George R.R. Martin Confirms Next ‘Game of Thrones’ Book Won't Be Out in 2018 The Game of Thrones creator made the announcement in a blog post. George R.R. Martin ‘The Winds of Winter’ is supposed to be the sixth entry into Martin’s critically acclaimed ‘A Song of Fire and
Ice’ series. Martin’s last book in the series, A Dance of Dragons, came out in 2011. However, the author did confirm that he is releasing the first of a two-part written history of the series, called ‘Fire and Blood’, on November 20. Time to mark your calendars!