What’s House of the Dragon About? Based on George R.R. Martin’s novel Fire & Blood, House of the Dragon is set during the reign of the Targaryens, 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones. The show chronicles the later days of the dynasty, including the Targaryen civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons. House of the Dragon will tell a more focused tale than Game of Thrones— one less concerned with the world politics of Westeros and more on the conflict…