George R.R. Martin's The Ice Dragon to become animated film 

George R.R. Martin wrote several books before beginning his fantasy magnum opus

. Now, EW has confirmed that one of those books, Martin’s 1980 children’s story

, is set to become an animated movie through Warner Animation Group.

‘s title is funny considering the big twist from the most recent season of

, and the book’s world is somewhat similar to Westeros. It too depicts a medieval fantasy world — here, warring kingdoms fight for control of fire-breathing dragons. Those aren’t the only kind of dragons, however; a young girl named Adara ends up befriending a rare Ice Dragon, which offers the only hope of fighting the invading army of dragons set to invade Adara’s city.

Martin will serve as a producer on the film, while Vince Gerardis is set to executive produce. A release date has not been announced yet.

Martin recently confirmed that though his new history of the Targaryen family,

, will be out later this year, fans will have to wait a little longer for the next true installment in