: Following the death of King Robert Baratheon, several noble houses engage in a bloody civil war for control of the Seven Kingdoms.
: Characters in the books are much younger; for example, Daenerys is 13 and Jon Snow is 14 at the start. A Game of Thrones
: Key storylines, such as the Dornish political plot and Sansa Stark's journey, were significantly altered or "streamlined" for television. : Following the death of King Robert Baratheon,