Elric Targaryen of Melnibone
Okay, I feel stupid now. How did I not see this before? If they did an Elric movie, people would think it's a ripoff of "Game of Thrones":
1. The Melniboneans once had a great empire, but they've withdrawn to their original islands.
2. They controlled/rode dragons to gain their empire. Today, the dragons spend most of their time sleeping.
3. Elric, Emperor of Melnibone, is an albino.
4. Elric is in love with his cousin, Cymoril.
5. Elric's other cousin, Yyrkoon (Cymoril's brother) wants to take over Melnibone. Yyrkoon will do anything to achieve this.
6. Seafaring humans attempt to invade Melnibone, but fail.
7. In the distant past, the Melniboneans had the magical swords Stormbringer and Mournblade (Elric regains Stormbringer, and Yyrkoon gets Mournblade twice) .
8. The Melniboneans are an elf-like species, descended from a lizard-man species, and have pacts with Chaos Lords and Elementals.
1. The Targaryans once ruled the Seven Kingdoms, but they were dethroned, killed, and the two surviving members of the family have fled.
2. They controlled(/rode?) dragons to gain their empire. Today, the dragons have all been killed, except three dragon eggs remain (at the beginning of the first book).
3. The Targaryans frequently have very pale blond (almost white) hair, and are typically fair-skinned.
4. The Targaryans (among others) are not above incest, and often married brother to sister.
5. Viserys wants to take over the Seven Kingdoms. He will do anything to achieve this.
6. (Prior to the events of the first book) the Iron Islanders attempted to invade the Seven Kingdoms, but were defeated.
7. In the past, the Targaryans had swords made of Valyrian steel (a magical alloy). These swords are now relatively rare, and the skill to create new Valyrian swords has been lost.
8... Okay, I got nothing.
