Maxwell Laird

Long ago, in a land far far away, lived a king and queen. They were very much in love with each other and had a beautiful daughter. The little princess was given the wonderful name Snow White. But the queen became very ill and the unthinkable happened... she died. The king was inconsolable, but still decided to marry again. Disaster struck again and the king also died. Snow White was left all alone with her stepmother, an angry and evil woman! From that day on, the evil stepmother, together with her helper and butler Aimé, held sway in the cold and nasty castle. And every day her mysterious mirror told her that she, and no one else, was the fairest in the land..

Henry is forced to stay with his passionless great-uncle and slips into a fantastical world where he meets Raygo, an elf-like hunter who reveals that all he needs to restore his uncle's imagination is a single drop of blood from a hideous beast that enjoys sucking people's brains out of their eye sockets.

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

Five strangers receive blackmail notes from an anonymous source, leading them on a dark and surreal journey as their lives unravel, featuring bizarre characters like a man-child, a one-handed clown, and a blind millionaire.