Author: Emily Mae Czachor / Source: Bustle
The first few tidbits about HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series have started trickling in. And, unsurprisingly, those details that have been released pale in comparison to the fan-fueled theories and questions that have cropped up in their wake. Mostly, people are wondering where the Game of Thrones prequel will take place. Anyone familiar with George R.R. Martin’s ultra-complicated fantasy epic (the TV show or the book series from which it was adapted) knows that, when it comes to setting, the Game of Thrones universe has quite a few options to choose from.
First, obviously, there’s Westeros, the sprawling landscape that took center stage in Game of Thrones‘ first eight seasons. But, as more dedicated fans of the franchise might remember, Westeros isn’t the only continent that exists on GoT‘s blustery fictional planet. In fact, as an Oct. 29 report from Uproxx noted, there’s a neighboring continent called Essos, home of the Free Cities, which served as the backdrop to many of GoT‘s Daenerys-centric storylines in past seasons. So, what does Essos have to do with the GoT prequel series?
Well, nothing’s official yet (really, not much has been revealed about the upcoming prequel project, at this point), but creative GoT fans on the internet who’ve been positing potential theories about the prequel’s setting do seem to think Essos could be a real possibility. “Taking place thousands of years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series chronicles the world’s descent from the golden Age of…
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