The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.

When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy... whether he likes it or not.

在这个四季时序错乱，长时酷暑或又寒冬十年的世界，残酷、黑暗的一系列宫廷斗争，相互厮杀，不会停歇。远在南方的七大王国国王劳勃突然造访北方的临冬城，会见城主、也是同他从小一起长大的挚友——艾德，这不是简单的叙旧，而是想让他担任七大王国的首相。其实在终年冰封的北境，艾德与妻儿也过着与世无争的生活，这次到访无疑让艾德千思万绪，一切的秘密在一封密信中爆发。前首相琼恩?艾林的死因，矛头全指向了劳勃的皇后，第一望族的瑟曦，为了支援劳勃，艾德投入了这一场宫廷的漩涡中。
战争才半露面，心灵的撞击就如此猛烈，美好才一开始，黑暗就铺天盖地袭来。愈是接近死亡，一切就愈真实，愈能与读者产生呼应。拿起这本书，就无法放下了。