Read A Storm of Swords

Winter is coming, Ned Stark rides south and the Wall; the first of A Song of Ice and Fire.

Five kings, a red comet and the Battle of the Blackwater.

Cersei rules, Brienne searches and half the cast is elsewhere.

Daenerys in Meereen, Tyrion on a boat and Jon at the Wall; the last published volume, from 2011.

Experience the fantasy epic of Westeros

Read The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth

Read The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the second volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy series, and also read Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth, a collection of stories and essays expanding on the lore of Middle-earth.

Read The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the final volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy series, and also read Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth, a collection of stories and essays expanding on Middle-earth lore.