The bodies of both Arrax and Lucerys wash up ashore, sending Rhaenyra into a vengeful rage. He meets his half-uncle Aemond there, and the two clash with their dragons in the sky: Lucerys and his mount Arrax, however, stand no chance against Aemond and the massive dragon Vhagar, who at the time is the last surviving dragon from the Conquest and the largest in the world. The first major dragon battle of the Dance happens above Shipwrecker Bay, after Prince Lucerys goes to Storm’s End to try and win House Baratheon’s favour for his mother. Dead princesīlood begins to flow pretty early. Notable allies of Aegon II included Houses Baratheon, Lannister, and of course Hightower, while strong black supporters were House Arryn, Greyjoy, Stark and Tully. She crowns herself Queen on Dragonstone and the Dance of the Dragons officially starts, with both sides sending out ravens to seek the allegiance of all other Houses in the Seven Kingdoms. But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all.When Rhaenyra learns of this, she’s understandably furious. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice.Īnd from all corners, bitter conflicts soon reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Nights Watch, will face his greatest challenge yet. To the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stonea structure only as strong as those guarding it. Yet, as they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind. But Daenerys has three times three thousand enemies, and many have set out to find her. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance once againbeset by newly emerging threats from every direction. Now the #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers the fifth book in his spellbinding landmark seriesas both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Dubbed the American Tolkien by Time magazine, George R. Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, inset, performs in Phoenix, Arizona.

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