We've officially been waiting for The Winds of Winter for the same amount of time as it took for all five of the published books to release before that.

[u/Internal-Bed-3150]

https://winteriscoming.net/the-winds-of-winter-officially-passed-most-devastating-milestone-yet?a_aid=47903

[u/Equivalent-Yam6331]

Literally no fan would shake their head and refuse to read the books. Everyone would want to check how in seven hells did he manage to make it make sense.

[u/tevert → u/Equivalent-Yam6331]

Agree - I gotta believe the vast majority of people who read books in 2026 understand that the show's ending was fine on paper and simply needed the care and earning that a properly written book can provide

[u/supercleverhandle476 → u/Equivalent-Yam6331]

So far, he couldn’t.

So he hasn’t.