House of the Dragon Season 2 official trailer WARNING: This article contains major spoilers from House Of The Dragon: Fire And Blood novel. House Of The Dragon is an adaptation of the best-selling novel series of the same name but how does Rhaenys Targaryen die in the books? Season two, episode four, will debut this weekend on Sky Atlantic in the UK and HBO in the US, marking the fantasy drama’s halfway point. Naturally as the show progresses, fans of the book series have been thinking about the outcome in George RR Martin’s Fire And Blood.
How does Rhaenys Targaryen die in the House Of The Dragon books? In Martin’s first House Of The Dragon book, Rhaenys Targaryen becomes an ally of Rhaenyra and sits on her black council. It is then during the Dance Of The Dragons that she flies on the back of Meleys and engages in a fight with both Aemond and Aegon on their dragons. Related articles House of the Dragon fans 'work out' missing character's fate thanks to huge clue House of the Dragon Alicent Hightower's death in books explained Rhaenys Targaryen dies in the House of the Dragon books (Image: HBO/SKY) However, as she is outnumbered, Rhaenys and Meleys are both killed while Aegon is left severely injured.
Sadly, it is thought that Rhaenys knew that she would die during the conflict but felt it was important to fight anyway, dying in combat. But in the books, her body isn’t recovered and presumed dead so will the TV adaptation follow suit or could the creators decide to t.
