Then he revealed some pretty significant stuff about what to expect: “It’s set thousands of years before Game of Thrones.
George R.R. Martin, author of the Song of Ice and Fire novel series on which the series Game of Thrones is based (as well as the novella Nightflyers on which the new Syfy series is based) divulged a few details about the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel in an interview with the New York Times, probably much to HBO’s chagrin.
The premise would quickly exhaust itself as the characters get swept up in the grand, regal intrigue that’s the truly compelling part of Game of Thrones.
(I wouldn’t be surprised if ice spiders show up in Game of Thrones Season 8, actually.)