If you're thinking, "Aw, c'mon, I'm sure we're going to meet some Lannisters and Targaryens," allow us to offer this tidbit from Martin: "Westeros is a very different place. There's no King's Landing. There's no Iron Throne. There are no Targaryens — Valyria has hardly begun to rise yet with its dragons and the great empire that it built. We're dealing with a different and older world and hopefully that will be part of the fun of the series." So, yeah, it's going to be worlds away from Game of Thrones, quite literally.