The Rise of the Dragon is a companion book by George R. R. Martin, Elio M. GarcÃÂa Jr. and Linda Antonsson describing the history of House Targaryen from Aegon Targaryen's conquest of Westeros to the Dance of the Dragons civil war. It was released on October 25, 2022. In contrast to Fire & Blood, Martin described it as "written in a more encyclopedic style similar to The World of Ice & Fire".