Current Events > George RR Martin on Winds of Winter releasing in 2025: 'Who the hell knows?'

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Kradek posted...

While I understand he isn't obligated to work on books/storylines based off the behest of his audience, I also just don't get why he seems to intentionally drag it out and not work on it. It almost seems like he does it to keep the meme going and his fans pissed.

You'd think an author who wanted this to be his masterpiece would at least work towards an ending, even if the ending isn't everything he envisioned, it'd still serve better than him dying from natural causes with only books 5/7 done.

I am entirely convinced that the books were planned to end the same way as the show, and when that ending ended up being unpopular he had no Plan B so just thought "fuck it."

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Well if Martin wants to get off his lazy ass, and put to paper that canonical events of the story, there is literally nothing stopping him.

bfslick50 posted...

That was a fine place to subvert expectations, a lot of unexpected things can happen in the chaos of a battle, but their execution sucked. Arya killing the Night's King once you set him up as the final overarching antagonist works fine, but she needed to do it like a faceless assassin not a random action hero. Instead of leaping over his army to get to him it would've made more sense for her to wait in the tree like an assassin and let him come to her.

Also maybe have the long night last longer than ... one night

Turned out they weren't such a big threat after all

George literally told them how he wanted the books to end. they obviously changed some stuff but I think the major events will be the same

the TV show just needed another season and better S8 episodes

thronedfire2 posted...

...and better S8 episodes

And better S7 episodes. And better S6 episodes. And better S5 episodes.

There were children born when the last book came out that are about to be teenagers. They'll be driving cars soon and applying to colleges and there will still be no book in sight.

mybbqrules posted...

He's old

And fat.

Very, very fat.

He probably doesn't give a shit anymore. That's fine, but I wish he just admitted it

"George RR Martin did an author event"

His entire fucking life now.

IceCreamOnStero posted...

He probably doesn't give a shit anymore. That's fine, but I wish he just admitted it

Its kind of his shtick these days. He often brings it up when he has another project hes actually working on to try to drum up some following. Hes trolling and wont admit its never coming out.

Smackems posted...

Also maybe have the long night last longer than ... one night

Turned out they weren't such a big threat after all

That was the biggest letdown of all. A season long war instead one battle wouldve made a lot of other things forgivable.

bfslick50 posted...

That was the biggest letdown of all. A season long war instead one battle wouldve made a lot of other things forgivable.

Sending the dothraki to their death was the biggest wtf moment for me lol. And they were planning that charge before melisandre ignited all their swords

Maybe we can sue him for false advertising?

Turbam posted...

Maybe we can sue him for false advertising?

Probably would use the Carlson defense at this point