Yes! The long-awaited prequel to the epic fantasy series Game of Thrones, which dominated the televisual landscape for eight riotously expensive seasons is here. The writers of 'House of the Dragon' had a simpler brief for their prequel. Original book author George R.R. Martin wrote the novel ‘Fire & Blood’ in between Game of Thrones books, in order to The Game of Thrones universe just keeps growing. As House of the Dragon nears its second season , HBO announced plans to produce another GoT prequel: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight . 4 days ago · George R.R. Martin ended 2023 with a big announcement. Not about his books - the new ones, anyway - but the author of "A Song of Ice and Fire" offered an update on the various projects in progress House of the Dragon, the premium cabler’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series, will premiere on Sunday, Aug. 21, TVLine has learned. The fantasy drama’s first season spans 10 episodes. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work, the inspiration for HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon “The thrill of Fire & Blood is the thrill of all Martin’s fantasy work: familiar myths debunked, the whole trope table flipped.”— Another prequel series in the works about the adventures in the Westerosi waters is the spinoff 10,000 Ships.Set 1,000 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series will reportedly focus Each season is intended to focus on one of the seven books, though Max anticipates stretching the series to a decade-long run. Max also announced it is has also ordered a “Game of Thrones The Game of Thrones prequel series will look at the long and bloody civil war over the Iron Throne. Here's what books fans already know is coming. As the final season of Game of Thrones continues to be debated among fans, the first spin-off series House of the Dragon is getting ready to start production. Of all Martin's books, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" should be the easiest to adapt. "Game of Thrones" had to fit thousands of pages of story into Seasons 1-5, while "House of the Dragon" uses PyNmy.