Game of Thrones Author Says Winds of Winter Could Be Longest Book Yet
Game of Thronesauthor George R.R. Martin says The Winds of Winter could be the longest book in A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF) thus far. Martin’s series of fantasy novels began in 1996 with the publication of A Game of Thrones. Despite HBO’s game-changing adaptation, Game of Thrones, ending in 2019, fans continue to anticipate Martin’s final two books, The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring.
In the wake of the first ASOIAF novel, subsequent books were published every few years until the six-year gap between the fourth and fifth books. A Dance with Dragons, the fifth—and, still, latest—installment, came out in 2011, which is the same year Game of Thrones premiered on HBO. At the time, Martin appeared confident he would be able to finish work on the books before the show ran its course. Game of Thrones season 5 began to run out of source material, with the series’ final three seasons chronicling events that had not taken place on the page. Now, as A Dance with Dragons approaches its twelfth anniversary, Martin has given another update on his progress.
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In a post from Martin, the writer once again addressed questions surrounding The Winds of Winter. Revealing that his penultimate novel will be very big, Martin went on to say The Winds of Winter may even be bigger than A Storm of Swords and A Dance with Dragons. Martin's full comment can be read below:
The Winds of Winter is going to be a big book. The way it is going, it could be bigger than A Storm of Swords or A Dance With Dragons, the longest books in the series to date. I do usually cut and trim once I finish, but I need to finish first.
For context, A Storm of Swords’ page count is 973,
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