All the 'House of the Dragon' Book Spoilers You Need to Know

'House of the Dragon' is upon us, but if you're apprehensive about getting hooked up to characters too temporarily, listed here are the book spoilers you need to know.

Spoiler alert: This article incorporates book spoilers for Fire & Blood and attainable show spoilers for House of the Dragon.

The HBO continuation of the Game of Thrones franchise, House of the Dragon, roars onto tv monitors on Aug. 21, 2022. The collection follows the Targaryen circle of relatives more or less one hundred ninety years earlier than the occasions of Game of Thrones and covers the familial civil conflict that happens for keep an eye on of the Iron Throne.

The collection is in line with George R.R. Martin's novel Fire & Blood, which was launched in 2018. Fans of the books know what occurs to the Targaryen line sooner than Daenerys is born, but listed below are all the book spoilers you might need (or need!) to know prior to House of the Dragon.

How does Rhaenyra Targaryen die?

Although a series set 2 hundred years sooner than the events of Game of Thrones virtually means that all the primary characters will be dead by way of the time Daenerys displays up in Westeros, some characters are extra short-lived than others. Joffrey Baratheon hints at Rhaenyra's premature end during the events of Game of Thrones all over Season 3, Episode 4.

Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) is the handiest surviving kid of Viserys I (played in House of the Dragon via Paddy Considine) and his wife Aemma, who dies in childbirth with their son. As such, Rhaenyra is called the sole heir to the Iron Throne, which sparks a civil conflict after her adolescence good friend Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) marries King Viserys and bears two sons.

Sons are supposed to take precedence in the line of succession in the Game of Thrones world, so naturally, Viserys's decision makes the courtroom indignant. Everyone briefly takes sides between the Blacks (Rhaenyra) and the Greens (Alicent), colours selected for the clothes the ladies wore at a event. Alicent and Viserys's son Aegon II fights Rhaenyra for the Iron Throne after Viserys dies, with Rhaenyra (in short) profitable and sitting on the Iron Throne for half a yr.

However, Aegon II got the throne in the finish, and in the end set his dragon Sunfyre on Rhaenyra to burn her alive and consume her whilst Rhaenyra's son, Aegon III, watched. A brutal ending for the first queen to sit down on the Iron Throne, but she wasn't the ultimate.

What happens to Alicent Hightower?

Unlike her former pal, Alicent's a success negotiation of a Targaryen coup to put her son on the Iron Throne does not lead to a gory dying. At first, her attempted coup leads to her being imprisoned in King's Landing, however Rhaenyra spares her life. Alicent tries to negotiate a truce between her son Aegon II and Rhaenyra, however Rhaenyra rejects the truce after Alicent refers to Rhaenyra's children as bastards.

Following Rhaenyra's demise and Aegon II ascending the throne, Alicent worked to negotiate the betrothal of her granddaughter, Princess Jaehaera Targaryen. Sadly, conspirators labored in opposition to Aegon II and Alicent was ultimately re-captured and imprisoned. Alicent changed into more risky after objecting to Jaehaera marrying her cousin, Aegon III, a son of Rhaenyra's who used to be placed on the Iron Throne. She remained confined to her chambers till her demise.

To see all of this play out onscreen, music in to House of the Dragon on HBO and HBO Max beginning on Aug. 21, 2022. New episodes will air on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.

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