. It takes place in a time where the warm years of summer are ending and a harsh, cold winter is coming. There are unknown creatures causing destruction outside the northern walls of the kingdom, and no one knows how to stop them. Many highborn families have made alliances with each other to protect themselves, but those alliances fall apart when lords start suffering from untimely deaths. This is a book that deals with deception, mystery, war, and magic. Every character has their own agenda and they will do whatever it takes to win the Iron Throne, even if that means killing thousands of people and betraying their family.
There are hundreds of characters that you will encounter throughout A Game of Thrones, and it’s important to know who is who in order to understand what is going on. There are also large portions of the book that do not contain dialogue, but instead just describe what is going on and what the characters are thinking. If you enjoy those things, you will also really enjoy this book.
This book is the first in the series, A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin.