Go for Wheel Of Time, by Robert Jordan, if you have a few spare months to read.
Great story, brilliant writing. Very twisted story, too, though the main characters are a bit too flat for my taste (they're all governed by two or three emotions each), but he more than makes it up with the tons of supporting chars.
Anyhow, for a Song Of Fire And Ice mod, have a look at the great boardgame conVersion which came out autumn Last year. Dominions players should like it, it's all about causing your opponents' armies to retreat, and not to extinguish.
