Weird ending... *spoilers for a game of thrones*

[Mayhs]

*SPOILERS IF YOU HAVENT FINISHED A GAME OF THRONES*

Hey guys,
i have finished the book after getting it six weeks ago, but in actual fact ive only managed to read it this week, and i must say it is an amazing book! but the end is a bit weird...dragons? Also she went into the fire and didnt get burnt? can someone plz tell me about the dragonblood and whether they bread with dragons a long time ago? and finally howd o dragons look in this book?

 

[Sword of the Morning]

*SPOILERS IF YOU HAVENT FINISHED A GAME OF THRONES*

Hey guys,
i have finished the book after getting it six weeks ago, but in actual fact ive only managed to read it this week, and i must say it is an amazing book! but the end is a bit weird...dragons? Also she went into the fire and didnt get burnt? can someone plz tell me about the dragonblood and whether they bread with dragons a long time ago? and finally howd o dragons look in this book?

Hi. I think that the dragons had to happen for Dany. She lost Drogo, her brother, and her child. Keep reading I don't want to spoil the good stuff. Dragonblood? I donno about breading with dragons, but the Targaryan's i guess had a believe that full blooded Targaryans could withstand the heat. That could be why Dany takes her baths in very hot waters.

 

[MonoChromeLife]

The ending is weird, but I don't understand how Viserys burned to death and Daenerys didn't. Last I knew they were both full blooded Targaryens, so they both should have been immune to the fire.

 

[3EyedCrowsEye]

The ending is weird, but I don't understand how Viserys burned to death and Daenerys didn't. Last I knew they were both full blooded Targaryens, so they both should have been immune to the fire.

I guess they not only have to be a Targ by blood, but also by heart

 

[juleska]

Obviously Targs aren't immune to everything or they'd never die. I think they just die a little less easily than others do. I'd have to go back and re-read the account of Viserys death, but considering they poured molten gold over head head it's entirely possible that he suffocated more than he burned.

I would agree with 3Eyed, though, that having a pure Targ heart probably helps the immune system.

 

[The Imp]

I was talking to my nephew about this tonight about Vierys being killed by the molten gold (which has a lower temp than a good flame would btw, I checked ) and he pointed out that there was a Targ that was killed by the fire from his own dragon. We couldn't come up with a name or when it was said though. I also seem to remember there being a time in aDWD that Dany was being affected by heat. I don't beleive that Targs are fireproof.

 

[3EyedCrowsEye]

Now that I think about it, I don't think Dany is fireproof. The pyre that she came from unburnt was more from a)he being a Targ and b)it was more of a magic spell thing than a regular fire where the Magi died in place of Dany or something (I should research that part)..anyways I think you could sneek into her room and light her on fire and harm her (or maybe not, the more I think about it the more I don't know)

 

[Koopa]

Methinks i recall FRRM stating that Dany is not immune to fire.
That her being unburnt was a one-time occurrence.

As for Targaryens being burnt:
- Aerion Brightflame had the splendid notion of drinking wildfire. he died.
- Aegon (and his son) died at Summerhall, which tragedy i think was caused by a fire
-.... (no doubt there are others).

 

[juleska]

Now that I think about it, I don't think Dany is fireproof. The pyre that she came from unburnt was more from a)he being a Targ and b)it was more of a magic spell thing than a regular fire where the Magi died in place of Dany or something (I should research that part)..anyways I think you could sneek into her room and light her on fire and harm her (or maybe not, the more I think about it the more I don't know)

I actually re-read that passage last night and while I don't have the exact wording in front of me, the chapter ends with Dany watching Viserys die and noting that Targs aren't fireproof after all. This actually makes her decision to climb on the funeral pyre of Drogo all the more interesting. I wonder if even *she* knew she wasn't going to die.

 

[C Of K]

I think there was definitely more magic involved in Dany's situation than just her being a Targaryen.

*SPOILERS IF YOU HAVENT FINISHED A GAME OF THRONES*

Hey guys,
i have finished the book after getting it six weeks ago, but in actual fact ive only managed to read it this week, and i must say it is an amazing book! but the end is a bit weird...dragons? Also she went into the fire and didnt get burnt? can someone plz tell me about the dragonblood and whether they bread with dragons a long time ago? and finally howd o dragons look in this book?

Keep reading. If you pay extra close attention to the next couple books, you'll find some explanations for why the dragons hatched when they did. As far as how the dragons look? Big lizards with wings. I probably couldn't describe them much better than that. They don't talk, thankfully.

 

[Koopa]

How do the dragons look.
Never cared to truly imagine it. As of now only Drogon seems mildly interesting.
The rest are currently no more than moveable badass tools.

If you don't want mind your own imagination going down the drain, watch the series.

 

[Syphon of Oor-Tael]

Kiwi is right, Dany's immunity to fire is more of an aberration than anything. As he/she pointed out, tons of Targaryens were just human after all.

 

[Timba]

I actually re-read that passage last night and while I don't have the exact wording in front of me, the chapter ends with Dany watching Viserys die and noting that Targs aren't fireproof after all. This actually makes her decision to climb on the funeral pyre of Drogo all the more interesting. I wonder if even *she* knew she wasn't going to die.

Kiwi is right, Dany's immunity to fire is more of an aberration than anything. As he/she pointed out, tons of Targaryens were just human after all.

It all made me wonder if the dragons, even from inside the shell could extend fire immunity when they wished to. Not very handy to have your rider getting toasted by blowback everytime you exhale a little flame at flight speeds after all.

 

[chongjasmine]

I am also curious about how Dany wasn't burnt by the fire.
I don't see how a human being could be immune to fire.
It wasn't very realistic.

 

[Mesanna]

I am also curious about how Dany wasn't burnt by the fire.
I don't see how a human being could be immune to fire.
It wasn't very realistic.

Well, are dragons realistic? This is a fantasy story after all, and even though the more 'magical' elements are played down, especially in the earlier books, I think the prologue pretty much lets you know you you're not dealing with a straight-forward historical fiction type of story.

In fantasy, the rules of the universe are whatever the author makes them, so a person being 'reborn' in fire isn't unreasonable in the world of Westeros. Plus I personally believe Dany is a figure of significance being re-born, and that's why she was immune to the flames.

 

[chongjasmine]

Well, are dragons realistic? This is a fantasy story after all, and even though the more 'magical' elements are played down, especially in the earlier books, I think the prologue pretty much lets you know you you're not dealing with a straight-forward historical fiction type of story.

In fantasy, the rules of the universe are whatever the author makes them, so a person being 'reborn' in fire isn't unreasonable in the world of Westeros. Plus I personally believe Dany is a figure of significance being re-born, and that's why she was immune to the flames.

I agree that fantasy books do not have to be very realistic. However, it is just a bit surprising to me that such unrealistic thing happen in a book, that many people recommend me to read for its realism. People are telling me that song of ice and fire is more realistic than most fantasy books, and that gets my curiosity to read it. So, I am surprised by that little bit of 'not so realistic' scene on the part of Dany. And by the way, Dany is one of my favorite character for this series.

 

[The Imp]

I agree that fantasy books do not have to be very realistic. However, it is just a bit surprising to me that such unrealistic thing happen in a book, that many people recommend me to read for its realism. People are telling me that song of ice and fire is more realistic than most fantasy books, and that gets my curiosity to read it. So, I am surprised by that little bit of 'not so realistic' scene on the part of Dany. And by the way, Dany is one of my favorite character for this series.

i think what people mean is that aSoIaF maintains a level of realism not found in any other fantasy series while at the same time being fantasy. If there was no magic and if dragons didn't exist, or creatures such as Giants or Others, etc. it wouldn't be fantasy, it would fall into the catagory of historical fiction.

 

[NenadBulaja]

Characters are built in such realistic manner that, even in classic literature, there are few books on the same level. Surrounding is fantastic, but pick up any of pictured characters and put them in our (or any other) world and they can function. So your friends did not mean this is realistic book, it is fantasy, but characters are intensively lifelike.