If George R.R. Martin had not agreed to resist contributing a script to the House of the Dragon prequel series or forego that cameo, where would The Winds of Winter be? It is a scary question. Martin’s latest update indicates he is working on the novel nearly non-stop, except for the requisite movie, television, and reading breaks.

















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