The series, set to debut on HBO Max in 2022, serves as a prequel, documenting the beginning of the end for House Targaryen's reign. Starring Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith, and Emma D'Arcy, House of the Dragon is based on content from Martin's Fire and Blood novel. The author currently serves as an executive producer on the series as
Tolkien's full name was "John Ronald Reuel Tolkien," whereas shown above Martin's full name is "George Raymond Richard Martin.") His birth name was in fact "George Raymund Martin", but when he was 13 years old and he had to pick a Catholic confirmation name, he chose "Richard" - explicitly so he could use the middle initials "R.R." like J.R.RGame of Thrones creator George RR Martin is teasing his fans again with excerpts from his latest book, Fire and Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones, according to Mashable. While fans eagerly greeted the snippets, hoping to gain some new clues and information about the GoT universe, many were still expressing disappointment that […]In "Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon," a new book about the series from James Hibberd, Entertainment Weekly's editor-at-large, the story's author, George R. R. Martin, said he and the showrunners never discussed one particular change: Khal Drogo sexually assaulting Daenerys Targaryen on their wedding night. "It made it worse, not better," Martin said. A Song of Ice and Fire is an ongoing series of epic fantasy novels by American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. The first installment of the originally planned trilogy was published in 1996. The series now consists of five published volumes; a further two are planned. The series is told in the third-person through the eyes of a number of point of view characters. A television
"Based on George R.R. Martin's "Fire & Blood", the series, which is set 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen at the height of its power." This seems to have just been adapted from the actual subtitle on Fire & Blood, which reads "300 Years Before A Game of Thrones, Dragons Ruled Westeros"..