Clash of Kings
By George R.R. Martin
Short Summary
The Five Kings
(Left) Robb Stark (To the right) Joffrey Baratheon (Middle) Renly Baratheon (To the Right) Balon Greyjoy (Far left) Stannis Baratheon These are the Characters in the HBO series of, A Game of Thrones.
Targaryan Family Line
The Targaryan's came to Westeros from the Valarian Empire and conquered the Seven Kingdoms with the use of their dragons. Most of them were killed in a civil war that was started by the late Robert Baratheon, father of Joffrey and brother to Stannis and Renly Baratheon. The only two who escaped were Viscerys and Daenerys, also called Dany, Targaryan. Viscerys was killed when he insulted Daenerys husband.
John Snow and the Nights Watch
John Snow is the son of Eddard Stark, former ruler of the North, but we do not know who his mother is. He joins the Nights Watch at the age of 14. The The Night's Watch is a military order dedicated to holding the Wall, the immense fortification on the northern border of the Seven Kingdoms, defending the realms from what lies beyond. The men of Night's Watch wear only black.