Spoilers await HBO’s series premiere Dragon House.
Dragon House It finally arrived as the first secondary item of Game of thronesAnd the No time wasted making history for HBO. Although fans of the original series will see some familiar elements with Dragons, Targaryens, and the Iron Throne, there are some key differences that go back to the source material by George R.R. Martin. Exactly As Written (Currently Unfinished) A song about snow and fire The epic novel that inspired Game of thronesfor him fire and blood is the basis Dragon House. So, should fans read the book? I have some ideas after the first show.
as someone who read fire and blood After it was released in 2018 (about a year ago The first reports of a minor element centered on the Targaryen), I got into it without expecting it to become a TV show and there is no reason to suspect that it could be full of spoilers for a future series. Whether you mind or not, major plot spoilers is the biggest question of whether or not you’ve read the book detailing this era of the Targaryen dynasty, but if you’re on the fence, I have a spoiler-free list of pros and cons. Which came to me after watching the first episode.
Pro: Fire and Blood is a history book, not a novel
unlike A song about snow and fire The epic that tells a sprawling story over five novels (it will expand to seven if George R. R. Martin actually finishes it), fire and blood It is a history book about the Targaryen dynasty, begun three centuries before the events of Game of thrones. It contains a lot of names, dates, and details, but lacks insight into relationships through the characters’ eyes.
Reading the book means that you have an idea of where the plot is going in relation to the main players, but you still don’t know exactly how the events will unfold. fire and blood He has extensive strokes. Dragon House It can fill in the smallest details. After reading the book, I know what King Viserys will do after his wife dies, but I haven’t seen how that happens.
Cons: Fire and Blood is more useful than entertainment
The book is technically the first of two volumes planned for the Targaryen dynasty, and the Targaryen dynasty is filled with royals of the same name who often marry close relatives. if you read fire and bloodYou’ll need to prepare for many Aegons and more than Aerys, Viserys, and Jaehaerys, to name a few. Even a lot of character names start with Rhae- and Dragon House Already introduced Rhaenyra and Rhaenys.
It is not a very interesting and entertaining book compared to the novel, although it is instructive. In general, you might find yourself flipping back and forth to the family tree at the end just to get some clarification on which Aegon did what Daeron did and which of the siblings actually married. I know I consulted him!
Pro: Science and Targaryen lineage would make more sense
On the plus side, if you make your way through all the Aerys, Viserys and Jaehaerys to see who did what in the Targaryen dynasty, you’ll have a better understanding of the traditions behind you Dragon House. Knowledge may actually be more important to this show than it was Game of thronesalso opened. Specific input from George RR MartinIncluding Some special requests. Plus, King Viserys’ letter to his daughter About Daenys predicting the end of Valyria and Aegon when he searches “across the black waters of the Dragonstone” would have made more sense if you had any idea who Daenys was.
Cons: You can build expectations that won’t come true
No page-to-screen adaptation will be an accurate translation of what happened in the book, as some things have to be clipped, altered, or added to the story to make sense in the visual medium. This can lead to anticipating what events will happen and how they will happen, which can be counterproductive. Game of thrones I diverged more and more from the books as the chapters went by, and the same thing could be true – for better or worse – for Dragon House.
as a A song about snow and fire Reader myself, look at The Red Wedding as an example, and how that changed with the inclusion of Robb Stark’s wife and then her death. Was it really that important in the grand scheme of Game of thrones That Robb married Talisa and she was killed with him at the Red Wedding, rather than how he married and died in the books? No, but I – obviously – have not forgotten the changes. If you don’t know how anything happened in F & B The book, you will not be disappointed if it is changed hot.
Pro: Fire and Blood is already over for this era
One of the biggest problems of adaptation A song about snow and fire On a long-running TV show it was quite simply A song about snow and fire not finished. Only five of the planned seven books have been released before the end of the series, and readers are too Still waiting on George RR Martin for publication Winter winds as the sixth. (And he’s not always happy About his question about his progress.)
fire and blood It’s already over with this era of the Targaryen dynasty, so reading the book gives an outline of the story and reassurance that the executive producers have a roadmap for what needs to happen. Additionally, its nature as a history book means that there is plenty of room for creativity as long as those key stories are beaten.
Cons: The relevant part is not very long
fire and blood It runs over 700 pages and covers about 150 years of the Targaryen dynasty. era that Dragon House It’s certainly eventful, but it still only comes to about 250 pages of the book, whether that be it or not. If the show really follows the plot of the book, you are less than 300 pages away from knowing the beginning, middle, and end of the plot. Sure, the in-between scenes are unknown, and the series premiere suggests that the characters might be more interesting than the general plot, but there are plenty of supposed spoilers in a very short period of time.
Should you read Fire and Blood?
So, should you read the source material for Dragon House? while reading fire and blood It shouldn’t ruin the viewing experience, and I also don’t think I would have done it again in 2018 if I had known that TV adaptation would be on the way in the not too distant future. If George R.R. Martin’s endgame is also going to be the endgame for the HBO series, I already know at least some big twists are on the way. So, if I had to choose whether to recommend or not, my judgment would be no… at this point.
I wasn’t glad I read A song about snow and fire By the time you get to the later seasons Game of thronesso I will not say this reading fire and blood It should be the top priority for anyone hoping for a clean slate of TV show. However, the ASoiaF The status of books as novels means that there was a lot of detail Game of thrones Had to either condense or change, the charm Dragon House Can be good at how to fill in the blanks in a file F & B history book.
So, if you don’t mind spoilers and find that the positives outweigh the negatives, then give it a try. fire and blood attempt! Other than that, I’d suggest waiting at least until the end of Season 1 before picking up a copy. Personally, I aim not to use the book as a guide for what to expect and move forward on the journey, and it has been going fairly well so far.
You can watch new episodes of Dragon House Sundays at 9 p.m. ET, either on HBO or using HBO Max subscription. If you’re in the market for some specific viewing options elsewhere than Westeros, be sure to check out the 2022 TV premiere schedule.
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