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George R.R. Martin teases new books from Westeros in 2018

George R.R. Martin says the next Song of Ice and Fire book has a real chance of coming out in 2018. But don't count on it yet.

'A boy can dream,' Song of Ice and Fire creator teases

Game of Thrones author and co-executive producer George R. R. Martin suggests on the weekend there could potentially be two new books on the way from Westeros in 2018. (Evan Agostini/Invision/Associated Press)

George R.R. Martin says the next Song of Ice and Fire book has a real chance of coming out in 2018.

But don't count on it yet.

In a weekend posting on his website, Martin wrote that he's working hard on The Winds of Winter, the long-awaited sixth volume in the series adapted into the HBO hit Game of Thrones

He added that he has "good days and bad days," is still months away from finishing and blasted online rumours about the long-awaited book as "absurd."

Meanwhile, Martin thinks it's "likely" that he'll have his first Fire and Blood book out by late 2018 or early 2019.

The new book is a history of House Targaryen, which has the motto Fire and Blood.

His conclusion: one, maybe two Westeros books in 2018.

"A boy can dream," he wrote.