A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2) (Bunko) [Japanese Edition]

Wasn't the previous Hand of the King assassinated? With suspicions in his heart, Eddard Stark went to King's Landing to secretly investigate and uncovered a startling secret. But he also discovers that the lords and ladies of the kingdom have laid a series of terrifying traps around him as they vie for supremacy. Meanwhile, on the southern steppes, the orphaned son of the Targaryens colludes with the horsemen to regain the Iron Throne. And beyond the Wall, which protects the northern part of the kingdom, an evil force beyond human understanding is stirring. Winner of the Locus Award.