Stop Pestering George R.R. Martin!

"I'm 12 years late with Winds of Winter , as we know," the exasperated author said. "You guys don't have to pester me about it."

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Procrastinators, boss-havers, degenerate undergraduates, lend me your ears. Have you ever added extra spaces on an essay to meet a minimum page requirement? Sneakily increased the font size on periods to pad your page count? Claimed to be working toward a deadline when you most definitely, assuredly were not?

But can we believe Martin? After all, we've been deceived before, and the guy sure doesn't like to be reminded of missed deadlines. "I've given up making predictions, because people press me and press me: 'When is it going to be done?'" Martin said. "And I make what I think is the best case estimate, and then stuff happens. Then everybody gets mad that I 'lied.' I've never lied about these predictions. They're the best I can make, but I guess I overestimate my ability to get stuff done, and I underestimate the amount of interruptions and other projects, other demands that will distract me."

Now, reader, it's my duty to inform you of Martin's latest fit of public squawking. At an event with author Cassandra Clare, an exasperated Martin remarked , "I'm 12 years late with Winds of Winter , as we know. I'm just going to put it right out there. You guys don't have to pester me about it." You hear that, everyone? Maybe if we just lay off the poor guy, it'll unlock his creative flow and the book will fly onto shelves. Then again, I've said, "You guys don't have to pester me about it" many times in my life (sorry I was a brat, Mom and Dad), and let me tell you—the chores didn't get done any faster.

About all of this. Just how did Martin dig himself into this hole? Allow me to take you back in time, dear reader, on a journey through the ghosts of deadlines past. Our story begins in 2010, when Martin gleefully announced on his blog that four chapters of The Winds of Winter were complete. Then, in 2011, the first rumbles of trouble: in an interview with Entertainment Weekly , he declined to give a timeline on when fans could expect the sixth book, saying, ​​“There’s an element of fans who don’t seem to realize I’m making estimates. I’ve repeatedly been guilty of an excess of optimism.” How young we were in 2011! How naive!

In 2012, speaking with the Spanish blog Adria’s News , Martin claimed that The Winds of Winter would arrive in 2014, though he did couch that promise in, “I am really bad for predictions” (just wait, this is going to become a theme). Then, after 2014 came and went with no Winds of Winter , Martin’s publisher poured cold water over fans’ heads. “I have no information on likely delivery,” Jane Johnson of HarperCollins told The Guardian . “These are increasingly complex books and require immense amounts of concentration to write. Fans really ought to appreciate that the length of these monsters is equivalent to two or three novels by other writers.” You hear that, everyone? We should just be grateful and stop holding the guy to his word.

In March 2015, Martin told Access , “I still have a lot of pages to write, but I also have a lot of pages that are already written.” Spoken like a true college student. Then, a month later, he told Entertainment Weekly that he hoped to release the book in spring 2016 to coincide with the sixth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones , saying , “Maybe I’m being overly optimistic about how quickly I can finish. But I canceled two convention appearances, I’m turning down a lot more interviews—anything I can do to clear my decks and get this done.” But no sooner did 2016 arrive than he said in January of that year, “I am not going to set another deadline for myself to trip over. The deadlines just stress me out.” I’m going to try that one on my editor next time. Fans were alarmed in September 2016 when Amazon France listed The Winds of Winter with a March 2017 release date, but according to HarperCollins, it was a big ol’ nothingburger.

Cut to January 2017, when Martin insisted that this was definitely going to be his year: “I think it will be out this year. (But hey, I thought the same thing last year),” he wrote on his blog. But then, he kept toying with fans, writing , “I am still working on it, I am still months away (how many? good question), I still have good days and bad days, and that's all I care to say… I do think you will have a Westeros book from me in 2018... and who knows, maybe two. A boy can dream…” How about you finish one book, sir, and then we’ll talk about two?

In June 2018, it was announced that HBO had ordered a pilot for the first of many Game of Thrones spin-offs, and that Martin was co-writing the pilot. Fans eagerly awaiting his next book were understandably concerned, so he took to his trusty blog to reassure them: “Work on Winds of Winter continues, and remains my top priority,” Martin wrote . “It is ridiculous to think otherwise.” Ridiculous!

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Then, 2020 brought the perverse answer to fans’ prayers: the pandemic forced everyone into isolation, and finally, Martin was trapped at home with nothing to do but write. “If nothing else, the enforced isolation has helped me write,” he commented on his blog. “I am spending long hours every day on The Winds of Winter , and making steady progress. I finished a new chapter yesterday, another one three days ago, another one the previous week. But no, this does not mean that the book will be finished tomorrow or published next week. It’s going to be a huge book, and I still have a long way to go.”

Martin wasn’t kidding when he said he had a long way to go. In June 2021, he seemed downright incensed at the thought of being held accountable to all his missed deadlines, writing on his blog, "I will make no predictions on when I will finish. Every time I do, assholes on the internet take that as a 'promise', and then wait eagerly to crucify me when I miss the deadline. All I will say is that I am hopeful.”

About those assholes on the internet (could he talking about me?)—Martin sure seems sick of hearing from them. In an interview with IGN, he spoke out about the pressure he faces from the Thrones fandom, saying , "I get that Winds of Winter , the sixth book, is late. I could get a hundred good comments, but there are still a few fans who are going to remind me on my blog; I say, 'Happy Thanksgiving' and they say, 'Never mind Happy Thanksgiving, where's the book?' I love the fans, although I do think Twitter and the internet and social media has brought out a viciousness I never saw in the old days. Love and hate are very close, particularly with something like comic books or any established franchises." If you can't take the heat, sir, why not just finish the book?

Martin seems to have a new strategy: tease readers with hints about the content of the book to distract from its lateness. In a post on his blog, the author addressed where the book and the television series will diverge. “An architect would be able to give a short, concise, simple answer to that, but I am much more of a gardener," he wrote . "My stories grow and evolve and change as I write them. I generally know where I am going, sure… the final destinations, the big set pieces, they have been my head for years… for decades, in the case of A SONG OF ICE & FIRE. There are lots of devils in the details, though, and sometimes the ground changes under my feet as the words pour forth.”

It also sounds like The Winds of Winter and A Song of Ice and Fire (the upcoming final volume in the series—I don't even want to talk about it) may have a different body count than the television series. “One thing I can say, in general enough terms that I will not be spoiling anything: not all of the characters who survived until the end of GAME OF THRONES will survive until the end of A SONG OF ICE & FIRE, and not all of the characters who died on GAME OF THRONES will die in A SONG OF ICE & FIRE," Martin continued. "(Some will, sure. Of course. Maybe most. But definitely not all) ((Of course, I could change my mind again next week, with the next chapter I write. That’s gardening)). And the ending? You will need to wait until I get there. Some things will be the same. A lot will not.”

This all brings us up to the present—where now, even animated characters are getting on Martin's case. In an episode of Stephen Colbert's Tooning Out the News , Martin appears as a guest of animated host Dr. Ike Bloom, who introduces the author as “a struggling writer—let me revise that, truly pathetic —who is having trouble meeting deadlines.” You took the words right out of my mouth, Ike! The segment quickly devolves into a good-natured roast when Bloom calls up James Patterson in the hope of getting Martin "some tips on how to be a successful author."

When Patterson asks for the lowdown, Martin reveals that he missed his deadline 11 years ago. "I've heard of writer's block; this is more like writer's constipation," Patterson jokes. Martin goes on to reveal that he’s written around 1,100 to 1,200 pages of the book so far, and has just “another 400, 500 pages” to go. Patterson suggests breaking The Winds of Winter into three separate books, saying, "Your problem is solved. You break down the 1,100 pages into three books, you submit them one per year—they'll be happy and suddenly you'll be ahead of schedule." As if Martin's readers would fall for that, after all these years of false starts, but it's a nice idea.

Are we sure that this super long, super great, very close to finished book is really worth all the missed deadlines? We’re hoping for the best, even though it seems that there’s no end to Martin’s agony in sight. Hey, friend, have you heard of Procrastinators Anonymous ? Maybe they can help. And as for the next and final book in the series, A Dream of Spring ... I don't even want to talk about it.

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A reading guide for george r.r. martin's a song of ice and fire novels (and companion books)..

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A Song of Ice and Fire has been solidified as a defining work of fiction over the past 27 years. Martin’s fantasy book saga ascended into the zeitgeist through an ongoing series of best-selling novels and HBO's adaptation of unprecedented success. And its pop culture prevalence persists thanks in part to HBO's excellent follow-up series, House of the Dragon.

With House of the Dragon: Season 2 coming out in 2024, now is a great time to dive into the source material and visit Westeros through the lens of its architect. For those who’ve yet to read George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels (and its companion books), we’ve put together this guide on how to read all the Game of Thrones books in chronological order.

  • Game of Thrones books in chronolgical order
  • Game of Thrones books by release date
  • Upcoming GoT books

How Many Game of Thrones Books Are There in the Series?

George R. R. Martin has published five novels in his A Song of Ice and Fire saga . He’s working on two future volumes in the series: The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring. And while those books are still in the works from Martin, someone used ChatGPT to finish the series themselves and see what the ending to A Song of Ice and Fire could look like. Fans are generally unsure whether or not Martin will ever finish the series himself .

Martin has published several ASoIaF companion works as well, including three Dunk & Egg novellas (collected in 2015’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms), three Targaryan-focused novellas (collected and expanded upon in 2018’s Fire & Blood), and a world compendium titled The World of Ice & Fire. More on all of these below.

Game Of Thrones Book Sets

If you're a fan of physical media, one of the best ways to enjoy the Game of Thrones books is as a set. There a few different book sets that you can buy to get all of the books all at once, but the most display-worthy set is the leather-bound version.

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With series newcomers in mind, these brief plot synopses contain only mild spoilers such as broad plot points and character introductions.

1. Fire & Blood

Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones

Fire & Blood, the source material for HBO’s House of the Dragon, is a history of the House Targaryen 300-year reign in Westeros. Unlike the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Fire & Blood isn’t told from the perspective of characters involved in the plot, rather it’s framed as a recounting of the Targaryen dynasty by a character named Gyldayn, an archmaester of the Citadel who lived toward the end of the Targaryen reign into Robert Baratheon’s.

While this sets Gyldayn’s act of writing around the start of A Song of Ice and Fire (ASoIaF), the actual events recounted in the archmaester's history begin 300 years before A Game of Thrones and span roughly 150 years — the second 150 years of the Targaryen reign are expected to be covered in Fire & Blood Volume 2.

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Fire & Blood spans the lifetimes of six Targaryen rulers, beginning with Aegon I Targaryen and his conquest of Westeros. Within these 150 years, The Dying of the Dragons (aka The Dance of the Dragons) occurs, which is the tale told in HBO’s House of the Dragon.

Fire & Blood includes and expands upon three ASoIaF novellas previously published by Martin: The Princess and the Queen, or, the Blacks and the Greens (2013), The Rogue Prince (2014), and The Sons of the Dragon (2017).

The recently published The Rise of the Dragon, meanwhile, is a condensed and illustrated version of Fire & Blood

2. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a collection of three novellas starring a hedge knight named Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk) and his squire Aegon V Targaryen (Egg). Their adventures are set roughly 90 years before the events of A Game of Thrones.

It’s not essential reading, as it’s not part of (or even set during) the mainline novels, though the novellas are great for anyone looking for further adventures and/or new perspectives in the Seven Kingdoms.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles three novellas: The Hedge Knight (1998), The Sworn Sword (2003), and The Mystery Knight (2010).

3. A Game of Thrones

A Game of Thrones

The book that started it all in 1996, A Game of Thrones is the first ASoIaF novel. It's the reader’s introduction to the world of Westeros, its surrounding regions, its prominent families, and many of the colorful characters that comprise the series’ heroes and villains.

A Game of Thrones is set during the reign of Robert Baratheon , following Robert’s Rebellion and the end of the Targaryen dynasty. It sets into motion the War of the Five Kings, during which five men stake their claim to the Iron Throne. Political scheming, backstabbing, familial strife, and bloodshed follow — themes common throughout the entirety of ASoIaF.

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The story is told through points of view that alternate from chapter to chapter. Excluding the prologue, the point-of-view characters in A Game of Thrones are Eddard Stark , Catelyn Stark, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Bran Stark, Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, and Daenerys Targaryen, whose story unfolds across the Narrow Sea in the eastern continent of Essos .

Martin’s novella Blood of the Dragon is largely repurposed material from the Daenerys chapters in A Game of Thrones, hence its exclusion from this list.

4. A Clash of Kings

A Clash of Kings

A Clash of Kings continues the War of the Five Kings. The pronounced kings rally their banners, the Lannisters attempt to solidify their power in King’s Landing , Jon Snow marches north of the Wall with the Night’s Watch , and Dany navigates a foreign land.

Excluding the prologue, the point-of-view characters in A Clash of Kings are Catelyn Stark, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Bran Stark, Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen, Theon Greyjoy, and Davos Seaworth.

5. A Storm of Swords

A Storm of Swords

The third ASoIaF novel, A Storm of Swords, essentially brings the War of the Five Kings to an end, save for some lingering claimants and conflicts.

As the war dies down in the Seven Kingdoms, the Stark children navigate crises near and far while Jon Snow ventures with wildlings beyond the Wall. In the East, Dany learns to lead.

Excluding the prologue and epilogue, the point-of-view characters in A Storm of Swords are Catelyn Stark, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Bran Stark , Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen, Davos Seaworth, Jaime Lannister , and Samwell Tarly.

Martin’s novella Path of the Dragon is largely repurposed material from the Daenerys chapters in A Storm of Swords, hence its exclusion from this list.

6. A Feast for Crows

A Feast for Crows

Picking up after the events of the previous novel, A Feast for Crows runs concurrently with the fifth novel, A Dance with Dragons. Several of the series' most beloved characters — Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen — are saved for the following book, which focuses on the characters at the Wall and across the Narrow Sea. In their absence, Feast focuses on new and returning characters politicking in King’s Landing, the Iron Islands , and Dorne as winter arrives in Westeros.

"It dawned on [Martin] that the book had become too big to publish in a single volume,” the author published in an afternote for A Feast for Crows. As such, the story was split into two books (Feast and Dance) with each book telling “all the story for half the characters, rather than half the story for all the characters.”

Excluding the prologue, the point-of-view characters in A Feast for Crows are Sansa Stark, Arya Stark , Jaime Lannister, Samwell Tarly, Cersei Lannister, Brienne of Tarth, Aeron Greyjoy, Victarion Greyjoy, Arianne Martell, Asha Greyjoy, Areo Hotah, and Arys Oakheart.

Martin’s novella Arms of the Kraken is largely repurposed material from the Iron Islands chapters in A Feast for Crows, hence its exclusion from this list.

7. A Dance with Dragons

A Dance with Dragons

A Dance with Dragons brings back the beloved point-of-view characters missing from Feast and picks up after the events of the third book, A Storm of Swords. As Martin notes in his prelude to A Dance with Dragons, Feast and Dance “are parallel… divided geographically, rather than chronologically.” However, it does eventually move beyond the events of Feast, making it the novel set furthest in the ASoIaF chronology.

In a Dance with Dragons, a new Lord Commander runs the Night Watch, Dany navigates the burdens of power, the Greyjoys move east, a Martell flies too close to the sun, Brienne reunites with an old friend, Arya continues her training, Tyrion's on the lam, and a new claimant to the Iron Throne appears.

Excluding the prologue and epilogue, the point-of-view characters in A Dance with Dragons are Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen , Bran Stark, Arya Stark, Theon Greyjoy , Quentyn Martell, Davos Seaworth, Barriston Selmy, Asha Greyjoy, Cersei Lannister, Jaime Lannister, Jon Connington, Victarion Greyjoy, Areo Hotah, and Melisandre.

A Dance with Dragons was published in 2011. Readers have been waiting 11 years for its follow-up, The Winds of Winter (more on this below).

Bonus: The World of Ice & Fire

The World of Ice and Fire

The World of Ice & Fire is a companion compendium to the ASoIaF novels. It’s a great coffee table book, full of illustrations and a deep history of Martin’s world dating back to the arrival of the First Men in Westeros during the Dawn Age (some 12,000 years before A Game of Thrones).

The Iron Throne as depicted by artist Marc Simonetti in The World of Ice & Fire (Image: George R. R. Martin)

The history extends through the Targaryen reign and Robert’s Rebellion. It includes family trees for the Targaryens, Starks, and Lannisters, as well as information on the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, the Free Cities of Essos, and lands beyond.

How to Read the Game of Thrones Books By Release Date

  • A Game of Thrones* (1996)
  • A Clash of Kings* (1999)
  • A Storm of Swords* (2000)
  • A Feast for Crows* (2005)
  • A Dance with Dragons* (2011)
  • The World of Ice & Fire (2014)
  • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2015)
  • Fire & Blood (2018)

*A Song of Ice and Fire novels

Upcoming Game of Thrones Books

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Martin has two novels left to publish in his planned seven-book A Song of Ice and Fire saga. The sixth (and next) book is The Winds of Winter . The sixth novel will pick up after the events of A Dance with Dragons.

Martin has already published several blogs about and preview chapters from Winds, revealing there will be point-of-view chapters from Tyrion, Cersei, Sansa, Arya, Theon, Barriston Selmy, and others.

The author said with The Winds of Winter, ASoIaF will move "further and further away from the television series ." Most recently, Martin said he's 75% done with Winds, which he predicts will be over 1,500 pages. Though he seemingly hasn't made much progress since he originally said that.

A Dream of Spring

The final ASoIaF book is to be titled A Dream of Spring, should Martin complete and publish it.

Fire & Blood Volume 2

In addition to writing the mainline saga, Martin has confirmed he is working on the second volume of Fire & Blood. The Targaryen history is planned as a two-part series, with this second volume presumably covering the second 150 years of the family's 300-year reign.

Future Dunk & Egg Novellas

Martin has also expressed his desire to write additional Dunk & Egg novellas. He said these wouldn’t be published until he completes work on Winds of Winter, though “it has always been [his] intent to write a whole series of novellas about Dunk and Egg, chronicling their entire lives.”

The fourth Dunk & Egg novella (unfinished as of 2014) is set in Winterfell, according to Martin , and involves “a group of formidable Stark wives, widows, mothers, and grandmothers that I dubbed ‘the She-Wolves.’” He added, “The final title, when I finish the story, will be something different. There's also another Dunk & Egg novella that I've got roughed out in my head, with the working title ‘The Village Hero’. That one takes place in the Riverlands. There's no telling when I will have time to finish either of these, or which one I will write first. I don't expect I will know more until I've delivered The Winds of Winter.”

Martin has “notes and fairly specific ideas” for other Dunk & Egg adventures in addition to the tentatively titled She-Wolves and Village Hero. Martin even provided potential titles for these stories in a comment on his blog : The Sellsword, The Champion, The Kingsguard, The Lord Commander, “and several more in between.”

An HBO series following the duo's adventures is in the works, with Season 1 being an adaptation of the first novella, The Hedge Knight. Development on the series is being led by Steve Conrad (Prime Video's Patriot ).

For more, check out the best fantasy books reading list.

Jordan covers games, shows, and movies as a freelance writer for IGN.

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Here's How to Read Every Game of Thrones Book

And what we know about the future of the series.

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In the meantime, why not dig into the source material for one of HBO's biggest fantasy shows? There's more characters, plotlines, settings, and history than a television show can present. Plus, once you become a Westeros expert, you'll have fun spotting all the easter eggs in the prequel series, calling back to little tidbits the books probably have pages and pages of context on. There's a whole world of Game of Thrones content out there, you just have to pick up a book to see it.

So where do you start? There's currently five ( five! ) main Game of Thrones books out right now, and two more are on the way. Plus, there's a prequel book, which is what House of Dragon is based on. Each book is a doorstopper (seriously, book five is over 1,000 pages), so you'll want to clear your schedule to get through them all. Scroll down below for all the Game of Thrones books currently out, the order to read them in, and information about what each book covers.

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Fire & Blood (Game of Thrones Prequel)

The book covers major Targaryen conquests, plus the history of all the notable descendants, whose actions influence the first novel A Song of Ice and Fire .

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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)

The first book in the actual A Song of Ice and Fire series follows nine perspectives (including Jon Snow, the Stark family, and Daenaerys) and introduces readers to Westeros and Essos.

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A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2)

Season two of Game of Thrones consists of munch in A Clash of Kings . Here, Joffrey takes the throne and the War of the Five Kings begins. Jon Snow meets the Wildlings, and Daenarys takes her three newly hatched dragons to Qarth.

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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3)

A Storm of Swords has much of its content spread over season three, four and five of the television show. In the third book, the War of the Five Kings escalates and famously includes the Red Wedding (which on Game of Thrones , almost included Martin himself ) .

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A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4)

Much of A Feast For Crows appears in season five of Game of Thrones . Arya Stark begins training with the mysterious Faceless Men, the War of the Five Kings draws to a close, and both Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth begin their search for Sansa Stark.

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A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 5)

Here, Bran meets the Three-Eyed Raven , Theon Greyjoy is tortured by Ramsey Bolton, Jon Snow is killed after a mutiny at the Watch, and Tyrion Lannister is smuggled out of King's Landing. And that's just a few of the characters in this doorstopper of a book.

A Song of Ice and Fire Series

A Song of Ice and Fire Series

Of course, you can also just buy 'em all together.

The Winds of Winter and More

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A Song of Ice and Fire isn't anywhere near finished. Game of Thrones far surpassed the content in the ongoing series, but George R.R. Martin has promised the series will end far differently than how it did in the show. As soon as we get more news on The Winds of Winter , the next book in the series, we'll update this space.

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How To Read the Game of Thrones Books In Order

That sixth book may or may not be coming, but here's how to catch up on George R.R. Martin's fantasy series to date.

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Nobody understands the waiting game quite like Game of Thrones fans. Loyal devotees of George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series have been hanging on for more than a decade since the last novel, A Dance with Dragons , was released in 2011, and the author has been pushing the next book's release date back ever since. (A clarifying point here: the HBO series based on the novels is named Game of Thrones , after the first novel. The collective novel series is titled A Song of Ice and Fire .)

In that update, Martin didn't give any indication of how close he actually was to finishing, so it's safe to say that fans of his A Song of Ice and Fire series will have to wait a while longer. For the uninitiated, this long book hiatus is a perfect opportunity to get caught up on the famously hefty novels.

As the much-anticipated prequel series, House of Dragons , which depicts the Targaryen civil war, wraps up season one, now is the perfect time to dive back into the books. Here's how to read them in order.

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Fire & Blood

This is technically not part of the Song of Ice and Fire series, but it's still well worth including in your reading plans. Fire & Blood details the history of the Targaryen family, and is the basis for HBO's House of Dragons . A second volume is allegedly on the way, since Martin ended up with more material than he could fit into one book.

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A Game of Thrones (Book 1)

The first novel in the series introduces the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, and also establishes several of the characters we'll come to know and love over the series. A Game of Thrones features interweaving perspectives from nine characters, including Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, and the Stark family: Ned, Catelyn, Sansa, Arya and Bran.

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A Clash of Kings (Book 2)

The second novel in the series centers on a civil war between the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, and on Daenerys's simultaneous mission to conquer the kingdoms for herself. Season two of HBO's Game of Thrones was largely based on A Clash of Kings , although it deviated in some key ways.

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A Storm of Swords (Book 3)

This third novel in the series is also the longest to date, though judging by Martin's updates, The Winds of Winter could eventually steal that title. A Storm of Swords follows the ongoing War of Five Kings in Westeros, introduces a ghost army, and includes the infamous Red Wedding (if you know you know).

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A Feast for Crows (Book 4)

The fourth novel in the series picks up in the aftermath of the War of the Five Kings, which has left several key players dead. A Feast For Crows centers on the Lannister family's reign after their victory in the war, while Lord Jon Snow has become Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.

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A Dance with Dragons (Book 5)

The final (for now) book runs in parallel to A Feast For Crows , and was the basis for much of the fifth and sixth seasons of Game of Thrones. A Dance with Dragons is the most sprawling of all Martin's novels, jumping between the POVs of no fewer than 18 different characters. It explores the reign of Daenerys Targaryen, and the wider aftermath of the war.

The Winds of Winter (Book 6)

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And that brings us to the long, long, long-awaited sixth book.

After more than a decade, there's still no firm date on the calendar for The Winds of Winter, but Martin did offer a somewhat encouraging update in June of 2022. "Still working," Martin wrote on his blog . "Finally finished a clutch of Cersei chapters that were giving me fits. Now I am wrestling with Jaime and Brienne. The work proceeds, though not as fast as many of you would like."

Given the overwhelmingly negative response to the final season of HBO's Game of Thrones (which was the first to be written without source material from Martin) you have to imagine Martin is feeling the pressure to deliver. He even shared that his ending will be different than the show's ending.

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A History Of GRRM's Updates On The Winds Of Winter: 10 Key Things He's Said Since Game Of Thrones Started

  • The release of George R.R. Martin's novel, "The Winds of Winter," has been highly anticipated since the airing of Game of Thrones in 2011, with fans eagerly awaiting any news on its release.
  • Martin has faced immense pressure to finish the novel and provide source material for the TV series adaptation, but the book's delay ultimately led to an oversimplified ending for Game of Thrones.
  • Despite multiple updates and estimates from Martin, including progress updates during the COVID-19 pandemic, "The Winds of Winter" is still not finished, disappointing fans who continue to eagerly await its release.

Since Game of Thrones aired in 2011, book readers have eagerly waited for the next novel in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, and he's made several comments regarding the anticipated release since. As Martin expanded his universe, the time between novels continuously grew. The previous novel, A Dance with Dragons , was released on July 12, 2011, six years after A Feast For Crows . But with over twelve years of waiting, The Winds of Winter is infamously late.

Game of Thrones was a cultural phenomenon, launching George R.R. Martin from a successful author to one of the world's most famous and prolific storytellers. With that notoriety came excruciating pressure to release his novel to provide the series with the source material to adapt. That ship sailed, and the series was left to resolve without his work. Martin's novels are in such high demand that anything he says about The Winds of Winter is a news story, as readers crave any nugget of hope for its release.

Every Game Of Thrones Character Killed Too Soon

"i’m not going to say", july 22, 2011.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , George R.R. Martin spoke about The Winds of the Winter for the first time doing press for A Dance with Dragons . When asked about the sixth book, he responded, ”I’m not going to say. I’ve gotten in constant trouble for that. There’s an element of fans who don’t seem to realize I’m making estimates. I’ve repeatedly been guilty of an excess of optimism.” The statement, which he would later contradict by providing estimates, should have been the first sign of a long wait. A Dance with Dragons only grew his world, and more narratives to tie together make for a more challenging conclusion.

Who Wrote The Pink Letter? 6 The Winds Of Winter Theories That Will Decide Winterfell's Future

"i really look forward to publishing it in 2014", december 7, 2012.

In 2012, George R.R. Martin spoke with the Spanish blog Adria’s News , where he gave some brief updates on the novel: "I've already written 400 pages of my sixth book and I really look forward to publishing it in 2014, but I am really bad for predictions.” At the time, HBO was preparing for the release of Game of Thrones season 3, meaning he was already behind schedule if he wanted to stay ahead of the adaptation. The Winds of Winter is meant to be roughly 1,600 pages, meaning he was a quarter finished in 2012 , not accounting for the immense re-writes he described.

"I Still Have A Lot Of Pages To Write"

March 27, 2015.

2014 came and went without The Winds of Winter , and in 2015, it seemed increasingly likely that Game of Thrones would pass up the novels. In an interview with Access , he mentioned progress toward writing season 6, saying, "I still have a lot of pages to write, but I also have a lot of pages that are already written." Sadly, the lack of source material led to the downfall of Game of Thrones , which suffered from an oversimplified ending in the absence of Martin's structure.

10 The Winds of Winter Theories That Might Actually Be True

"anything i can do to clear my decks and get this done", april 3, 2015.

Shortly after the previous interview, Martin was asked by Entertainment Weekly about whether the novel could be published before Game of Thrones season 6 was set to air in the spring. In response: "Maybe I’m being overly optimistic about how quickly I can finish. But I canceled two convention appearances, I’m turning down a lot more interviews—anything I can do to clear my decks and get this done." The message got hopes up for a 2016 release date, and while season 6 made for one of the best Game of Thrones seasons , the book didn't arrive.

"But The Book's Not Done"

January 2, 2016.

George R.R. Martin's active engagement with fans via his blog is a blessing, and unfortunately, he's had to utilize it to deliver some disappointing news. In early 2016, Martin broke the news on his blog that he wouldn't be done by Game of Thrones season 6 and was done setting deadlines. He said: " But when delivery will be, I can't say. I am not going to set another deadline for myself to trip over. The deadlines just stress me out."

"I Think It Will Be Out This Year"

January 10, 2017.

Responding to a comment on his blog in January 2017, George gave an update on the novel, saying, "Not done yet, but I've made progress. But not as much as I hoped a year ago, when I thought to be done by now. I think it will be out this year." His comment clearly noted that while he saw it as a possibility, he could never say so with absolute certainty. And, of course, 2017 wasn't the year after all.

"I Do Think You Will Have A Westeros Book From Me In 2018"

July 22, 2017.

After the January comment, George R.R. Martin wasn't done in 2017. He returned to his blog to explain the concept of Fire & Blood , the prequel history book about the Targaryen Dynasty. At the end, he added a tease suggesting that readers would have something in 2018, saying, "I do think you will have a Westeros book from me in 2018... and who knows, maybe two. A boy can dream..." He was partially correct, as Fire & Blood was released in 2018 , tiding readers over in preparation for House of the Dragon .

"I Still Have A Long Way To Go"

June 23, 2020.

The COVID-19 Pandemic seemed like the perfect time for Martin to make some headway on The Winds of Winter . An Esquire article described a since-deleted blog post from the author, which quotes him saying, "I am spending long hours every day on The Winds of Winter, and making steady progress. I finished a new chapter yesterday, another one three days ago, another one the previous week. But no, this does not mean that the book will be finished tomorrow or published next week. It’s going to be a huge book, and I still have a long way to go." Not the most promising update.

"Three-Quarters Of The Way Done"

October 25, 2022.

In late 2022, George R.R. Martin provided an update on a live stream , claiming to be three-quarters done with the novel. Given that it'd already been over a decade since the novel was announced, and still having a quarter to go was daunting. After the Game of Thrones ending , The Winds of Winter became far more important, as lovers of his series eagerly await a proper ending.

"I Have About 1,100 Pages Written"

November 6, 2023.

George R.R. Martin's most recent update on The Winds of Winter has been one of the most disappointing. In an interview on Bangcast , Martin said: "I have about 1,100 pages written but still have hundreds more pages to go. It's a big mother of a book for whatever reason. Maybe I should've started writing smaller books when I began this but it's tough. That's the main thing that dominates most of my working life." 1,100 pages seems like significant progress, but on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in December 2022, he mentioned that he had roughly the same amount, meaning the past year had been primarily re-writes .

Sources: Entertainment Weekly , Adria’s News , Access , Not a Blog , Bangcast , Esquire , The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Game Of Thrones

Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones is a TV series based on the book “A Song of Ice of Fire” by George R. R. Martin. It tells the story of the ongoing battle between the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros - as they fight for control of the coveted Iron Throne. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the far north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, led by House Stark's Jon Snow, is the first to encounter icy horrors that threaten all realms of men. The series premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and quickly became one of the biggest event series in the "Golden Age" of TV. Winner of 38 Primetime Emmy Awards, Game of Thrones has attracted record viewership on HBO and has a broad, active, international fan base.

Release Date 2011-04-11

Cast Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Maisie Williams, Richard Madden, Michelle Fairley, Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke, Alfie Allen

Genres Drama, Action, Adventure

Story By George R.R. Martin

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Every Game of Thrones book you can read after the final season

Missing GoT already? Here's what to check out after the HBO phenomenon's finale.

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It's been more than 20 years since the book  A Game of Thrones  was released, but mere hours since HBO's eight-season show of the same name wrapped up . Fans have  many feelings about the conclusion , and some book readers  (OK, fine, maybe it's just me and my friends) are holding out hope that this isn't how the author wanted the story to end. We may never know.

For starters, GoT was not George R. R. Martin's first book. By the time it was published in 1996, Martin was already a three-time Hugo Award winner (once each for best novella, novelette and short story), an established novelist and a screenwriter (including writing episodes for the 1985 revival of The Twilight Zone ).

Five "official" books and eight HBO seasons later , we all know there's *a lot* more going on in Westeros and Essos than most characters will ever realize. 

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The official canon of A Song of Ice and Fire books (commonly referred to as ASOIAF ) includes everything written within the main books, plus quite a few prequels, some excerpts and a couple of history and art books -- plus the prerelease Winds of Winter chapters and the graphic novels based on the main book series.

In case you haven't read the series, start there. Here's a  box set , or here they are in published order:

  • A Game of Thrones
  • A Clash of Kings
  • A Storm of Swords
  • A Feast for Crows
  • A Dance with Dragons

GRRM has been busy over the years. In between writing the ASOIAF series, he's published other books, edited multiple sci-fi and fantasy anthologies, made numerous appearances at conferences and been quite involved with the HBO show.

To ease our pain at still not having any idea when book 6 TWOW will arrive (though GRRM gives updates occasionally ) and for those  Game of Thrones withdrawals , below is nearly every major related work, including some related only to the TV show. GRRM has long maintained that the series (even thought it started as a trilogy) will be seven books, with the final one rumored to be titled A Dream of Spring .

They're broken down by book canon , show-related and some non-canon works that are just fun to check out. They're not in order, and I'm not trying to say that you should read them in this order. Just have fun living in the sadness of the finale, OK?

It wasn't easy to determine some of these rankings, but when it comes to the terrible, terrible people on Game of Thrones,  all you can do sometimes is your best. Here's our ranking of GoT characters based on evilness -- starting with the not-so-evil.

Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) promised the gods she'd love Jon Snow. She didn't. This may have cursed the whole darn family, and certainly caused undue drama among Jon Snow and his not-half-siblings, ultimately driving him to join the Night's Watch.

Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) has gotten pretty uppity since learning to warg through time and space. From being unnecessarily mean to poor Meera to sitting in silence while his whole family battles the Night King, Bran has definitely dabbled in evil.

Sure, he provides some much needed comic relief in Westeros, and in the end, he does persuade Arya to abandon a suicide mission in King's Landing. But let us not forget that Sandor (Rory McCann)  does kill Arya's friend Mycha. This is how the Hound ends up on Arya's list in the first place.

The most evil Game Of Thrones characters ranked

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Canon of the books

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , aka the Dunk and Egg prequels :   This book consolidates three previously published short stories about the adventures of Dunk (future commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall) and Egg (future King Aegon V Targaryen) and are set roughly 90 years prior to the events of the A Song of Ice and Fire series.

  • The Hedge Knight. Originally published in the 1998 anthology Legends, it currently exists for purchase separately only in its graphic novel format.
  • The Sworn Sword . Originally published in the 2003 anthology Legends II, it can also be purchased separately only in graphic novel format.
  • The Mystery Knight . Published in 2010 in the cross-genre anthology Warriors. It cannot be purchased separately at the moment in any format, though Random House previously announced plans to produce the graphic novel version of the novella almost two years ago.
  • Plans for more of the Dunk and Egg's adventures have been discussed by GRRM more than once.

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Other released prequels, short stories:  There have been a few published stories that take place in-world, and they're also buried in published anthologies.

  • The Dangerous Women anthology, published in 2013, features an abridged version of The Princess and the Queen , Archmaester Gyldayn's story of the warfare between Targaryen women. You can read an excerpt here .
  • The Rogues anthology, published in 2014, features Everybody Loves a Rogue, an introduction to the anthology, and an abridged version of The Rogue Prince, or, The King's Brother . This story is a prequel to The Princess and the Queen, and is also "written by" Archmaester Gyldayn.
  • Fire & Blood: A  book of Targaryen history .

Novellas:  These are essentially excerpts of chapters and were published in magazines, either ahead of or directly following the release of their book publication. If you've read all the books, you've probably seen these writings in an updated format, but I've included them for the sake of completeness.

  • Blood of the Dragon , published in July 1996 in Asimov's Science Fiction, the novella would appear the following month as a Daenerys chapter in Game of Thrones.
  • Path of the Dragon , published in December 2000, in Asimov's Science Fiction, this novella is based on a Daenerys chapter that had been published in that year's Storm of Swords.
  • Arms of the Kraken , published in August 2002 in Dragon magazine, this novella would later become the Iron Islands chapters of Feast for Crows that feature the Kingsmoot.

The Ice Dragon:  A short story published originally published in 1980, it reads like an in-world fairy tale and is generally accepted as canon (but this is disputed by some).

Winds of Winter chapters :  Ever since A Dance with Dragons was released, fans have been wondering when the next book will be published. While the pressure hasn't sped up his writing, GRRM had previously taken to releasing some chapters sporadically on his personal website or reading others in person at certain appearances. Below is the list of the chapters, and here is where you can find them :

  • Theon Greyjoy
  • Arianne Martell (two chapters)
  • Ser Barristan Selmy
  • Aeron "The Damphair" Greyjoy

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Written with the involvement of GRRM

  • The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones . Released in 2014, this history book is filled with fun facts, interesting tidbits and things you never thought you wanted (or needed) to know.
  • The Lands of Ice & Fire . This is actually a collection of 12 poster-sized maps . In the same vein as the history book, it features depictions of cities and places not discussed in the books as of yet. It has been stressed that the maps herein do not to represent the entire world and are not intended to be perfect, instead they are more like depictions of the Maester-known world.
  • Game of Thrones graphic novels . Four graphic novel volumes, each of which consists of six comics, adapting the story of the first book in the series. They offer no new information, but feature a preface by GRRM, as well as commentary from his longtime editor, Anne Groell.

Published order of canon stories

The Night King came and went.

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HBO show-related books

  • 3D Pop-Up Guide to Westeros from Game of Thrones : A book of detailed pop-ups of show locations including Winterfell, King's Landing and the Wall. (There's also a more expensive limited edition that includes a collectible astrolabe .)
  • Game of Thrones Storyboards : Collection of show storyboards from the series.
  • Game of Thrones Sketchbook : Exactly what it sounds like, with each page containing some background designs.
  • Living Language Dothraki : This is actually a book and a learning CD to help you pronounce and learn to speak Dothraki, and comes complete with basic phrases, step-by-step grammar guides and vocabulary exercises.
  • Game of Thrones: In Memoriam : An account of all the show's dead up to season 5.
  • Game of Thrones: The Poster Collection Book ,  Volume II  and Volume III : Exactly what it sounds like, these books are made up of removable posters, with the first including a detailed map of Westeros.
  • Game of Thrones: The Noble Houses of Westeros Seasons 1-5 : This book is an illustrated look at the show, with photography, sigils, profiles, and family trees and histories. It can only be found used on most sites around the web (including Barnes & Noble ).
  • Inside HBO's Game of Thrones : Released in 2012, this book covers the production of the show through its first two seasons and includes a preface by GRRM, spectacular set photos and interviews with cast members.
  • Inside HBO's Game of Thrones, Seasons 3 & 4 : Like the original, this 2014 book features behind-the-scenes look at the making of the successful show.
  • Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion : Published in 2013, this funny book features Tyrion's best one-liners paired with illustrations.

More related works

  • The Official A Game of Thrones Coloring Book . Featuring almost 100 pages of drawings for you to obsess over.
  • Game of Thrones Tarot : Let the characters help clear up your future.
  • Limited edition Game of Thrones Moleskines : For your own lists.
  • Beyond the Wall . A collection of essays about author GRRM and his influences.
  • The Art of Ice & Fire, Volume I  and  Volume II . Both books feature paintings and artwork inspired by ASOIAF.
  • A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Companion Cookbook to A Game of Thrones . Published in 2012, this official cookbook features a foreword by GRRM.
  • Game of Thrones Catan : The classic tabletop game with some GoT additions.
  • Game of Thrones Trivia : Based on the first four seasons of the HBO show.
  • Game of Thrones Risk Board Game, Skirmish Edition : Risk with a decidedly Westerosi twist.
  • Monopoly Game of Thrones Edition : The official Hasbro version of the classic.
  • Game of Thrones Clue comes with a double-sided board so you can solve murder mysteries in either The Red Keep or Meereen.
  • Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series , a video game based on the TV show, is available in various formats including Android, iOS, Amazon, PS3 and Xbox 360, with in-app purchases for each playable "episode."
  • PC game A Game of Thrones: Genesis , which is also available on Steam .
  • Game of Thrones: The Game , available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows machines.
  • A Game of Thrones, The Card Game . A massive collection of cards from Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) based on the book series and first released in 2002.
  • A Game of Thrones, The Board Game. Also by FFG and based on the book series, the first edition was released in 2003, with the second edition in 2011.
  • Battles of Westeros . A two-player board game from FFG and based on the books, it was released in 2010.

Like I said in the beginning, there's a lot out there to (attempt to) satisfy you until either Winds of Winter is released or the  Game of Thrones prequel arrives on HBO.

Arya Stark in the first season. English actress Maisie Williams was just 13 when she filmed season one, and it was her first professional acting role.

Arya Stark in the first season of Game of Thrones. English actress Maisie Williams was just 13 when she filmed the initial season, and it was her first professional acting role.

Second-season Arya's baby face shows few signs of the fierce warrior she'll become.

A more confident Arya in a photo from season 8 . Maisie Williams is now 21, and has grown up with the character.

Game of Thrones stars, from season 1 through today

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Will George R.R. Martin ever finish 'The Winds of Winter'?

The much-anticipated sequel has been a long, long, long time coming

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Is winter still coming, or what? If you've ever found yourself struggling to meet deadlines, it's surely nothing compared to what George R.R. Martin is experiencing, as fans have been waiting for the next novel in the author's "Game of Thrones" book series for nearly 14 years now. Will the highly anticipated sixth installment, " The Winds of Winter ," ever be published, or will Martin's epic fantasy series forever remain unfinished? Let's take a look at all the status updates we've gotten so far, some promising and some very much not:

June 2010: Martin has written 4 chapters of 'The Winds of Winter'

In a June 2010 blog , Martin announced he had moved two completed chapters (told from Arianne's point of view) from " A Dance with Dragons ," the fifth book in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, into the sixth book, "The Winds of Winter." He described this as "good news for" "The Winds of Winter," as he now had "four chapters done for that one (an Arya, a Sansa, and two Ariannes)."

July 2010: Martin has written more than 100 pages

The following month, Martin again said he had moved a chapter, this time focused on Aeron Greyjoy, into "The Winds of Winter" from "A Dance with Dragons." "The good news is that I seem to have written more than a hundred pages of 'The Winds of Winter' already," he wrote.

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April 2011: Martin predicts 'The Winds of Winter' will take 3 years to finish

In an April 2011 interview with The Guardian, Martin predicted he would complete "The Winds of Winter" in about three years, a faster pace than the previous book. "Realistically, it's going to take me three years to finish the next one at a good pace," he said, adding, "I hope it doesn't take me six years like this last one has."

July 2011: 'A Dance with Dragons' is published

Martin published the series' fifth novel, "A Dance with Dragons," in July 2011. To this day, it is still the last full "Song of Ice and Fire" installment, and it ends with several major cliffhangers, including the apparent death of Jon Snow. The novel hits bookshelves just a few weeks after the "Game of Thrones" season 1 finale.

The month "A Dance with Dragons" was published, Martin tells Entertainment Weekly he will return to working on "The Winds of Winter" in January 2012.

October 2012: Martin has written 400 pages

Martin provided a promising update in October 2012 when he told Adria's News , "I've already written 400 pages of my sixth book, and I really look forward to publishing it in 2014." However, he warned he was "really bad" at predictions, and "of these 400 pages, only 200 are really finished because I still have to revise the other 200 pages, which are in a rough version and I still have to work on them a lot."

April 2015: Martin hopes to release the book by 2016

Despite Martin's 2014 predictions, the book was nowhere to be found more than two years later. But in April 2015, he noted he was hoping to finish before the sixth season of Game of Thrones aired the following year, telling Entertainment Weekly this "has been important to me all along."

This deadline was significant because season six was the point at which the HBO show began covering the events of "The Winds of Winter" in a major way after passing the published book material. Martin told EW he's doing "anything I can do to clear my decks and get this done," including canceling convention appearances.

January 2016: Martin reveals he missed multiple deadlines in 2015

In January 2016, though, Martin said it gave him "no pleasure" to report "The Winds of Winter" was still unfinished. He described how his publishers gave him two separate deadlines the previous year, first in October and then in December, to complete the book in order to ensure it would be out before "Game of Thrones'" sixth season, but "unfortunately, the writing did not go as fast or as well as I would have liked."

In May 2015, the October deadline "seemed very do-able to me," Martin wrote. By August, Martin said he felt "confident" he could complete the book by the end of the year but missed both deadlines. "I tried, I promise you," he wrote. "I failed. I blew the Halloween deadline, and I've now blown the end of the year deadline." Martin told fans he is still "months away" from finishing, "and that's if the writing goes well," though he is "not going to set another deadline for myself to trip over."

This was when it became 100 percent certain that the HBO show would pass the books and effectively spoil the events of Martin's unreleased novels as he shared details of his future plans with the series creators. "Look, I never thought the series could possibly catch up with the books, but it has," Martin said. "The show moved faster than I anticipated and I moved more slowly."

February 2016: Martin isn't writing anything else until 'Winds' is finished

In a comment on his blog the following month, Martin promised he was "not writing anything until he delivered "Winds of Winter." "Teleplays, screenplays, short stories, introductions, forewords, nothing," he added. "And I've dropped all my editing projects but Wild Cards." Martin, however, later walked this back.

January 2017: Martin predicts the book will be out 'this year'

A year later, Martin admitted he was still "not done" with the book and said he hadn't made as much progress "as I hoped a year ago, when I thought to be done by now." He added, "I think it will be out this year. (But hey, I thought the same thing last year)."

July 2017: Martin confirms he'll release 'a Westeros book' in 2018

Martin told fans that he is "still months away" from finishing "The Winds of Winter." And despite his earlier statement that he wasn't writing anything else until Winds was done, he is working on the book Fire & Blood, a history of the Targaryen dynasty. He says he isn't sure whether Fire & Blood or The Winds of Winter will be published first, though. "I do think you will have a Westeros book from me in 2018 … and who knows, maybe two," Martin writes. "A boy can dream."

April 2018: Martin confirms 'Winds' isn't coming in 2018

A boy can keep dreaming; in an April 2018 blog , Martin confirmed "Winds of Winter" would not be published before the end of the year, so "you're going to have to keep waiting."

June 2018: Martin says 'Winds' is still his 'top priority'

After news that HBO greenlit a pilot for its first "Game of Thrones" spinoff series, Martin assured fans that "Winds of Winter" remained his "top priority," adding that it was "ridiculous to think otherwise."

November 2018: 'Fire & Blood' is published

A new Westeros book did, in fact, come out in 2018, but it was "Fire & Blood," not "The Winds of Winter." "Fire & Blood" eventually serves as the source material for the Game of Thrones prequel series " House of the Dragon ".

The month of Fire & Blood's release in November 2018, Martin told Entertainment Weekly he was "mad" at himself for not finishing "Winds of Winter" yet and has "had dark nights of the soul where I've pounded my head against the keyboard and said, 'God, will I ever finish this? The show is going further and further forward and I'm falling further and further behind. What the hell is happening here?'" The Wall Street Journal reported Martin was "in hiding" at an undisclosed remote mountain "he visits when he wants to hunker down to finish a book."

Later, during a Penguin Random House Q&A he said he paused working on "The Winds of Winter" for some time to finish "Fire & Blood" so it could serve as source material for the "House of the Dragon" series.

"I asked [Penguin Random House], 'Do you want me to just ignore the new show that's coming down the pike, or should I finish [Fire & Blood] so you can get it out, and then go back to [The Winds of Winter]?" Martin explained. "And they said, 'Yeah, give us the new book that's closer to being done instead of two more books.' So I put The Winds of Winter aside for a while, and I concentrated on finishing Fire & Blood."

May 2019: Martin jokes fans can 'imprison me' if he's not finished by July 2020

Martin jokingly told fans that "if I don't have The Winds of Winter in hand when I arrive in New Zealand" for the World Science Fiction Convention in July 2020, "you have here my formal written permission to imprison me in a small cabin on White Island, overlooking that lake of sulfuric acid, until I'm done."

June 2020: Martin still has a 'long way to go'

Just a month before that infamous "imprison me" deadline, Martin wrote that he was "spending long hours every day" on the book and was "making steady progress." But "it's going to be a huge book," he added, "and I still have a long way to go." The pandemic gave him an out though, since the World Science Fiction Convention was virtual that year, meaning he technically never physically arrived there.

February 2021: Martin still has 'hundreds of more pages to write'

Martin revealed that he wrote "hundreds and hundreds of pages" of "Winds of Winter" in 2020, calling it his best year on the project yet. "Why? I don't know," he mused. "Maybe the isolation. Or maybe I just got on a roll. Sometimes I do get on a roll." However, Martin cautioned he still had "hundreds of more pages to write to bring the novel to a satisfactory conclusion," adding, "That's what 2021 is for, I hope." But, "I have a zillion other things to do as well," he noted.

March 2022: Martin admits he made 'less' progress in 2021

Martin wrote a similar blog near the start of 2022, stating that he'd "made a lot of progress on Winds in 2020, and less in 2021 … but 'less' is not 'none.'" Martin seemed to be easing fans into the idea that "Winds" was no longer his only priority, in contrast to his prior promise to write nothing else until it was finished.

"Westeros has become bigger than The Winds of Winter," he said, describing the "enormous number of projects" he has on his plate, including a second volume of "Fire & Blood" (which he has already written a "couple hundred pages" of) and more "Dunk & Egg" novellas. Plus, Martin pointed out he was "heavily involved" in all of the Game of Thrones spinoff shows, which have taken up a "ton" of his time and attention. "I know, I know, for many of you out there, only one of those projects matters," Martin wrote. "I am sorry for you. They ALL matter to me."

October 2022: Martin is 'three-quarters of the way done'

Martin provided his most substantial progress update in years during a Penguin Random House Q&A in October 2022, revealing he's "about three-quarters of the way done" with the book.

This same month, on The Late Show Martin also said he had finished writing the storylines of "a couple of" characters. "But it's still going to take me a while," he added. To put this in perspective, these comments come over seven years after Martin felt he could realistically complete the book within a few months.

December 2022: Martin has 400 or 500 pages left to write

Martin got more specific in an interview on Stephen Colbert's "Tooning Out the News," saying he has written roughly 1,100 or 1,200 pages and needed to write "another 400, 500" more. Martin seems to be referring to manuscript pages, which differ from published book pages. For comparison, Martin said "A Dance with Dragons" and "A Storm of Swords" were about 1,500 manuscript pages, but they were each around 1,000 pages when published.

In his Penguin Random House Q&A, Martin suggested part of what's been taking so long is his frequent rewriting. He found himself "re-reading some chapters that I'd written earlier, and I didn't like them well enough, so I kind of ripped them apart and rewrote them."

April 2023: Martin to produce new 'Game of Thrones' spinoff

A second "Game of Thrones" prequel series called "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight" was ordered in April 2023, and HBO says Martin will serve as writer and producer. This series will be based on his "Dunk & Egg" novellas.

But Martin still plans to publish more "Dunk & Egg" stories, so he once again finds himself in a situation where an HBO show could eventually pass his published material. "Before we reach the end of the published stories, I will need to find time to write all the other "Dunk & Egg" novellas that I have planned," Martin said on his blog. "There are … gulp … more of them than I had once thought."

November 2023: Martin hits another slump

Speaking to Bangcast , the author said he still only had 1,100 pages done, the same amount her had as of December 2022. "Maybe I should've started writing smaller books when I began this but it's tough," he quipped. "That's the main thing that dominates most of my working life."

It's easy to forget amid this epic delay that "The Winds of Winter" won't even end the series, as Martin plans to follow it up with a seventh book, "A Dream of Spring." On his blog, Martin said his plan is to "finish "The Winds of Winter," and then do either "A Dream of Spring" or volume two of Fire & Blood, and slip in a new "Dunk & Egg" between each of those "in my copious spare time," which should "keep me ahead of" HBO's "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." As book fans know by now, though, words are wind.

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George R.R. Martin Finally Gives An Update On The Next Game Of Thrones Book

George R.R. Martin Finally Gives An Update On The Next Game Of Thrones Book

The author took to his blog to announce the highly anticipated novel, the winds of winter, is shaping up to be a huge conclusion..

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George R.R. Martin has provided fans with an update about the next book in the Game of Thrones series.

The author took to his blog to announce the highly anticipated novel, The Winds of Winter, is shaping up to be an epic conclusion.

He wrote: “ THE WINDS OF WINTER is going to be a big book. The way it is going, it could be bigger than A STORM OF SWORDS or A DANCE WITH DRAGONS , the longest books in the series to date.

“I do usually cut and trim once I finish, but I need to finish first.”

While Martin didn’t provide much more information, this is the latest update since 2021.

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Martin disclosed on his blog that he faced ongoing business obligations that halted his work on the sixth Game of Thrones book, but he had placed himself in ‘solitude', to begin writing again.

He wrote: "I am back in my fortress of solitude again, my isolated mountain cabin. I'd returned to Santa Fe for a short visit, to spend some time with Parris, deal with some local business that had piled up during my months away, and of course fulfill my duties to CoNZealand, the virtual worldcon.

"But all that is behind me now, and I am back on the mountain again… which means I am back in Westeros again, once more moving ahead with Winds of Winter ."

Martin also revealed in his most recent update, he’s seen more of the Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, which is expected to be released later this year on August 21.

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The novelist, who serves as an executive producer of the upcoming series, said that he was ‘pleased’ with how the show was coming along as it focuses on ‘human conflicts’ leading up to the Targaryen civil war.

He wrote: “Ryan (J. Condal) and Miguel (Sapochnik) and their cast and crew are doing great work. Those of you who like complex, conflicted, grey characters (as I do) will like this series, I think.

“There will be plenty of dragons and battles, to be sure, but the spine of the story is the human conflicts, the love and the hate, character drama rather than action/adventure.”

Dragons and drama? This sounds very juicy...

The spinoff series is set 200 years before the action in Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen and the Targaryen civil war that became known as the 'Dance of the Dragons.'

It's based on the 2018 novel Fire and Blood written by George R. R. Martin.

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George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series has been a fantasy stalwart since it first debuted in 1996, and it’s only grown in influence thanks to HBO’s Game of Thrones . Maybe even more importantly, the series’ highly debated ending (or on the other end of the spectrum, the mostly beloved first season of House of the Dragon ) made the prospect of experiencing Martin’s original vision even more appealing... even if it isn’t finished yet .

While the order of the books is old-hat to most experienced A Song of Ice and Fire fans, the best order to read everything in can be a little confusing for new readers. Meanwhile, seasoned fans might want a new or unique way to revisit the universe. So, to help both of those groups out, we’ve compiled a list of the best order to read A Song of Ice and Fire in. Whether you’re just jumping into Westeros for the first time, or rereading the books for the dozenth time in preparation for the eventual (hopefully) release of The Winds of Winter , there are options.

Reading A Song of Ice and Fire in release order

If you’re reading this series for the first time, this is probably the best, safest option — and probably the one you’re looking for. Reading these in release order lets the focus remain on the central Song of Ice and Fire story. Martin would go on to build out the world of Westeros with the Tales of Dunk and Egg stories, so it’s best to mix those in at his pace. This order ignores the smaller releases of stories that were eventually fed into Fire & Blood in favor of waiting for the end of A Dance with Dragons , where the entire history fits best.

  • A Game of Thrones
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  • A Clash of Kings
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  • “The Sworn Sword ” (from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms )
  • A Feast for Crows
  • “ The Mystery Knight ” (from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms )
  • A Dance with Dragons
  • Fire & Blood

A Song of Ice and Fire books in chronological order of Westeros history

If this is your first time reading this series, please don’t read it in this order. It will certainly make sense, and work well enough for world building, but the narrative itself will be significantly less interesting and the style much less fun — since you’re starting with a history book and a short story collection, rather than the main novels. But it is a path!

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A Song of Ice and Fire world-building order

This order isn’t much better for new fans than the chronological one, but it is a fairly interesting order for anyone looking to reread A Song of Ice and Fire. This order emphasizes the main story while supplementing it with context and world-building stories from A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms . And the most important addition is pivoting to dig into Westeros history by reading Fire & Blood just after finishing A Storm of Swords , before Martin opens up the wider world of the stories with A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons .

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Here’s Who Ended Up on the Throne in the Game of Thrones Series Finale

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8 .

Throughout Game of Thrones ‘ eight-season run , many fans have had the same question: “who will sit on the Iron Throne in the end?”

When Thrones began, we learned that King Robert Baratheon had ruled the Seven Kingdoms since Robert’s Rebellion ended Aerys II “The Mad King” Targaryen’s reign 17 years earlier . Since then, we saw Joffrey Baratheon, Tommen Baratheon and Cersei Lannister ascend the Iron Throne while countless others — including Daenerys Targaryen, Stannis Baratheon and Balon Greyjoy — all proclaimed themselves the rightful heir.

But in terms of actual birthright, it was Jon Snow — a.k.a. Aegon Targaryen, the trueborn son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark — who had the greatest claim to the throne.

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Jon had made it perfectly clear that he had no desire to be king, but in the Game of Thrones series finale, he was nonetheless forced to kill Daenerys to prevent yet another tyrant from taking over the realm. As Cersei told Ned Stark in season 1, “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.”

Here’s who won the throne once Daenerys was dead .

Who won the throne?

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After Jon Snow killed Daenerys Targaryen in the Game of Thrones series finale, he was once again exiled to the Wall to live out the rest of his life as a brother in the Night’s Watch. It was left up to a council of the lords and ladies of Westeros to decide who would rule over the realm. However, since Drogon had destroyed the Iron Throne in a blast of fiery grief, no ruler would ever again sit on top of the thousand blades of Aegon’s enemies.

Because there was no one with a birthright claim to the throne left, Samwell Tarly proposed that they let everyone in Westeros vote to choose their next ruler. However, once that idea had been laughed out of the Dragonpit, Tyrion chimed in to suggest that they narrow the selection committee down to just the nobles.

It was then decided that Bran Stark, a.k.a. Bran the Broken, would be the new King of the Six Kingdoms — Sansa insisted that the North still remain an independent kingdom and was subsequently named Queen in the North.

“What unites people? Armies? Gold? Flags? Stories.” Tyrion mused while campaigning for Bran. “There’s nothing in the world more powerful than a good story. Nothing can stop it. No enemy can defeat it. And who has a better story than Bran the Broken? The boy who fell from a high tower and lived. He knew he’d never walk again, so he learned to fly. He crossed beyond the Wall, a crippled boy, and became the Three-Eyed Raven. He is our memory, the keeper of all our stories. The wars, weddings, births, massacres, famines. Our triumphs. Our defeats. Our past. Who better to lead us into the future?”

Here’s why Bran sitting on the throne is so significant

Bran Stark being voted in as the new king of the Six Kingdoms marked the first time in Westerosi history that a somewhat democratic system was used to select the ruler of the realm. And just as Daenerys had promised to do in season 6, the selection broke the wheel of tyranny and oppression that had long crushed the common people of Westeros beneath its spokes.

Bran ending up on the throne also lends credence to the theory that the history of Westeros is cyclical, something that Thrones has seemed to signal throughout its run.

George R. R. Martin has also appeared to hint at this in his A Song of Ice and Fire book series . In A Game of Thrones , Martin gives Bran an inner monologue in which he remembers a story that his nurse, Old Nan, told him about Bran the Builder , the founder of House Stark.

Thousands and thousands of years ago, Brandon the Builder had raised Winterfell, and some said the Wall. Bran knew the story, but it had never been his favorite. Maybe one of the other Brandons had liked that story. Sometimes Nan would talk to him as if he were her Brandon, the baby she had nursed all those years ago, and sometimes she confused him with his uncle Brandon, who was killed by the Mad King before Bran was even born. She had lived so long, Mother had told him once, that all the Brandon Starks had become one person in her head.

Not to mention that HBO previously fanned the flames of theory that history was (literally) doomed to repeat itself when it showed Bran the Builder being carried around on a platform — indicating he may have been paralyzed just like Bran Stark — in an extra about the history of Westeros on the Game of Thrones DVD box set.

However, Bran sitting on the throne was not an ending that satisfied all fans. To many, Bran was an unlikely candidate to end up on the throne as it seemed like his role as the Three-Eyed Raven would keep him busy enough as it was. Others felt that the importance of Jon’s true parentage had been thrown under the carpet.

“Just so I understand, Jon Snow is the true and the rightful heir to the throne BUT is sent to the wall,” one viewer tweeted. “On the other hand, Bran could have saved millions of innocent lives but didn’t AND still is fit to be a king? Wait what?!”

However, Bran himself apparently knew that he was always destined to become king. “I ask you now, if we choose you, will you wear the crown?” Tyrion questioned him.

“Why do you think I came all this way?” Bran responded.

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The choice is unexpected, but it fits in with the series’ larger themes about power on both page and screen.

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The Iron Throne

Major spoilers for Game of Thrones follow. Seriously. Really major spoilers. Don’t read this if you don’t want to know what happens in the series finale.

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The game of thrones is over, just as Game of Thrones is over, and even though Drogon melted down the Iron Throne for scrap , the Seven Six Kingdoms continue apace with a new king — Bran Stark, a.k.a. the Three-Eyed Raven.

It’s safe to say this outcome is not what most people were expecting. Throughout Game of Thrones ’ run, the top three predictions for how the show would end usually put power in the hands of Daenerys, Jon Snow, or nobody. (In the “nobody” scenario, the Iron Throne was destroyed, and the Seven Kingdoms became a rudimentary democracy or something similar.) But even the more outsider choices tended to favor experts at realpolitik, like Tyrion Lannister and Sansa Stark.

But Bran? How? Also, what? Also, why ?

Well, as someone who cheekily predicted Bran several years ago for the silliest reason possible — though the first time I made this prediction publicly was on Today, Explained just a few days ago , so really, I should have published it anywhere else before then — I think perhaps I can explain the answers to those questions and how Bran’s ascension to the throne speaks to the show’s larger ideas about power.

No, seriously, Bran ?

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As Game of Thrones ends, Bran is one of the few remaining realistic candidates for the throne. Tyrion’s not going to do it, Arya is off to sea , Sansa seems content to rule the North , Jon is off to start a new Night’s Watch, and Dany is dead . Plus, the last two seasons of the show have mostly decimated the ruling families of the Seven Kingdoms, so you’re pretty much stuck with Bran or Robin Arryn, that pale sickly child from the Vale (who turned up very, very briefly in this final episode but didn’t have much to say).

But “he’s just kind of still alive, I guess?” isn’t really a satisfying answer as to why Bran is now the king on anything other than a plot level. And because we haven’t read George R.R. Martin’s outline for his final two books — which he provided showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss with before they embarked upon making season four — we can’t know if this is Martin’s idea or just Benioff and Weiss’s solution to the problem. (I would guess it’s Martin’s, because Benioff and Weiss would have been more tempted to go with Sansa, I think.)

Still, there are a few compelling reasons to name Bran as king. One is that, despite suffering heavy losses early on in the series, the Stark family proved remarkably resilient when it came to long-term survival. Three of the five Stark siblings are still alive, as is Jon, who possesses Stark blood via his mother, Lyanna. Compare that to the utter destruction of most of the other royal houses in the Seven Kingdoms, and it starts to become clear why Game of Thrones began as the story of the Stark family contrasted with other royal houses of the Seven Kingdoms.

Which brings me to my next point, which is straight from the books. In A Game of Thrones , the first book in Martin’s series, the very first chapter in the main narrative (i.e., the one following a short prologue revealing the existence of the White Walkers — called the Others in the books) is told from Bran’s point of view. That’s why I predicted Bran might end up on the Iron Throne a few years ago: Martin seems to be a fan of circularity, of events doubling back on themselves, and it made sense to me that the last chapter of his books might also focus on Bran, in which case it would make some degree of sense for him to have a position of at least some power.

Finally, Bran as king makes at least some thematic sense. One of Game of Thrones ’ obsessions concerns the impossibility of just leadership, because we are all limited by our human passions, intelligence, and blind spots. Well, Bran — who can see everything that has ever happened — kinda-sorta isn’t human anymore. The implication, then, is that a just and wise ruler is someone who is so disconnected from humanity that his dispassion becomes an asset, even if it weirds people out.

(It’s also worth noting that after a full season of people talking about how maybe the right person to sit on the Iron Throne is someone who doesn’t want it, Bran said in the season’s fourth episode that he basically doesn’t want anything anymore. Stark/Snow 2020: They don’t want anything!)

Now, my personal preference was always “Tyrion invents democracy” as a way to wrap up this series, and he sort of did that, proposing that the lords and ladies of the great houses of the Seven Kingdoms choose all future rulers. Still, the very idea of Bran ending up is king is a bit ridiculous. But maybe that’s the point. Everyone chuckles at the very notion of a democracy that allows everybody in the Seven Kingdoms a vote when Sam Tarly proposes it. Maybe the Seven Kingdoms need to struggle along in monarchy for a while longer, and if they do, well, why not have an all-seeing demigod on the throne to flatly intone about tax policies and land usage? Long live the king!

Correction: Robin Arryn appears very briefly in the series finale. Long live Robin Arryn!

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Is The Winds of Winter the last Game of Thrones book?

By wic staff | jun 10, 2022.

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 25: Writer George R.R. Martin of "Game of Thrones" signs autographs during the 2014 Comic-Con International Convention-Day 3 at the San Diego Convention Center on July 25, 2014 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Tiffany Rose/Getty Images)

Fans have been waiting over a decade for  The Winds of Winter , the sixth book in author George R.R. Martin’s  A Song of Ice and Fire  fantasy series, the same series that spawned the mega-hit show  Game of Thrones   on HBO. To date Martin has released five novels in this sequence:  A Game of Thrones  (1996),  A Clash of Kings (1998),  A Storm of Swords  (2000),  A Feast for Crows  (2005), and  A Dance with Dragons  (2011). While the wait between earlier installments was much shorter, it’s ballooned between later novels. Now it’s been 11 years, and the ending of  A Song of Ice and Fire  eludes us still.

But how many books does Martin have planned for this series? Is  The Winds of Winter  the last  Game of Thrones  book ?

George R.R. Martin has been pretty open about his plans for  A Song of Ice and Fire , so as things stand we have a solid answer:  The Winds of Winter  is the penultimate novel in the sequence, not the final one.

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A Dream of Spring  will be the final  Game of Thrones  book

In his original pitch to publisher Bantam, Martin envisioned  A Song of Ice and Fire  as a trilogy. However, the “tale grew in the telling,” as Tolkien would say.

The first of the proposed books in the trilogy,  A Game of Thrones , ended up expanding into three books on its own.  A Storm of Swords  seemingly ended that part of the story, bringing both readers and Martin into the middle of his saga, but by then it had become abundantly clear that this was going to be a much longer series than originally planned.

However, it wasn’t until Martin was deep into the writing on the next book,  A Feast for Crows , that the series evolved into its current format. The author had planned to have a five-year gap between  A Storm of Swords  and the following volume, but after spending several years writing it he decided it didn’t work. Instead, we got  A Feast for Crows  and  A Dance with Dragons , which covered events happening concurrently in different parts of Martin’s sprawling world.

That brings us to  The Winds of Winter , which was originally planned as the final volume of the series. However, shortly after  A Feast for Crows  was released in 2005, Martin confirmed that  A Song of Ice and Fire  would run for seven books, and that the final novel would be titled  A Dream of Spring (a change from a previous working title for the book,  A Time for Wolves ).

That means that, as of this writing, there are two more  Game of Thrones  books planned:  The Winds of Winter  and  A Dream of Spring .

Though it’s worth noting that Martin has left a back door for himself; the series could  feasibly extend beyond  A Dream of Spring . ”I’m as firm as I am,” Martin told Entertainment Weekly  back in 2011 in regards to whether  A Dream of Spring  would be the final book, ”until I decide not to be firm.”

Martin is still hard at work on  The Winds of Winter . No release date has yet been announced, so for now our watch continues.

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Complete List of Game of Thrones Books in Order (George R.R. Martin)

By: Author Jen - MMB Book Blog

Posted on Published: 25 January 2024  - Last updated: 18 February 2024

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The Game of Thrones books are a series of epic fantasy novels by American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. To fully grasp the plot, it’s advisable to read the Game of Thrones books in order.

This is a complete list of the Game of Thrones series in chronological order.

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Table of Contents

  • Game of Thrones Main Novels
  • Game of Thrones Prequels/Companion Books
  • Tales of Dunk and Egg

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This list contains the main novels in the series as well as prequels and companion books.

  • A Game of Thrones
  • A Storm of Swords
  • A Feast for Crows
  • A Dance with Dragons
  • The Winds of Winter (Forthcoming)
  • A Dream of Spring (Forthcoming)
  • Fire and Blood
  • A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
  •  The Hedge Knight
  • The Sworn Sword 
  • The Mystery Knight

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Game of Thrones Books in Order: FAQs

The Games of Thrones books collectively go by the name A Song of Ice and Fire. The novels were the inspiration behind the hugely successful HBO tv show Game of Thrones .

The story is set in the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos and features a large ensemble cast of characters. The primary plot revolves around the power struggles and conflicts among noble families as they vie for control of the Iron Throne and rule over the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. Additionally, there are other significant plotlines involving the threat of the White Walkers, the mysterious creatures beyond the Wall in the North.

The series is known for its complex characters, intricate political plots, and unpredictable twists. It combines elements of medieval history, fantasy, and political intrigue, creating a rich and immersive world.

While it did follow the Game of Thrones books in order, the tv series was known for having a disappointing end conclusion. George R.R. Martin is yet to finish writing the final books, leaving fans wondering if the final episodes would have been more satisfying had Martin himself written the ending.

George R.R. Martin has released five out of a planned seven Game of Thrones books and is currently writing the sixth novel,  The Winds of Winter . A seventh novel,  A Dream of Spring , is planned. While there are technically five books that have been released, both A Storm of Swords and A Dance of Dragons have been split into two separate novels as it has a whopping 1056 pages in total!

While Game of Thrones is based on the ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ series, House of the Dragon is based on his history book, Fire & Blood. Fire & Blood serves as a companion and prequel to the ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ series. Fire & Blood focuses on the history of House Targaryen, a noble house known for its dragons, and covers events that took place in the world of Westeros centuries before the events of the main series.

The Dunk and Egg stories, written by George R.R. Martin, are a series of ongoing novellas set in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire. Serving as prequels to the main novels, the stories follow the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall, a hedge knight who later becomes a legendary member of the Kingsguard, and his squire Egg, who eventually becomes King Aegon V Targaryen of Westeros. The stories begin with their meeting eighty-nine years before the events of the main novels.

Game of Thrones Books in Order Book: Descriptions

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Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.

As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must … and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty.

The old gods have no power in the south, Stark’s family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne.

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Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising.

From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war.

As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky – a comet the colour of blood and flame – five factions struggle for control of a divided land. Brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night.

Against a backdrop of incest, fratricide, alchemy and murder, the price of glory is measured in blood.

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A STORM OF SWORDS: STEEL AND SNOW is the FIRST part of the third volume in the series.

Winter approaches Westeros like an angry beast.

The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud. In the northern wastes, a horde of hungry, savage people steeped in the dark magic of the wilderness is poised to invade the Kingdom of the North where Robb Stark wears his new-forged crown. And Robb’s defences are ranged against the South, the land of the cunning and cruel Lannisters, who have his younger sisters in their power.

Throughout Westeros, the war for the Iron Throne rages more fiercely than ever, but if the Wall is breached, no king will live to claim it.

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A STORM OF SWORDS: BLOOD AND GOLD is the SECOND part of the third volume in the series.

The Starks are scattered.

Robb Stark may be King in the North, but he must bend to the will of the old tyrant Walder Frey if he is to hold his crown. And while his youngest sister, Arya, has escaped the clutches of the depraved Cersei Lannister and her son, the capricious boy-king Joffrey, Sansa Stark remains their captive.

Meanwhile, across the ocean, Daenerys Stormborn, the last heir of the Dragon King, delivers death to the slave-trading cities of Astapor and Yunkai as she approaches Westeros with vengeance in her heart.

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The Lannisters are in power on the Iron Throne.

The war in the Seven Kingdoms has burned itself out, but in its bitter aftermath new conflicts spark to life. The Martells of Dorne and the Starks of Winterfell seek vengeance for their dead. Euron Crow’s Eye, as black a pirate as ever raised a sail, returns from the smoking ruins of Valyria to claim the Iron Isles.

From the icy north, where Others threaten the Wall, apprentice Maester Samwell Tarly brings a mysterious babe in arms to the Citadel. As plots, intrigue and battle threaten to engulf Westeros, victory will go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel and the coldest hearts.

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In the aftermath of a colossal battle, new threats are emerging from every direction.

Tyrion Lannister, having killed his father, and wrongfully accused of killing his nephew, King Joffrey, has escaped from King’s Landing with a price on his head.

To the north lies the great Wall of ice and stone – a structure only as strong as those guarding it. Eddard Stark’s bastard son Jon Snow has been elected 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch. But Jon has enemies both inside and beyond the Wall. And in the east Daenerys Targaryen struggles to hold a city built on dreams and dust.

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The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance.

In King’s Landing the Queen Regent, Cersei Lannister, awaits trial. She has been abandoned by all those she trusted; while in the eastern city of Yunkai her brother Tyrion has been sold as a slave. From the Wall, having left his wife and the Red Priestess Melisandre under the protection of Jon Snow, Stannis Baratheon marches south to confront the Boltons at Winterfell. But beyond the Wall the wildling armies are massing for an assault…

On all sides bitter conflicts are reigniting, played out by a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves. The tides of destiny will inevitably lead to the greatest dance of all.

This is the complete list of Game of Thrones books in order. As I mentioned earlier, there are two more books in the pipeline. I’m hoping George R R Martin manages to complete them so fans will be able to read his vision for how the series should have ended.

I’ll keep this post updated as and when new books are released.

If you’re looking for more reading inspiration why not check out my other book lists and book reviews. I have book reviews listed by author and book reviews listed by genre . I also have author reading lists and series order lists to help inspire you.

You may also be interested in these other author books lists .

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How Do The Game Of Thrones Books End? Don’t Miss Out 2024

How Do The Game Of Thrones Books End

Pop culture phenomenon such as HBO’s Game of Thrones do not come around all that often, and when they have wrapped up, it could be painful to say goodbye.

The end of this particular saga is bittersweet for lots of reasons, and not because the fan reaction to the eighth and last season was, shall we say, mixed at best. Then, how do the Game Of Thrones books ends?

How Do The Game Of Thrones Books End?

Game of Thrones endured a fantastic backlash because of its end. While George R.R. Martin’s ASOIAF books will probably be better, they will continue to be controversial.

The end to Game of Thrones proved divisive, to say the very least. However, there is reason to think George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series is also contentious.

Game of Thrones is one of the greatest TV shows of all time, and its first four seasons specifically were acclaimed by critics and audiences (those who had read the books and people who had not).

The problem for showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss was that they had been immediately catching up with and then overtaking the source material. Martin has always struggled to compose The Winds of Winter (and has another book due then).

There has been a noticeable change in storytelling after Game of Thrones overtook A Song of Fire and Ice around the season, changing more from Martin’s character driven design to some fast paced plot driven story.

While that did not instantly result in significant problems (although season 5 is one of its worst), it did wind up producing a butterfly impact since the changes made then supposed a truncated, faster end than most would have liked.

This came to a head with Game of Thrones season, which wrapped up things in only six episodes. There was a massive backlash, such as waves of criticism as well as petitions to re-do the series, and Game of Thrones has been the net’s brand new punching bag for imperfect endings.

Though a number of those criticisms were valid (and many others), the show not just took some components from the books but emphasized when Martin does end his series; there’ll be a few disappointed readers.

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How Does The Night King Die In The Books?

Arya stark attacked the Night King in the third episode of Game of Thrones, exploding his Valyrian steel blade and decimating the entire army of the Dead and all White Walkers.

That action sparked a schism in the Game of Thrones fandom. This uncovered various emotions about HBO’s adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.

It’s easy to see why Game of Thrones, regardless of the choices made by the show in its final six episodes, was met with backlash.

Game Of Thrones’ Divisive Ending Followed George R.R. Martin’s Book Plan (In Part)

Although it’s not easy to know with 100% certainty that which Game of Thrones’ finish took from Martin’s books besides King Bran (that has been confirmed as a storyline point the writer told the showrunners around), it’s very likely that a lot of what occurred in The Iron Throne may even play in the books.

Along with Bran’s coronation, it is relatively easy to imagine Tyrion once more being called the Hand of the King, now with a more extensive awareness of irony to him landing the function. Additionally, it is easy to imagine the devastation of the Iron Throne itself from the brain of Martin, given his love of the two symbolism and of bringing things full circle.

How Daenerys expires (although she’s very likely to) stays open for much disagreement. Still, the notion of her most controversial moment of the devastation of King’s Landing occurring in the books would be a fair assumption to make.

There have been lots of installments on the web page for this twist, and together with the storyline now proposal, two Targaryens will be vying for the Iron Throne. Possibly the probably going to be that she destroys it into what is effectively a brand new Dance of the Dragons against Aegon (or daemon) Targaryen.

Game of Thrones never contained that personality, but it is reasonable to suppose that they took the idea of Daenerys’ fiery and turn to predominate and ran with it within their very own narrative.

The fates of the Starks past Bran are up in the atmosphere also. Jon Snow goes to (and outside) that the Wall feels like fitting a finish as is possible for him.

The type of item Martin would wind up (not because it is a significant link between the endings of Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings , cementing Job because the narrative’s Frodo, not its Aragorn).

Sansa’s judgment of the North out of Winterfell also feels probable, that there is a question of if it will be Queen or just Warden, because the dilemma of liberty, while applicable, may subside if her brother would be your ruler.

Arya is a small wildcard in all this. However, her drifting free is well recognized by her arc (along with her werewolf), so that her death in Westeros could also happen to be a Martin thought.

A Song Of Ice & Fire’s Ending Will Be Controversial

A Song Of Ice & Fire's Ending Will Be Controversial

With many of the destinations going to match up (albeit with a few different journeys), it seems inevitable that the end to a Song of Fire and Ice will be contentious.

The backlash will not match that obtained by Game of Thrones, not because the crowd for the publication series is much smaller, less outspoken than, and only functions differently to get a TV show countless millions and millions of individuals around the globe are seeing concurrently.

But controversial it is going to be. Much precisely in the same manner Game of Thrones was always inclined to be divisive to an extent; there is almost no way to finish this enormous, long running, much hyped narrative that pleases everybody.

Besides that, it will contain some somewhat similar components, which will cause a few of the identical branches. There could be sections of this fanbase hoping for entirely different results, and if they do not occur, that will cause disappointment.

And while Martin has done a better job of setting the bases, the tremendous swings which are planned, most notably Daenerys’ turn, Bran getting King, and also what might occur between Jaime and Cersei (even though their deaths will probably happen sooner) are likely to be divisive regardless of what, since the idea of these is, particularly when somebody like Dany has this army of faithful fans who will refuse to accept such a criminal switch.

Additionally, there are indications that there will be at least a partial change in tone and style to the last entries in A Song of Fire and Ice.

Though the books have contained some elements of terror (and tons of weirdness), which need to ramp up considerably when factoring in the more significant part of others since Martin assembles to The Night Night (that might need to play differently, given that the absence of Night King from the books), and anything Eldritch terrors Euron Greyjoy may wind upbringing in, which might be a jarring change for some.

And while Game of Thrones compact things a lot, the books have maybe the reverse problem: Martin has spun off in so many different directions, after every breadcrumb path down storyline cul-de-sacs, the extent makes it tough to imagine exactly how everything in drama can potentially coalesce.

When combining the absolute burden of anticipation with a number of the plot twists and improvements which are promised by the series’ judgment, then it isn’t easy to find a way that there will not be a branch when the last book in the series, A Dream of Spring, comes to a close.

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Why ASOIAF’s Ending Will Still Be Better Than Game Of Thrones

While there’ll be segments of this fanbase who’ll be unhappy, frustrated, and possibly even angry over the Way A Song of Fire and Ice endings, it is also highly probable that the end of the books will probably be much better than Game of Thrones.

That is not necessarily a knock on Game of Thrones’ finale either, and that, despite its numerous detractors, did finally feel narratively and thematically satisfying and created several of the ideal psychological choices.

On the contrary, it’s a testament to the considerably more thorough world that Martin has generated on the web page. Finally, this is the eyesight he sees through to the GOT book ending, instead of a hybrid.

Although fans might feel frustrated with how long Martin is shooting to compose The Winds of Winter (not had A Dream of Spring and besides the fact that he does not owe anyone anything), his careful and individual plotting should pay dividends in the long term.

The most significant gripe of Game of Thrones book ending and the one it is rather tricky to guard is that it was hurried, extending across the last two seasons (or even more).

And while Martin does have his flaws as a writer, there is more prospect of Hot Pie asserting the Iron Throne or even HBO remaking the whole show than there is of him being accused of rushing the end.

What’s more, there’s the above actuality that the contentious elements will make more sense on the webpage. Not only is that since a number of these conditions will be different, but due to the kind of those books, which graphs the storylines from particular POV characters.

How much better could Daenerys’ fiery devastation of King’s Landing be, as an instance, if we were to fully experience her and Tyrion’s ideas and views on it?

How much more fulfilling will Bran’s time since the Three Eyed Raven is if viewers can understand who and what he’s? These conclusions will be divisive nevertheless, but Martin is a master of installations and payoffs, and that is what he will send in A Song of Ice and Fire finish that Game of Thrones did not fully handle for everybody.

Why Game of Thrones may not have ‘spoiled’ the ending of George R.R. Martin’s books as much as you think?

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To better contextualize precisely how much of Martin’s story was spoiled from the finale of Game of Thrones, we are going to look back at how we got to the stage.

What exactly have Martin and the showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss said how tightly the books would suit the series? And have those replies changed over the past six decades?

As it happens, lots of the series’s decisions may not be seen in Martin’s planned version of this narrative.

The longer it became apparent that Martin would not complete his last two books before this series, the greater Benioff and Weiss began to talk more openly about how the series and books could end differently.

From the time the show finale was going to broadcast, fans were amazed to learn that neither Martin nor the Game of Thrones showrunners knew for sure the other could wrap up the vast narrative.

Is the Game of Thrones book series finished?

George R.R. Martin Are Composing Winds of Winter For Nearly a Decade. The End Is Finally in Sight. A Dance With Dragons, the Most Recent book by George R.R. Martin’s beloved A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy epic, premiered a month following the finale of Game of Thrones Season 1.

Does Daenerys die in the books?

Dany’s final chapter from the book (Book 5: A Dance with Dragons) finishes with her being discovered by the Dothraki – Khal Jhaqo, to be precise (in somewhat different circumstances than in the series). So no, she is not dead from the books.

Will the Game of Thrones books end like the show?

The series finale of this blockbuster HBO series prompted intense backlash from fans. George R.R. Martin still denies the end of the Game of Thrones book show will probably differ in the TV series. People understand a finish but not the end, Martin stated.

What happens to Arya Stark in the end?

Despite HBO’s hesitation to keep Arya’s narrative, we could still consider what happens as she travels west. The maps may discontinue, but the entire world does not. George R.R. Martin has confirmed the world Westeros is on is around, meaning we can ensure that Arya will not sail off a cliff.

What book is Season 8 of Game of Thrones?

The Winds of Winter

Bran is a good deal more successful than we believe. George R.R. Martin has a Great Deal of ground to cover at The Winds of Winter. The sixth publication in his series A Song of Fire and Ice was a long time coming.

Are they GOT books better than the show ?

No wonder the books are far better. Even if the series was great early, it didn’t eclipse the books. Season 1 of the series is far better than the original book. The first book was pretty damn long, and it contains pretty much anything from year 1 of this series.

Where do the Game Of Thrones books end?

Game of Thrones used the novels as its source material until season five, when it began to outperform the novels. The eighth season of the series will be GOT final book . A Song of Ice and Fire will get two additional volumes.

The Game of Thrones books end with a bittersweet conclusion, as many of the characters have gone through immense personal growth and tragedy. Ultimately, the fate of Westeros is left uncertain as the story ends on an ambiguous note, leaving readers to draw their own conclusions. Despite the death and destruction that has come before, there is still hope for a brighter future, and it is up to the people of Westeros to determine what that future holds.

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New Game of Thrones Prequel Series Reportedly Starts Filming Summer 2024

Another Game of Thrones spinoff seems to be ready to head into production, while House of the Dragon gears up for the debut of its second season.

  • The Hedge Knight spin-off of Game of Thrones to start production this summer, likely airing in 2025.
  • Series to focus on Ser Duncan the Tall and Aegon V Targaryen, adds to expanding GoT universe.
  • Author Martin personally involved, second prequel series after House of the Dragon on the way.

According to a new entry on ProductionList.com , things are all set to move forward on the next Game of Thrones spin-off - The Hedge Knight . Announced as a straight-to-series order from HBO, the show will reportedly set cameras rolling this summer, which would mean it would most likely be aiming to hit screens sometime in 2025. Of course, this year sees the return of House of the Dragon , which is setting up its second season. It seems like if all goes to plan, these two shows - and potentially more - could work in tandem for the next few years.

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The new prequel's full title is A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight . It follows the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall, aka Dunk, alongside a young Aegon V Targaryen, aka Egg, coinciding with recent rumors of an Aegon-based prequel getting set up at HBO. Martin is also said to be personally serving as a writer on the series and will executive produce with franchise producers Ira Parker, Ryan Condal, and Vince Gerardis.

The official synopsis for A Knight of the Seven KIngdoms: The Hedge Knight is as follows:

“A century before the events of ‘Game of Thrones,’ two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.”

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There are three novellas in Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg series. They consist of 1998's The Hedge Knight , 2003's The Sworn Sword , and 2010's The Mystery Knight . Presumably, if the first season of the prequel does well with adapting The Hedge Knight , the follow-up books would serve as source material for additional seasons.

This will be the second spinoff series to be ordered at HBO following the end of Game of Thrones . Of course, fans have already gotten a full season of the first prequel series, House of the Dragon . There had previously been a pilot shot for a separate prequel series featuring Naomi Watts, but HBO ultimately passed on that show before giving it a series order.

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House of the Dragon Season 2 Coming to HBO in Summer 2024

Author George R. R. Martin has both teased and debunked numerous Game of Thrones releated projects in the last year - even though all fans really want is for him to provide them with the next book in the franchise after a decade-long wait. However, it seems that there are likely to be a number of other Game of Thrones spin-offs coming to fruition long before that eventually happens.

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Next game of thrones spinoff gets filming start date.

A new update for George R. R. Martin's The Hedge Knight seemingly reveals the filming start date as the Game of Thrones spinoff expands the world.

  • Filming for Game of Thrones spin-off The Hedge Knight reportedly begins in the summer of 2024, with the show set 90 years before House of the Dragon .
  • Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg embark on adventures in a time of Targaryen rule.
  • ProductionList.com reveals the filming schedule for the new Game of Thrones spin-off in Belfast, Ireland.

The world of Game of Thrones will expand further into Westeros' history, as filming for spin-off The Hedge Knight is set to begin work in summer 2024. While the current prequel House of the Dragon explores the downfall of House Targaryen, the short anthology tale The Hedge Knight is set just 90 years before the prequel series. Upon the death of a hedge knight, his squire Dunk takes on his armor and wealth and sets forth on a journey alongside his own newly recruited squire, Egg.

While House of the Dragon will return in 2024 with season 2 , ProductionList.com has revealed a listing for the next Game of Thrones spin-off's filming schedule. Set to begin production in June, filming on the spin-off will see the franchise return to familiar studio spaces and locations in Belfast, Ireland. Alongside the listing, a brief synopsis of The Hedge Knight was shared and teased Dunk and Egg's quest, the setting, as well as hinting at the supporting cast:

Before Game of Thrones, Ser Duncan the Tall, a brave but inexperienced knight, and his small squire, Egg, roamed Westeros during the Targaryen era. Their adventures feature great destinies, formidable enemies, and daring escapades in a time when dragons still roamed and Targaryens ruled.

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Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones next to Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon, with a dragon's eye in the background

Despite the infamous reactions to the Game of Thrones ending, it is clear that audiences still hold some fondness for the worlds of Westeros thanks to House of the Dragon 's success. As such, several spin-offs have been greenlit, including three animated series that will see one production explore the tale of the nine voyages of Corlys Velaryon, while the story of Aegon's conquest will similarly be brought to life through a prequel series. While many prequel productions are in the works, a more ambitious, unprecedented project is also in the works that may prove difficult.

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Set after the events of the Game of Thrones season 8 conclusion, a Jon Snow-centered sequel has been rumored to be in the works for some time, though it has yet to be officially greenlit. With creator George R. R. Martin still working on The Winds of Winter , the author has not written about any events following the end of A Song Of Ice And Fire 's conflicts. As such, with a lack of source material and ties to a controversial conclusion, Jon Snow's series may face a difficult debate about how to approach the project.

While Game of Thrones' future is still seemingly rooted in Westeros' past, it is clear that HBO is set on expanding the franchise onto new frontiers. Unlike House of the Dragon , which is centered on warring royalty, The Hedge Knight is set to explore a character with humbler origins and his rise to fame, offering a different perspective on Westeros' rich history. As such, with filming reported to begin in the summer, it may not be long before viewers learn which star will be taking on the roles of Dunk and Egg.

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Source: ProductionList.com

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