Westeros is burning again, but this time the fire is not coming from dragons. Instead, it is blazing between George R.R. Martin and House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal, in what the author himself now calls an 'abysmal' breakdown in their working relationship.
When House of the Dragon first took flight, Martin believed he had found a genuine creative partner in Condal. He did not see himself as a distant consultant but as a hands-on collaborator shaping the series alongside HBO.
