Martin is feeling the pressure of his own success. Try a demo, start a trial, or sign up today at taking more than twenty years to write five of the seven novels in his A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series, widely celebrated author and screenwriter George R.R. But there’s one thing we do know: You can stay up-to-date on all upcoming book releases with our New Releases Index, available to Book Riot Insiders. We won’t know anything for sure about The Winds of Winter until it’s in our hands. Cross your fingers for next summer’s Worldcon, folks. In his May 20 blog post, Martin said he expects The Winds of Winter and the subsequent A Dream of Spring to fill at least 3,000 manuscript pages-and probably more.Īll of this, of course, is reading portents, and it may be of limited comfort to those who’ve plowed through Game of Thrones read-alikes already. Regardless of the plot, we know the concluding books are going to be looong. The strong representation of the Iron Islands and Dorne in the released chapters are reminders that the path forward for the books will be significantly different than the show’s, even if both stories eventually end in the same place. Victarion Greyjoy (another of the Greyjoys silenced by HBO).Sansa Stark (under the alias Alayne Stone).Barristan Selmy (also still alive in the books!).Arianne Martell (remember: Dorne is still a thing in the books!).Aeron Damphair (one of many Greyjoys cut from the HBO adaptation).(It’s worth noting that the last released chapters are from May 2016, so who’s to say if they’re all still in the current draft of the book?)Īssuming, however, those 11 chapters make it into the finished novel, The Winds of Winter will feature (at least) the following POV characters: In total, 11 chapters have been released in some form, and you can find a running list of them on the A Song of Ice and Fire reddit community. Martin has doled out little morsels of content on his website (some of which he’s since removed), at conventions, and in other readings and appearances. When it comes to The Winds of Winter, it’s neither feast nor famine. So maybe that social media manager knows something we don’t. But then again, that tweet arrived merely a week after the Martin blog post discussing New York meetings-meetings that may have involved HBO representatives.
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In all likelihood, it’s a seasonal marketing tweet trying to keep momentum going for the newly announced Targaryen-focused spinoff series House of the Dragon.
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If you’re inclined to see conspiracy in the world, you’ll want to cross-reference this blog post with a viral November 25 tweet from the account for the Game of Thrones TV series, which read, simply, “ Winter is coming.” 18 blog post, Martin discussed his yearly trips to New York, which include meetings with publishers, editors, and “colleagues at HBO.” Assuming those same meetings occurred on this year’s trip, it seems likely the the long-anticipated continuation of a best-selling series came up in conversation. So now comes the shameless, speculative detective work. Those are the facts, and yet, an exact The Winds of Winter release date eludes us. I won’t say when, I’ve tried that before, only to burn you all and jinx myself…but I will finish it, and then will come A DREAM OF SPRING.” Further Speculation About The Winds of Winter “THE WINDS OF WINTER is very late, I know, I know, but it will be done. In that post, he reiterated the eventual coming of winter (and spring): Prior to that October interview, the last public comment from Martin on his forthcoming book (that I’m aware of) was a May 20 blog post, tied to the finale of Game of Thrones. (As an aside, please stop heckling the man so he will give more interviews.) I still have two more books to do, and I want to finish it strong.” “It’s very important me to finish A Song of Ice and Fire,” he tells NPR. He offers some interesting notes on craft and the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, but when it comes to The Winds of Winter, well, the discussion gets a little more vague. In October of this year, Martin sat down with NPR for a rare interview. But other than that broad promise, the author has stayed relatively mum-as of late-in regard to release date expectations. Martin SaysĪssuming Martin wants to avoid lockup in New Zealand, we can circle next summer as a potential release window. And if he hasn’t finished the book by then, the Kiwis are welcome to imprison him. The author’s reply? He’s already got plans to be in New Zealand for the World Science Fiction Convention in summer 2020.
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