‘House of the Dragon’: Read the book ahead of the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series
The IndependentSign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Set hundreds of years before the events of Game of Thrones, the Westeros-verse will soon be back on our screens with the much-anticipated prequel series, House of the Dragon. The exact details have been mostly kept under wraps but we do know that the series is based on The Dying of the Dragons, a novella in George RR Martin’s 2018 novel Fire & Blood. ‘Fire and Blood’ by George RR Martin, published by HarperVoyager: £7.46, Amazon.co.uk open image in gallery The jumping board for the House of the Dragon series, George RR Martin’s Fire and Blood is set centuries before Game of Thrones and depicts the Targaryens’ bloody rule with, you guessed it, fire and blood. There are two prequel books set before the events of Game of Thrones, which sit next to the Song of Ice and Fire series.