Woah, woah, woah… will the next Game Of Thrones book be out next year?

Could it be true? Could it really be true? Could the brand new* Game Of Thrones* book be out next year?

Word on the street is that the highly anticipated Winds Of Winter could be on our bookshelves in 2016.

Alejo Cuervo, the Spanish editor of George RR Martin's* House of Ice* and Fire series, broke the news in an interview with a local radio station.

As Paste magazine added, Alejo said that the book is "expected next year".

However, fans should take the development with a pinch of salt, as when asked if the book would definitely arrive next year, Alejo replied: "Well, let's see, confident… but a meteor could fall."

Season six of the TV show is currently filming and will return on 3 April , 2016.