Daenerys Targaryen (also referred to as Dany or Daenerys Stormborn) is a fictional character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, as well as the television adaptation, Game of Thrones. In the novels, she is a prominent point of view character. The New York Times has referred to Daenerys as one of the author's finest creations and most popular characters.