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If you're holding your breath until The Chris Cassidy ArchivesWinds of Winteris finished, welp - you're going to have to keep holding (sorry).

George R.R. Martin, though stillnot finished with the sixth installment of the A Song of Ice and Fireseries, has graciously thrown us a tiny bone with a new Game of Thronesstory coming out this year.

The author's new story - a never-before-released history of Westeros - will be appearing in a new anthology book: The Book of Swords.

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The GoTcreator's story titled “The Sons of the Dragon,” is one of sixteen stories in the book, and tells the history of Aenys I Targaryen and Maegor the Cruel, the second and third Targaryen kings to rule from the Iron Throne.

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Compiled of material that went unused from Martin's writing of The World of Ice and Fire, the story follows the two sons of Aegon the Conqueror, Aenys and Maegor - who were complete opposites. Aenys was a thoughtful and wise ruler but Maegor - as his name suggests - was cruel, and demonstrated it during a prolonged conflict with the Faith of the Seven and the Faith Militant.

According to Martin, the story will read more like a history than a narrative style story - and if we know anything about this author, there will be a lotof information packed into this one.

The Book of Swordswill be released on Oct. 10 and is already available for pre-order here. 

(H/T Winter Is Coming)

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