DRACARYS! As anyone who knows their Drogon from their Rhaegal will be aware, that’s the high Valyrian word for dragonfire, deployed in Game Of Thrones to unleash white-hot hell-flames. And that’s precisely what we’re doing in this issue of Empire, bringing you a deep dive into the all-new, just-as-lethal and more-dragony-than-ever Westeros.
HBO’s House Of The Dragon will feature more bone-melting heat and political machinations than a British summertime. And we dispatched our finest dragon-rider, Dan Jolin, on a mission to penetrate the series’ veil of secrecy. Sadly, he didn’t end up on the Iron Throne (“Too spiky,” he grumbled), but he did send a raven to Empire Towers to drop off a scroll bearing a thrilling long read, complete with interviews with the cast and showrunners. Though frankly, we wish he’d just sent an email.