George R.R. Martin teases a possible ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel at the Emmys

Backstage at the Emmys, George R.R. Martin got his fans’ hopes up again.

Martin, of course, is the author of the “Song of Ice and Fire” book series — in other words, the books that form the basis for HBO’s award-winning “Game of Thrones.”

After “Game of Thrones” won the Emmy for best drama series Sunday night, Martin hinted that fans might eventually be able to read about the land of Westeros before the events of his book series took place.

“I do have thousands of pages of fake history of everything that led up to ‘Game of Thrones,’ so there’s a lot of material there and I’m writing more,” Martin said, Deadline reports.

He noted that fans of the show and the “Song of Ice and Fire” book series it’s based on shouldn’t get too excited yet.

“At the moment, we still have this show to finish and I still have two books to finish, so that’s all speculation,” Martin said.

“Game of Thrones” fans have long awaited the sixth novel in Martin’s series, “The Winds of Winter,” which has no publication date as yet.

In a post on his blog last month, Martin celebrated the 20th anniversary of the publication of “A Game of Thrones,” the first book in his series. He also noted that “The Winds of Winter” was still in progress, writing: “Here I am, twenty years later... still working on book six... ((and no, sorry, I have no announcement to make on that front))..”

“Game of Thrones” won three major awards at the Emmys on Sunday — best drama series, writing for a drama series, and directing for a drama series. The next season of the show is scheduled to air on HBO in the summer of 2017.

Martin has previously teased a possible “Game of Thrones” spinoff show, possibly based on his “Dunk & Egg” stories, set in the same world as the hit series.

“There are 8 million stories in Westeros as well ... and even more in Essos and the lands beyond,” Martin said. “A whole world full of stories, waiting to be told ... if indeed HBO is interested.”

A television show based on “Wild Cards,” a novel and anthology series co-edited by Martin, is also in the works, and could appear on the small screen in the next two years.

That series is set in the United States, not Westeros, however, and Martin said he has no plans to be involved in its production.

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