HOTD: A Trueborn Bastard

Prince Aemon Targaryen left behind a son the histories were never meant to record. Born a Great Noble Bastard upon the Street of Silk, Daeron Waters is dismissed as the son of a whore—a child destined to live and die in obscurity. But history is built upon lies. His mother was never an ordinary whore. She carried an ancient dragonlord bloodline, a house older than the Doom itself—one of the legendary Forty Families who once ruled the Freehold of Valyria, a forgotten legacy buried beneath centuries of secrets, one that even the dragonlords themselves had long since overlooked. Her true identity would one day shake the foundations of both Westeros and Essos, turning a bastard’s birth into the beginning of an empire. Gifted with prophetic dragon dreams, unmatched charisma, and instincts worthy of the greatest conquerors, Daeron watches the future unfold long before the realm realizes it is doomed. He sees the coming Dance, the extinction of dragons, and the slow death of House Targaryen. He refuses to accept that future. When the realm tears itself apart in dragonfire, Daeron raises a third banner.Not Green.Not Black.The Black Dragon. With the Valyrian greatsword Blackfyre in his hand, dragons answering his call, and countless warriors rallying to his cause, he begins a new Conquest—not merely to seize the Iron Throne, but to restore the glory of Old Valyria. The Seven Kingdoms are only the beginning. The Free Cities. The Dothraki Sea. Slaver’s Bay. The Jade Sea. Every empire beneath the heavens shall learn to fear the shadow of dragons once more.” I crossed the Narrow Sea, and here my descendants shall rule until the ending of the world.” Blackfyre Rebellion had erupted at the very height of the dragons’ powerThe age of the Red Dragon is ending. The age of the Black Dragon has begun. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: HOTD: A Trueborn Bastard — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠