After news that HBO has greenlit a pilot for its first Game of Thrones spinoff series, Martin assures fans that The Winds of Winter "remains my top priority," adding, "It is ridiculous to think otherwise." November 2018: 'Fire & Blood' is published. A new Westeros book does, in fact, come out in 2018, but it's Fire & Blood, not The Winds of Winter. HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones" came to an end in 2019 with two shortened seasons, which brought the total to eight seasons and 73 episodes. But the story's original creator, the author George R.R. Martin, pushed for up to 10 seasons and 100 total episodes, according to a new book. George R. R. Martin confirms second Game of Thrones prequel, teases series title. “The great sept of old wyk had set around the King’s gate back, and blackened arms but the direwolf in its Martin is ‘making steady progress’ on The Winds of Winter, the long-awaited sixth book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series, from isolation in his cabin Alison Flood Wed 24 Jun 2020 07.04 EDT Game of Thrones Books. He finished writing the last book in the series, A Dance with Dragons, on April 27th, 2011, and it released on July 12 of the same year. Meanwhile, Gabaldon released her first Outlander book more than three decades ago and has continued to publish a subsequent book in the series every few years. The author has made it clear that the saga of One of the biggest issues with the Game of Thrones series was that it wrapped up before George R.R. Martin finished the final book in his book series. Game of Thrones Seasons 7 and 8 were George R.R Martin has added fuel to internet rage surrounding the final episodes of the Game of Thrones TV series, taking to his personal blog to rebuff rumours that he has secretly finished the The show, based off Martin's book "Fire and Blood," follows the Targaryen family dynasty and takes place almost 200 years before the story of "Game of Thrones." The first book in the series, "A Game of Thrones," hit bookshelves in 1996. The fifth and most recently published book, "A Dance with Dragons," debuted in July 2011. then it’s not finished kHnJVTS.