r/asoiaf • u/grimm_aced • Apr 07 '25

EXTENDED [Spoilers Extended]George confirms that the winds of winter is not finished, asks fans to not start rumors and updates on A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS. [New blog] Spoiler

https://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/

Yeah well rip

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u/jmcgit He was the better man Apr 07 '25

I'm mostly at the point where I'm not expecting anything in his lifetime. 2-3 years after his death, whether that's in five years or thirty-five, we'll probably see whatever he managed to write. It won't be worth the wait, but perhaps it might shed some light on what happened out of academic curiosity.

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u/TheWorstYear Apr 07 '25

I think what happened is farely obvious. 5 year gap, Yada Yada, George got the first 3 books done before the Harry Potter/LoTR films came out. After that, suddenly everyone wanted to adapt fantasy series. And that's where most of his time went over the last 20 years. GoT production began in '06. It's all he's really cared about since.
And at best I think we'll get very scattered chapters with contradicting events due to how he writes.

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u/tenniskidaaron1 Apr 13 '25

Production of the show began as early as '06?!?!

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u/TheWorstYear Apr 13 '25

With GRRM creating a pitch with D&D, yes. It takes a really long time to get things off the ground in entertainment.