#Game of thrones books series#
The series finale of Game of Thrones airs Sunday, May 19 at 9/8c on HBO. Honestly, at the rate television reboots are happening these days, we might see a new version of Game of Thrones before we ever see the conclusion of Martin's book series. Even if he were to finish writing the book today, we still probably wouldn't see it for at least two years. Martin rewards readers with a vividly real world, well-drawn characters, complex but coherent plotting, and beautifully constructed prose, which Locus called 'well above the norms of the genre. Martin claims to still be writing with no end date in sight, and even after he's finished, the book still has to go through the publisher before it even hits publication and then later bookshelves. In A Game of Thrones, the first book of a projected six, George R.R. With all that being said, is there any sort of answer hidden in here about the release of the next book? Unfortunately, no. Why would HBO want the books delayed? The books help create interest in the show, just as the show creates interest in the books." Why would I sit for years on completed novels? Why would my publishers - not just here in the U.S., but all around the world - ever consent to this? They make millions and millions of dollars every time a new Ice & Fire book comes out, as do I. Dream is not even begun I am not going to start writing volume seven until I finish volume six. Taking to his blog, in hopes of clearing up some confusion, Martin wrote, " The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring are not finished. But that's unfortunately not true.ĭiscover your new favorite show: Watch This Now! Then later, rumors started flying that Martin had, in fact, finished the books after a former Game of Thrones actor mentioned he knew they were done.
Now my trilogy is seven books - if I finish the last two." This, of course, sent fans into a spiral as they thought he would never finish them. It's now 2019, and there are no new books.Īdding fuel to the book speculation earlier this week, Martin joked to Variety, "I started doing a trilogy called Game of Thrones.
At one point Martin said that he was determined to finish the next book before the release of Season 6 of Game of Thrones. Way back in 2011, Martin told The Atlantic, "It will be done when it's done," and he hasn't really given any definitive sort of date since then. Game of Thrones Might Be Over, But You Can Still Read the A Song of Ice and Fire Books HBO's Game of Thrones was inspired by George R. Even though we'll technically know who ends up on the Iron Throne in the end (since the show and the books do mostly mirror each other, though they have forked at different plot points before), Martin has always promised to finish writing them, and eventually release them.īut in saying that, the promise of The Winds of Winter has been floating around for almost a decade now. There's been renewed discussion about the books, obviously in light of the HBO show ending. Game of Thrones Season 8 Complete Coverage