House of the Dragon has been a worthy follow-up to Game of Thrones, but these six episodes have struggled with pacing and ...

The monster’s only demand is for a reciprocal, female companion. “If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear.” The archetype ...

This year has been a treasure trove of exciting new books. It’s been a particularly strong year for sophomore novels, with several emerging writers using the buzz around their debuts to launch ...

‘Driftmark’ skillfully ties the book’s loose ends into an engaging story by fusing dramatic scenes from Old Valyria with contemporary drama. This episode is a Game of Thrones drama masterwork, with ...

House of the Dragon fans, we know you’re eagerly awaiting the Battle of the Gullet and the Invasion of King’s Landing. But both of those things are quite a ways off. So, in the meantime, may we pique ...

By Sadie Stein Immersive novels by Leigh Bardugo, Madeline Miller, Brian Jacques and more offer thrilling adventures in richly imagined realms. By Jennifer Harlan This short trivia quiz tests ...

Charles Baxter’s novel charges along so boisterously that it’s easy to forget the author is batting around some of the weightiest concerns of human experience. John le Carré’s son Nick ...

By A.O. Scott John Adams reviews “Every Valley,” Charles King’s new book about the artistic, social and political forces surrounding one of the greatest pieces of music ever created.

“We are meant to prefer these engineered user experiences to human reality.” But don’t mistake this book for a hand-wringing polemic against change; rather, in each disappearing ...

"The wigs are hard," Smith, 41, admitted, and Glynn-Carney, who plays Aegon, agreed, naming the "wigs, the bald caps [and] ...

Matt Smith once shared that while Daemon Targaryen had ambitions, his character wasn’t suited for ruling and would make a “terrible” king in the world of House of the Dragon.

The second season of House of the Dragon ended on a bunch of cliffhangers. Daemon Targaryen marshaled an army in the Riverlands, an army that seems destined to ...