George R. R. Martin Says Next Song of Ice and Fire Book will be “Quite Different” from Game of Thrones
If you’re one of the many Game of Thrones fans who was dissatisfied with the ending of the HBO series, you may be in luck. George R.R. Martin says the next Song of Ice and Fire book should be pretty different from the series. “Yes, some of the things you saw on HBO in Game of Thrones you will also see in The Winds of Winter (though maybe not in quite the same ways),” Martin wrote on his website on Friday. “But much of the rest will be quite different.” Although the author didn’t reveal any spoilers, Martin did write that some of the characters who survived the show won’t be so lucky in the novel. Meanwhile, some of the characters who died on screen will live on in the series. Want to know more? You’ll just have to wait to read the book to find out. But we’re still not sure when. “I am working on it, I have been working on it, I will continue to work on it,” Martin wrote. “I write, I rewrite, I restructure, I rip everything apart and rewrite again. I go through doors that lead nowhere, and doors that open on marvels. But it’s how I write. Always has been. Always will be. For good or ill.”
Bridgerton Star Jonathan Bailey Joins Fellow Travelers Adaptation
Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey has joined the cast of Fellow Travelers, a limited series for Showtime in which he will star opposite Matt Bomer and Allison Williams. The series is based on the novel by Thomas Mallon. Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia, Homeland) adapted the novel and executive produces alongside Bomer and Robbie Rogers. Daniel Minahan will executive produce and direct the first two episodes. Fellow Travelers is set to begin production later this month in Toronto.
Iyanu: Child of Wonder Series Greenlit at HBO Max and Cartoon Network
HBO Max and Cartoon Network have greenlit a 2D animated adaptation of Iyanu: Child of Wonder, a Dark Horse Comics/YouNeek Studios graphic novel series influenced by the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The project is to be financed and overseen by Black-owned animation studio Lion Forge Animation. The series is created by Roye Okupe, who will also write and direct multiple episodes. “When I set out to create Iyanu for a global audience, I wanted to develop a world that combined everything I love about the fantasy genre with the majesty and awe that is ancient West Africa,” said Okupe.
Goodreads Announces the Most Popular Historical Fiction of 2022 (So Far)
Goodreads has announced its list of the top 36 most popular historical fiction books of 2022 (so far), according to users’ interest.