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George R.R. Martin, the mind behind the book seriesA Song of Ice and Firethat inspired the Emmy-winning TV seriesGame of Thrones, has been working on the next book in the series. The author originally envisioned it as a seven-volume series. WithA Dance with Dragonsreleased in 2011, fans have been looking forward to the next book titledThe Winds of Winter.
Despite several delays, Martin has refrained from making any estimates about when the book would finally hit the shelves, leading to frustration among fans. The author once again faced fans’ fury as he shared a disappointing update about the upcoming book.
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George R.R. Martin Shares Update AboutThe Winds of Winter
In a recent interview withBangcast, the author of the well-acclaimed book seriesA Song of Ice and Fire,George R.R. Martin, shared updates about the next book in the series,The Winds of Winter.He shared that he has written around 1,100 pages of the book with“hundreds more pages to go.”
The author acknowledged that he is“12 years late”and has been struggling to finish the book and said,“Maybe I should’ve started writing smaller books when I began this, but it’s tough.”The update comes as a disappointment to many fans, as Martin shared something similar a year ago.
During a 2022 appearance onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert, George R.R. Martin shared thatThe Winds of Wintercould be the longest book in the series.“I think it’s going to be a very big book,”he said, stating that the sixth volume will have more than 1500 pages.
Along with it, he also said that he was about“three-quarters of the way done”with the book. Considering that he has not made much progress, fans, who have been eagerly waiting for its release, have shared their disappointment with the latest update.
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George R.R. Martin Faces Fan Fury After the Latest Update
ASong of Ice and Fireis set to be a seven-volume book series, with two more books,The Winds of WinterandA Dream of Springto go. George R.R. Martin has shared that the book holds the faith of some fan-favorite characters, including Jon Snow.
However, recent updates suggest that readers might have to wait a few more years forThe Winds of Winterand it has raised fans’ concern that the author might never “finish [the book].”While some shared their anger and frustration towards the update, others came up with a theory of their own.
Winter is not coming…
— Ben Dempsey (@BenDempsey18)July 03, 2025
We should probably stop asking. He’s never going to finish the series.
— Kampy🐔🔎🔱💀🐙💎🍕🪐🪶 (@Kampy5567)June 17, 2025
That book will never be completed
— Thataintalpha (@thataintalpha)August 02, 2025
I think he gave the end to the show. It was hated by everyone, and he is back to the drawing board, and had to throw out what was already done.
— Stephen Jacks (@Jacks_A_Jumpin)August 12, 2025
I think i can kinda guess what happened here. He wrote the book and the ending a long time ago and it sucks. He didn’t want to do us like that so he went back writing and re-writing to until it has come out good. But it’s not good.
— Ivan (@Ivan_UNITE)June 06, 2025
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— B1G Matchew (@Matt_Alcorn)August 03, 2025
Bros taking longer than gta 6
— theo (@tddrwd)July 18, 2025
Some fans suggested that he did finish the book, but due to the negative reception to theGame of Thronesending, he “had to throw out what was already done.”The trolling continued as many stated that the book or the series might never be finished.
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