George R.R. Martin Says Game Of Thrones Prequel Ten Thousand Ships Has Been Revived

George R.R. Martin has revealed that the previously-scrapped Game Of Thrones prequel Ten Thousand Ships is being resurrected. Martin noted in a new blog entry on Tuesday that the series, which was previously abandoned by HBO, is back in development with Eboni Booth set to write.

Martin wrote of Booth, “She’s an amazingly talented young playwright, and a joy to work with; when not writing and producing her prize-winning plays on- and off-Broadway, she has been kept busy by me and HBO, working on a new pilot for TEN THOUSAND SHIPS, a GAME OF THRONES spinoff about Nymeria and the Rhoynar.”

The show, which was first envisioned at the point when HBO commissioned five different prequel ideas following the main show’s end, is described as follows:

Set 1,000 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series tells the story of warrior queen Princess Nymeria — the founder of the kingdom of Dorne — and the surviving Rhoynars who traveled from Essos to Dorne following their defeat by Valyrian and their dragons.