George R.R. Martin addressesTheWinds of Winter ’s ongoing 13 - twelvemonth delay , calling it " the execration of [ his ] life . " The source ’s heroic fantasy serial , A Song of Ice and Fire , was adapted into the smash - hit HBO series , Game of Thrones , which premiered in 2011 and come in to a controversial conclusion in 2019 . The sixth book in the serial , The Winds of Winter , was originally suppose to be finished 13 years ago , though that deadline has long passed , and it stay unclear when , or if , Martin will ever fetch up the manuscript .

That ’s the curse of my life here . There ’s no uncertainty Winds of Winter is 13 age late . I ’m still working on it . I have period where I make progression and then other thing divert my attending . I have a deadline for one of the HBO shows . I have something else to do . But the two thing are not connected .

What George R.R. Martin’s Comments Mean For Winds Of Winter

It’s Delayed By Martin’s Other Commitments

While the first five novels in theSong of Ice and Fireseries were unloosen in a timely manner from 1996 to 2011,Winds of Winterhas see an on-going 13 - class postponement which , as Martin mentions , isbecause of his commitment to the HBO shows . Martin acted as an executive manufacturer onGame of Thronesand wrote several episodes , including time of year 1 ’s " The Pointy End , " season 2 ’s " Blackwater , " season 3 ’s " The Bear and the Maiden Fair , " and time of year 4 ’s " The Lion and the Rose . "

Game of Thrones terminate , but audiences returned to Westeros for House of the Dragon - and HBO has even more Game of Thrones spinoffs in development .

Our Take On George R.R. Martin’s Latest Winds of Winter Comments

I Would Rather See More HBO Shows Than Winds Of Winter

While the writer has faced vitriolic repercussion from so - called fans for conk out to finishThe Winds of Winterin a timely manner , I personally ca n’t get huffy at Martin . SinceGame of Throneshas already finished the story thatThe Winds of Winterand the last book , A Dream of Spring , will finally assure , I would rather see Martin spend his meter working on the HBO shows , House of the DragonandA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , which will add new stories to the screen .

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