George R.R. Martin has been weaving his A Song of Ice and Fire saga since 1996, yet the final two books remain incomplete. The Winds of Winter, the highly anticipated next entry, has been in progress for over a decade. While fans eagerly await its release, Martin’s latest update suggests that the wait might not be over anytime soon.
Quick read:
- The Winds of Winter remains unfinished after over a decade.
- He denied rumors about its completion on his blog.
- Many expressed disappointment on social media.
The Winds of Winter completion isn’t anytime soon
George R.R. Martin is aware that every time he makes an announcement, fans hope it is about The Winds of Winter. That is why he had to clarify on his blog, Not a Blog, that his recent post is about a different kind of ‘Winds’. He wrote:
“Something else is going to be happening on April 8 as well. (Or maybe on April 9). No, I am not announcing the completion of THE WINDS OF WINTER, the sixth volume of A SONG OF ICE & FIRE. Please don’t start any rumors to that effect. I am so tired of having to issue denials every time some offhand comment of mine, most having nothing to do with WINDS, somehow convinces half the internet that the book is imminent. It’s not. No. (Maybe I need to stop making offhand comments)
So calm down. (Until April 8, anyway. Then you can get excited all over again, but for an entirely different reason.
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Fans are tired of The Winds of Winter delay
Martin has repeatedly assured fans that he is still writing The Winds of Winter. But they’re tired of his teases, and it is very evident from social media posts after the author’s announcement went viral. Here are some of the reactions:
The longer the wait for The Winds of Winter the funnier that scene in Logan Lucky gets
— Too Much Coffee Dan (@oddballuk) April 8, 2025
Anything but The Winds of Winter, lol.
— Jim King (@realBOTwriter) April 8, 2025
“Fire and Blood: Part 2” will be released before Winds of Winter. https://t.co/AtII4JnZ7Q
— Lee Wilkinson II (@HLtheWilkinson) April 8, 2025
What is crazy to me is that there’s still one more book after Winds of Winter https://t.co/kAYZ1DTfjF
— Sam Hernández (@sam_onthemoon) April 8, 2025
We got Dire Wolves back after 10,000 years before we got the Epstein Files or Winds of Winter
— FEDORABLE THE HORRIBLE (@FedorableL) April 8, 2025
We got direwolves before the Winds of Winter. Impressive.
— B Mo (@TheBMo) April 8, 2025
We’re never getting Winds of Winter are we?
— Penguin – behind enemy lines 🇺🇲🇺🇲 (@penguin74us) April 8, 2025
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