Chapter 1: Prologue
* A group of Night's Watch rangers discovers dead bodies and severed limbs beyond the Wall.
* One of the rangers, Will, is attacked by an undead White Walker.
* The surviving rangers return to Castle Black and warn Lord Commander Jeor Mormont of the threat.
Chapter 2: Bran I
* Bran Stark, a 10-year-old boy, is climbing the castle walls when he witnesses Queen Cersei Lannister and her brother, Ser Jaime, in an illicit encounter.
* Jaime pushes Bran from the tower, crippling him.
Chapter 3: Daenerys I
* Daenerys Targaryen, exiled princess of Westeros, is married to Khal Drogo, a powerful Dothraki warlord.
* Daenerys receives three petrified dragon eggs as a wedding gift.
Chapter 4: Eddard I
* Eddard Stark is named Hand of the King by King Robert Baratheon.
* Eddard investigates the death of the previous Hand, Lord Jon Arryn, and uncovers a conspiracy involving the Lannister family.
Chapter 5: Catelyn I
* Catelyn Stark, Eddard's wife, intercepts a letter implicating the Lannisters in the Targaryen rebellion.
* She decides to confront the Lannisters at King's Landing.
Chapter 6: Tyrion I
* Tyrion Lannister, a dwarf and Cersei's younger brother, arrives at King's Landing.
* He witnesses Eddard's arrest and is imprisoned on false charges of treason.
Chapter 7: Jon I
* Jon Snow, Eddard's illegitimate son, joins the Night's Watch.
* He witnesses the brutality of the training and is confronted by his half-brother, Robb Stark.
Chapter 8: Bran II
* Bran's direwolf dreams of the supernatural threat beyond the Wall.
* He also learns that he is a warg, able to enter the minds of animals.
Chapter 9: Daenerys II
* Daenerys becomes pregnant with Drogo's child.
* She witnesses the birth of three dragons from the petrified eggs.
Chapter 10: Eddard II
* Eddard uncovers the truth about the parentage of King Robert's children: they are bastards fathered by Jaime Lannister.
* He is betrayed by Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish and imprisoned for treason.
Chapter 11: Arya I
* Arya Stark, Eddard's youngest daughter, escapes King's Landing and disguises herself as a boy.
* She encounters a mysterious swordsman named Syrio Forel, who teaches her to fight.
Chapter 12: Jon II
* Jon successfully completes the Night's Watch training.
* He is assigned to a scouting mission beyond the Wall and witnesses the undead army known as the White Walkers.
Chapter 13: Sansa I
* Sansa Stark, Eddard's eldest daughter, is betrothed to Joffrey Baratheon, Robert's heir.
* She witnesses the brutality of Joffrey's character and realizes his true nature.
Chapter 14: Daenerys III
* Daenerys's dragon, Drogon, is weakened by a spell cast by a witch.
* She seeks help from a healer known as Mirri Maz Duur, who betrays her and sacrifices Khal Drogo's life.
Chapter 15: Eddard III
* Eddard is sentenced to death for treason.
* He is publicly executed by Joffrey Baratheon, sparking a war between the Starks and the Lannisters.
Chapter 16: Arya II
* Arya travels north with Syrio Forel and other refugees.
* She witnesses the brutality of the war and the deaths of many innocent people.
Chapter 17: Jon III
* Jon is captured by a band of wildlings beyond the Wall.
* He befriends the wildling leader, Mance Rayder, and learns about the threat posed by the White Walkers.
Chapter 18: Bran III
* Bran continues to develop his warg abilities.
* He witnesses the death of his father, Eddard, and the outbreak of war.
Chapter 19: Daenerys IV
* Daenerys emerges from the funeral pyre of Khal Drogo as the unburnt queen.
* She inherits Drogon and the other two dragons, becoming a formidable force in Essos.
Chapter 20: Theon I
* Theon Greyjoy, a hostage at Winterfell, betrays the Starks and joins his father's rebellion.
* He sacks Winterfell and falsely claims to have killed Bran and Rickon Stark.
Chapter 21: Jon IV
* Jon escapes from the wildlings and returns to Castle Black.
* He is forced to confront Qhorin Halfhand, a fellow Night's Watch ranger, who tests his loyalty.
Chapter 22: Tyrion II
* Tyrion escapes from prison and flees to Essos.
* He joins forces with Daenerys Targaryen, recognizing her potential as a powerful ally.
Chapter 23: Daenerys V
* Daenerys conquers the city of Astapor and acquires an army of Unsullied soldiers.
* She leads her forces towards Yunkai, another slave city.
Chapter 24: Bran IV
* Bran and his companions encounter the three-eyed raven, a mysterious figure who guides him in his warg abilities.
* He learns that he is destined to play a crucial role in the war against the White Walkers.
