The prequel collection finds the Targaryen dynasty “House of the Dragon” at completely the apex of its energy, with over fifteen dragons beneath their yoke. Most empires—actual and imagined—crumble from such heights. all through the case of the Targaryens, their sluggish fall begins nearly 193 years sooner than the events of Recreation of Thrones, as quickly as King Viserys Targaryen breaks with a century of custom by naming his lady Rhaenyra inheritor to the Iron Throne. nonetheless, as soon as Viserys later fathers a son, the courtroom is appalled as soon as Rhaenyra retains her standing as his inheritor, and seeds of division sow friction throughout the realm.