“I think it’s going to be a very big book,” said the septuagenarian.Īs unpopular as the ending of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” was, the public appetite for Martin’s worlds remains voracious. While visiting “The Late Show,” Martin also told Colbert that the longest books in his series were the third and fifth volumes, which were both around 1,500 pages, but “The Winds of Winter” will be longer than either of them. FilmMagic for HBO Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) in “Game of Thrones.” Paul Schiraldi Photography

Martin attending the “Game of Thrones” Season 8 premiere. “Yes, some of the things you saw on HBO in ‘Game of Thrones’ you will also see in ‘The Winds of Winter’ (though maybe not in quite the same ways) … but much of the rest will be quite different.” Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) on “Game of Thrones.” Author George R. “Not all of the characters who survived until the end of ‘Game of Thrones’ will survive until the end of ‘A Song of Ice and Fire,’ and not all of the characters who died on ‘Game of Thrones’ will die in ‘A Song of Ice and Fire,’ ” Martin wrote in a July blog post. So, maybe boring Bran Stark won’t be king, and Jon Snow won’t kill Daenerys, and Jaime Lannister won’t regress eight seasons of character development. Since the “Game of Thrones” series caught up to the books, the ending of the final season was widely derided.īut, Martin has written on his blog that his books will have a different ending than the show. The fifth novel, “A Dance With Dragons” was published in 2011. There are some truths about life you just have to accept: you can't undo the past, life is short and Winds of Winter is never coming out.- ines helene, ShroomGirl July 29, 2020

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