"That man is not finishing that book:" Fans frustrated with George R.R. Martin’s constant delays on The Winds of Winters

Game of Thrones fans have been waiting for George R.R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter for more than a decade. It will serve as the sixth novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire book series.

Fans and readers seem impatient after no release date of the novel was finalized and announced. A fan tweeted about the same:

The @westerosies page on X, tweeted a picture of George R.R. Martin, alongside the cover of The Winds of Winter book, and talked about what Martin said recently about the book’s release date.

Fans seemed severely disappointed as they expected The Winds of Winter to hit the stores this year. Several of them commented regarding the delay and said:

"I have waited 7 years, and every time George R.R. Martin says that the date of the book is near, it feels like it is far away. I hope the book will be released soon," a user wrote.

"So we need to wait another 5 years," another netizen wrote.

"We're never getting it," another user wrote.

"Bro is not finishing the book," another fan commented.

"It’ll be another 10 years. Got it," another user wrote.

Some fans tried to predict the plotline of The Winds of Winter by putting in their thoughts. They commented about why they think the delay is happening and what one can expect from The Winds of Winter. Here's what some of the comments read:

"What if winds of winter covers most the storyline from szn 6-8 of thrones? Then a dream of spring picks up years later after bran became king? And the dream of spring was the ten years bran ruled? The others come back and win. the end," a fan wrote."

"He is obviously rewriting alot of it since the ending git such a huge backlash. He is the one who ga e DnD the ending so now he needs to change alot of it," another netizen commented.

"My moneys on he’s finished it & a dream of spring, this “big reveal” is they’re both going to drop & going to wrap up the GoT story when he dies I don’t want to be right though, I really really don’t want to be right," another user wrote.

"Nah he finished both, saw the public reaction to the show’s finale, and is now changing things so it doesn’t end the same way, user commented.

Several other fans also speculated why the delay is happening and why George R.R. Martin hasn't made an announcement regarding the book's release yet. While some speculated, the rest just had fun by commenting on the thread. Here's what some of the comments read:

"what if he's been finishing it for a while, but he doesn't want to release the finalization because he's lazy?," a user commented.

"Me with my thesis:", another user wrote.

"He's burnt out and can't finish them. We need to leave him alone," another user commented.

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What did George R.R. Martin recently reveal about The Winds of Winter?

Recently George R.R. Martin via his blog post confirmed that the book is not yet completed and that it will take some more time to announce a release date for The Winds of Winter but it will be a grand announcement. He said:

“When WINDS OF WINTER is done, the word will not trickle out, there WILL be a big announcement… where and when I cannot say.”

Looks like fans will Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon fans have to wait a little longer for The Winds of Winter.

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