George R.R. Martin Has Some Bad News for Game of Thrones Fans

In what could be his most diabolical move since subjecting fans to the Red Wedding, George R.R. Martin has once again delayed the release of The Winds of Winter.

In a Wednesday press release announcing the publication date of the first volume of Fire and Blood—a new spinoff exploring the history of House Targaryen—the author confirmed that the long-awaited sixth book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series definitely isn't hitting shelves this year.