Question: Twice in the books Daenerys has been in situations where it is reasonable to expect that she would have been burned to death, or at least seriously injured, yet has come out unharmed.

The first time was when she stepped into the funeral pyre of Khal Drogo, which resulted in her dragon eggs hatching. The second time is in *A Dance with Dragons*, when she is exposed to Drogon's fire.

In both instances, all that happens to her is her hair is burned away.

I can't be certain, but I believe there may have been references in the first book to her touching burning coals and other hot materials, as well.

Is this a trait shared by other Targaryens? Her brother certainly wasn't immune to molten gold, and while a number of Targaryens were fascinated with fire (Aerion Targaryen died from drinking wildfire, believing it would turn him into a dragon), I don't recall seeing mention of any Targaryen shrugging off fire.

Is Daenerys' apparent immunity explained anywhere?

Answer: 
Official Word of God says:

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> Lastly, some fans are reading too much into the scene in GAME OF THRONES where the dragons are born -- which is to say, it was never the case that all Targaryens are immune to all fire at all times.
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> Source: [The Citadel: So Spake Martin - Egg and the Targaryens](http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/945/)
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Also this:

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> **Granny**: Do Targaryens become immune to fire once they "bond" to their dragons?
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> **George RR Martin**: Granny, thanks for asking that. It gives me a chance to clear up a common misconception. TARGARYENS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO FIRE! The birth of Dany's dragons was unique, magical, wonderous, a miracle. She is called The Unburnt because she walked into the flames and lived. But her brother sure as hell wasn't immune to that molten gold.
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> **Revanshe**: So she won't be able to do it again?
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> **George RR Martin**: Probably not.  
> Source: [A question about Daenerys Targaryen in a Song of Ice and Fire (spoilers) - Forum - DakkaDakka](http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/449541.page?userfilterid=33891)
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While it is left somewhat ambiguous as to whether her family is inherently immune to fire, she certainly seems to be that way. While the second time she is 'burned' mentions pink and tender skin as well as sores, she herself later reflects that only her hair burned away, just like the first time. She even goes so far to try and make a hat to cover up her head.

Is she truly immune to fire? Perhaps, perhaps not. She had sores and tender flesh, but those might have been friction burns. She claims to have lost her whip somewhere along the way, if it got ripped out of her hands that would explain the sores.

What remains certain is that she was subjected to fire **hot enough to burn away her hair** and come away unharmed. If that is not total immunity to fire, it's quite possibly the closest thing you're going to get.

While I don't doubt that at one point Martin might have intended it to be a one-time deal, it clearly is not. Also, there are more hints that Targaryen blood has power in it. Ben Plumm is quite liked by the dragons. One of them even goes so far as to land on his shoulder from time to time, something they only seem to do with Daenerys. So yes, I do think Targaryen blood has some sort of dragon-affinity and Daenerys herself has an immunity to fire.