Winds of Winter #1

In a fantasy land... Death arrives at a castle in the Valley of Souls. He's summoned by his brother (a chief god?) to slay a village. Death reaps human souls, but can't bring himself to kill the lovely Isabelle, sparing her life. Brother sends Love to slay Isabelle. The irony: having fallen for Death, she was fated to commit suicide for love. Thus her soul goes to the \"Dark Realm\" forever. And Death is given a list of more souls to reap.