Lord Varys Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 A thread to discuss the upcoming short story, the second installment of the abridged version of the history of House Targaryen GRRM is eventually going to publish in 'Fire and Blood' (formerly known as 'the GRRMarillion'). Little information on the contents as of yet. Title and short description indicate it will cover the reign of Viserys I Targaryen, and the events leading up to and/or causing the Dance of the Dragons. A strong focus will be on Prince Daemon Targaryen, but I guess other characters will feature in there as well. We could get: 1. The name of Viserys' first wife, Rhaenyra's mother, the famous Arryn queen. 2. The story could cover the infamous tourney at KL celebrating the fifth anniversary of Viserys to Alicent (which should be almost as well-known as the Tourney of Harrenhal by now). 3. An overview/details on Daemon's campaign at the Stepstones. Was the Iron Throne officially at war with the Kingdom of the Three Daughters? Who died there? What caused the fighting? 4. Clashes between Daemon and Ser Otto on Viserys' Small Council. 5. Rhaenyra as a young woman, and insights into her (alleged) affairs. 6. Laenor and Laena Velaryon. 7. Information on the exploits of Lord Corlys Velaryon in the East. 8. New insights into Targaryen marriage policy during Viserys' reign (Viserys-Alicent, Daemon-Laena, Rhaenyra-Laenor, Rhaenyra-Daemon, Aegon-Helaena). I hope also hope for some new light on the relationship between Rhaenyra and Daemon during the Dance, and on his relationship to Nettles. Ran has said that plenty of stuff concerning Daemon was cut from TPatQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Winters Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Daemon was easily my favourite character after I finished TPatQ. I can't wait to read more about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltigar Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 It's not as good as more tales about Roddy the Ruin :p But I'ms still excited :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Uncle P Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 so George is releasing another 7 kingdoms short story. Never even caught the hint of it, was never listed as one of the "monkeys" on NAB, nor was there a hint on this site till today, http://grrm.livejournal.com/So if George can write what is (presumably) a PATQ or D&E sized novella and keep it under wraps to release that quick, it gives me hope for part 4 of D&E and that other book we're waiting for too!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan_Snow Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I just saw that too. This came completely out of nowhere. This is also the anthology that has Rothfuss' story in it as well. I'll be getting this one for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Daemon is cool so cool I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardstone Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Hopefully some more information on the Strongs will be featured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Uncle P Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 is it the same Daemon from TPATQ who is married to Rhaenerya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tze Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I'm curious where it will start, timeline-wise. I wonder if there's any chance of us getting info on the Great Council of 101? If this is about the events leading up to TPatQ, some explanation of how the (earlier) succession struggle led to Viserys on the throne in the first place might make sense. Though I'll be very surprised if it includes anything contemporaneous with TPatQ (like the whole "Nettles" issue), since supposedly it takes place in "the years leading up to" TPATQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Varys Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 'The King's Brother' in the title makes it very unlikely that it will travel far into the reign of Jaehaerys I. But if it is more or less an account on the reign of Viserys I, it may touch upon some events back then. Rhaenyra's birth, the Great Council, Jaehaerys' death. But these things may be cut in the published version, since 'The Rogue Prince' will go through a similar process as TPatQ. I could easily imagine the story beginning with Viserys' marriage to Alicent, or even as late as the tourney of 111 AC. The problem is, that we don't know what happened during Viserys' reign. If most of the peace-and-plenty years were at the beginning of his reign, I doubt the story will say much about this time. If many important things happened back then, the story would cover some of that stuff. I also doubt that any light will be shed on Daemon's last weeks/days, but if the relationship between Rhaenyra and Daemon is covered by this story, some hints, clues, or remarks on how (badly) things ended could be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0bR Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Ah, another Targ fest Sounds about as interesting as the last one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumHam Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Ah, another Targ fest Sounds about as interesting as the last one Agreed it should be pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maester Pedant Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Excellent news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHouseHB Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 No wonder Winds is taking so much time to come out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrich Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I was reading his blog earliertoday, and for some reason my brain just went dead. I totally didn't catch it at all. It's really cool I guess, since Daemon was my favourite character in TPatQ.It will be released a day before my birthday as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylva Santagar Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 nice nice nice :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime FTW Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 i guess he just moved this story from The World of Ice and Fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime FTW Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 can someone ask him in his blog about TWOW update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ghost- Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 is it the same Daemon from TPATQ who is married to Rhaenerya? Yes i guess he just moved this story from The World of Ice and FireIt's from the GRRMarillion book, so we won't get the full story for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angalin Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Merged threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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