Game of thrones: A Family History Volumes I & II recounts the epic tales of six of the largest and most prestigious houses in the series. Learn how the Targaryens originally took control of the Seven Kingdoms, and how the Lannisters came to be masters of Casterly Rock. Chart the development of the Starks, first as Kings in the North then as king makers under their popular Lord, Eddard Star. See how the Baratheons, the Martells and the Tyrells each conquered and held the rich, fertile kingdoms of the Stormlands, Dorne, and the Reach, and just why it is that the families of Game of Thrones are eager to avenge themselves on one another.