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Martin said in a blog posting that his "The
Winds of Winter" novel would not be ready for publication in
2018.
"You're going to have to keep waiting for 'THE WINDS OF
WINTER,'" Martin wrote.
But Martin, whose "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels were adapted
into HBO's hit medieval fantasy series, said he would be
publishing an illustrated 1,000-page history of the kings of
Westeros on Nov. 20.
"Game of Thrones" follows warring families in a
multi-generational struggle for control of the Iron Throne,
which rules over the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. The last season
in 2017 was watched by some 30 million U.S. viewers.
Martin's fictional history, "Fire & Blood," the first of two
planned volumes, will cover all the Targaryen kings from Aegon I
to Aegon III, along with their wives, siblings, wars and
travels, he said.
"Oh, and there are dragons too. Lots of dragons," he added.
Martin said he was now turning his attention back to "Winds of
Winter" but did not say when he hoped to finish it.
The television series, which returns for a final season in 2019,
has already moved beyond the events of Martin's five published
books.
Time Warner Inc's (TWX.N) HBO network has said it is working on
three to five possible "Games of Thrones" spinoffs but Martin
was coy on whether material from "Fire & Blood" would be used.
"I know I am going to be asked whether those shows are going to
be based on material from 'FIRE & BLOOD.' It's a logical
question. The only answer I can give is ... ah, well, no one is
sure yet, and anyway, I am not allowed to say," he wrote.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Tom Brown)
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