The Rise of the Dragon is a collector’s piece for its artwork, but tells the tale of the Targaryen dynasty with none of George R.R. Martin’s trademark panache. Martin pushed for House of the Dragon to be the first Game of Thrones spin-off — eventually, he got his wish there was one idea that George RR Martin kept pushing: his rise-and-fall tale of George R. R. Martin Announces 'Game of Thrones: The Rise of the Dragon': A tie-in to the upcoming HBO series 'House of the Dragon.' . 6 days ago · The Rise of the Dragon chronicles the creation and rise of Targaryen power in Westeros, covering the history first told in George R. R. Martin’s epic Fire & Blood, from Aegon Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros through to the infamous Dance of the Dragons—the bloody civil war that nearly undid Targaryen rule for good. Similarly to other peripheral Westeros histories by Martin, like 2015's The Sons of the Dragon and 2022's The Rise of the Dragon, Fire and Blood reads like a history book and therefore doesn't The story of the only family of dragonlords to survive Valyria`s Doom is a tale of twisty politics, alliances and betrayals, and acts both noble and craven. The Rise of the Dragon chronicles the creation and rise of Targaryen power in Westeros, covering the history first told in George R. R. Martin`s epic Fire & Blood, from Aegon Targaryen`s George R.R. Martin is the globally bestselling author of many fine novels, including A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons, which together make up the series A Song of Ice and Fire, on which HBO based the world s most-watched television series, Game of Thrones. George RR Martin has indeed referenced the Star Wars or Marvel “model” for expanding the universe in the past, and that appears to be where we’re headed with House of the Dragon being such a

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