House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal recently talked about his connection with George R.R. Martin at the first-ever Official Game of Thrones Fan Convention. Martin, according to Condal, is actually fairly relaxed about releasing spoilers for his new novel, The Winds of Winter, which is the sixth part in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, on which Game of Thrones is based.
House of the Dragon is not based on the main book series A Song of Ice and Fire. Instead, it is based on supplemental information revealed in Martin's book Fire & Blood, which is regarded an in-universe history as narrated by the Maesters of Westeros. House of the Dragon is said to chronicle Targaryen history, while A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones are set after the dragon-riding dynasty has been deposed.
Condal mentioned House of the Dragon in a video call to the convention, which was broadcast in part on Twitter by a journalist present at the panel. He subsequently claimed that Martin, who is regularly engaged in the series' production, has given him a few hints about what would happen in future volumes.
Though Game of Thrones' disputed series finale aired almost four years ago, A Song of Ice and Fire is not a completed book series. A Dance With Dragons, the previous instalment, was published in 2011. There are two more chapters left, and Condal expressed his desire for Martin to complete the series, which debuted in 1996.
Surprisingly, Condal also revealed a belief that he personally believes in the realm of literature. Aegon Targaryen, Jon Snow's half-brother via their father Rhaegar Targaryen, is revealed to be alive in A Dance With Dragons. He is no dragon rider like his aunt, Daenerys, but as a male, he is theoretically above her in the line of succession, and he launches an invasion of Westeros to restore the Targaryen dynasty.
A common fan theory believes that Aegon Targaryen is not who he claims to be - he's a pretender from House Blackfyre, a Targaryen offshoot branch that has attempted many rebellions in Westeros but was thought to be extinct by the time of the books. Many of George R.R. Martin's writings include historical references; for example, much of A Song of Ice and Fire is based on the real War of the Roses between Houses York and Lancaster. Martin would be drawing a link between Perkin Warbeck, a claimant to the English throne at the time, and Aegon Targaryen in this case. Condal clearly believes in this thesis, but he makes it clear that Martin has not discussed it with him.
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