George R R Martin

[FlowersByIrene]

Another thing of note guys.

Martin is doing a 12 days of Christmas on twitter. Will be finishing on Dec 21st which happens to be th first day of Winter in th northern hemisphere.


WoW confirmed date perhaps as the final day of Christmas?

 

[Marlowe]

More likely a sample chapter or the reveal of a 2021 release date.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

More likely a sample chapter or the reveal of a 2021 release date.

We already have like 8 or 10 sample chapters. The book will only have like 40 chapters max. Surely it cannot be too far away.

 

[raven echo]

He'll just keep releasing sample chapters and never publish the book

 

[Dormammu]

Just finished reading my copy of World of Ice and Fire so went to the westeros.org forums for a bit of a read and they're speculating about it there.

There's a lot of conjecture on that site, but what's their track record like?

If they're correct then it begs the question - if Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister) is shooting a flashback scene for season 5, what incident is more important that would require his presence than the sack of King's Landing when Aegon's body (or the fake) is laid out before him?

 

[The_Reaper]

There's a lot of conjecture on that site, but what's their track record like?

If they're correct then it begs the question - if Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister) is shooting a flashback scene for season 5, what incident is more important that would require his presence than the sack of King's Landing when Aegon's body (or the fake) is laid out before him?

Tysha?

 

[Pie in the Sky]

Another thing of note guys.

Martin is doing a 12 days of Christmas on twitter. Will be finishing on Dec 21st which happens to be th first day of Winter in th northern hemisphere.


WoW confirmed date perhaps as the final day of Christmas?

He's come out and said it's nothing, just trying to spread Christmas cheer. And to taunt us a little more. Maybe next year.

 

[Dormammu]

Tysha?

Nice call, but you'd think there would have had to have been at least some passing reference to her before now (particularly the confrontation scenes between Tywin and Tyrion) to allow D&D to wheel her out now.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

New sample chapter!

http://www.georgerrmartin.com/excerpt-from-the-winds-of-winter/

 

[Northworth]

most anticipated book ever
not interested in the sample chapters - just want the real thing

 

[Marlowe]

This book will be released over several centuries, primarily through sample chapters.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

I heard could be a Feb 2016 release date? Gotta be before the new season of GoT surely.....(hopefully)

 

[Leezorr]

If it was feb you would know by now i would think

 

[Heisenberg_]

That's way too soon you would've thought unless it's almost overnight release with no press.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Please god be before the next season.

I wouldnt put it past GRR to have a spontaneous release with little press. Its not like he needs it. One days notice and it'll create a stampede.

He simply has to be finished the next book. It's been far too long now.

 

[Schraderbrau]

Greed has ruined GOT. The tv series is mediocre and is threatening to ruin something that could of been great.

 

[cheesedogg]

It's almost getting to the stage where the name 'Lannister' carries about as much prestige as the name 'Kardashian'

 

[Zach Package]

Gurm reckons he won't beat season 6, but the publishers are hoping they can expedite publication to 3 months from when he delivers a finished product.

Reckon we're probably looking at late this year

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Gurm reckons he won't beat season 6, but the publishers are hoping they can expedite publication to 3 months from when he delivers a finished product.

Reckon we're probably looking at late this year

Where's this info coming from?

 

[Andre]

Where's this info coming from?

GRRM's blog. Paint no one surprised he missed a deadline. He goes on about the series will and won't spoil the books as they've diverged and will continue to, but we won't obviously know which are spoilers until the books come out.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

GRRM's blog. Paint no one surprised he missed a deadline. He goes on about the series will and won't spoil the books as they've diverged and will continue to, but we won't obviously know which are spoilers until the books come out.

heck my life, I just want another book to read

 

[Andre]

**** my life, I just want another book to read

IMO there's a cash making opportunity for him here, that would also appease fans to a degree. Split Winds in two, get part 1 out before the series is back, then when part 2 is done it could be released as part 2, and a complete Winds hard cover and trade paperback.

 

[Roylion]

Interesting graph that suggests Martin - on a page by page basis - is working as productively as J.K.Rowling.

He's also published three novellas – The Hedge Knight (1998), The Sworn Sword (2003) and The Mystery Knight (2010) since the first novel in the ASoIaF series was published in 1996.

 

[RolandF1]

2023, 27 years between 1 and 7?

22 years for the Dark Tower
23 years for Wheel of Time
31 years for Riftwar

 

[FredLeDeux]

2023, 27 years between 1 and 7?

22 years for the Dark Tower
23 years for Wheel of Time
31 years for Riftwar

But (hopefully) only 21 years for FitzChivalry Farseer.