The latest multi-volume fantasy saga takes place in the Seven Kingdoms, where the seasons have shifted and both summer and winter continue for years. The first book tells of a conspiracy by three noble families to overthrow the insane king and seize power over the state. The Lannisters, Baratheons and Starks exist in a state of unstable equality, which is broken when King Robert Baratheon summons Ned Stark from the northern city of Winterfell to help him rule the country, and gives him the coveted title of Hand of the King, that is, the second man in the state. Trying to reveal The mystery of the murder of his predecessor, Ned comes into conflict with the queen and her brothers, and the balance in the conspiracy of the noble families is upset. The struggle for power becomes deadly, and in the north, behind the great wall of ice that protects the areas inhabited by man, even more sinister forces are on the move. The country is threatened with civil war, but the Lannisters kill Robert and make an attempt to seize power. Only the Starks and the Baratheons oppose him. Meanwhile, the head of the Targaryen family, Viserys, gives his sister's hand in exchange for an army that should help him recapture the Seven Kingdoms. Subsequent books in the series will tell about the further development and resolution of this multilateral conflict. The story “The Hedge Knight” takes place over a hundred years Before the events described in “Game of Thrones,” “Translations of the story “The Hedge Knight” and the novel “Game of Thrones” were done independently of each other, by different translators. Hence the inevitable differences in the spelling of geographical names and proper names.”