A Clash of Kings/George R. R. Martin

Pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war. As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky - a comet of the colour of flame and blood - 5 factions struggle for control of a divided land. The dead rise to walk in the night as brother plots against brother. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.