炽热的冰 寒冷的火

The story takes place on the fictional continents Westeros and Essos， with a history of thousands of years. Three stories become interwoven ——

故事主要发生在一个架空的大陆：维斯特洛和厄索斯，他们有着上千年的历史。故事由三条主线交织而成——

The main story chronicles a power struggle for the Iron Throne of Westeros after King Roberts death in the first book， A Game of Thrones. King Roberts son Joffrey immediately claims the throne with the support of his mothers powerful， immensely wealthy Lannister family. When Lord Eddard Stark， King Roberts “Hand” （chief advisor） finds out Joffrey was not sired by Robert， Roberts brothers Stannis and Renly individually lay claim to the throne. Meanwhile， several regions of Westeros seek to return to self-rule.

故事的第一条主线主要讲述了在劳勃一世驾崩后，群雄并起争夺铁王座的故事：劳勃一世的长子乔弗里在其母瑟曦王后的本家——兰尼斯特家族的支持下继承了王位，然而御前首相、艾德·史塔克公爵却发现乔佛里并非劳勃所生，劳勃的二弟史坦尼斯公爵和幼弟蓝礼也分别对王位发起了争夺。与此同时，各个领地也都企图重回自治。

The second story takes place on the northern border of Westeros， where an enormous， eight thousand year-old wall of ice defends Westeros from the Others. The Walls sentinels， the Sworn Brotherhood of the Nights Watch， are spending most of their time dealing with the human wildlings living beyond the Wall when the first Others appear. This story becomes entangled with the civil war to the south when Stannis moves to the Wall to protect the realm from the threat of invasion and simultaneously win the favor of the northern strongholds.

故事的第二条主线发生在寒冷的北境，这里有一条巨大的、有着8000年历史的冰墙一直在保护维斯特洛不被异鬼伤害。在这里有一群称为“守夜人”的守卫，自从异鬼第一次出现后，他们就世代看守着着这座城墙并抵御野人。史坦尼斯来到长城并在侵略中保卫了领地，同时赢得了北方的支持，于是这条主线也卷入了战争。

The third story is set on a huge eastern continent named Essos and follows the adventures of Daenerys Targaryen， the last known scion of House Targaryen. Living in exile on Essos， Daeneryss adventures show her growing ability as she rises from a pauper sold into an arranged marriage， to a powerful and canny ruler. Her rise is aided by the birth of three dragons from fossilized dragon eggs given to her as wedding gifts.Though her story is separated from the others by many thousands of miles， her stated goal is to reclaim the Iron Throne.

故事的第三条主线发生在狭海对岸，广袤的东方大陆——厄索斯，主角是坦格利安家族唯一幸存的公主丹妮莉丝·坦格利安。流亡在厄索斯的丹尼莉丝从一个被卖掉的贫民上升到一位精明的统治者，这一切显示出她越来越强的能力。这一系列上升得益于三只龙——由她在婚礼上得到的三只龙蛋化石孵化而出。虽然她的故事远在千里之外，她的目标却是重新夺回铁王座。