a b Hibberd, James (October 26, 2022). "George R.R. Martin Says 'The Winds of Winter' Is Now Three-Quarters Finished". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022 . Retrieved October 26, 2022. a b "The Winds of Winter: release date, news, plot, chapters and returning characters". NME. January 15, 2017. Archived from the original on January 15, 2017 . Retrieved January 17, 2017. Conventions and Cancellations". GRRM Not A Blog. April 1, 2015. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017 . Retrieved January 21, 2017. a b Meaden, Max (October 25, 2022). "George R. R. Martin confirms he's 3/4 done with 'Winds of Winter' ". The Brag. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022 . Retrieved October 26, 2022. Martin intended the series to be a trilogy, but he now plans on writing seven books. Five books have already been published and he is working on the 6th right now. The 6th book is set to be called The Winds of Winter. Where are the books set?

Dutch: One volume, Luithing Fantasy (1999): hardcover: De Strijd der Koningen ("The Clash of Kings") On November 5, 2019, the BBC News listed A Game of Thrones on its list of the 100 most influential novels. [17] Awards and nominations [ edit ] Hibberd, James (March 23, 2016). " 'Game of Thrones' showrunners: Season 6 won't spoil the books". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020 . Retrieved February 18, 2020. Bran Stark, second son of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark, ruling in Winterfell in his elder brother’s absence. Winds of Winter' Release Date Delay: Too Many Projects Keeping Author Busy". International Business Times. June 11, 2019. Archived from the original on June 12, 2019 . Retrieved January 22, 2020.

Having multiple viewpoints is crucial to the grayness of the characters. You have to be able to see the struggle from both sides, because real human beings in a war have all these processes of self-justification, telling ourselves why what we're doing is the right thing. [9] Viewpoint characters [ edit ] The Lands of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones)". randomhouse.ca. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012 . Retrieved April 20, 2012. Martin, George R. R. (October 29, 2013). "The Dragons Are Here". grrm.livejournal.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014 . Retrieved November 2, 2013.

Norwegian: Two volumes (2012) 'Bok II Del I: Kongenes kamp' (Book II Part I: The Battle of Kings) and 'Bok II Del II: Dragenes dronning' (Book II Part II: The Queen of Dragons) Slovakia: Two volumes, Tatran: "Búrka mečov 1: Oceľ a sneh", [11] "Búrka mečov 2: Krv a zlato" [12] ("A Storm of Swords Part I: Steel and snow", "A Storm of Swords Part II: Blood and Gold") The Dragons Take Wing | Not a Blog". Archived from the original on November 3, 2019 . Retrieved November 5, 2019. Relacja z konwentu Kapitularz 2015". Pieśń lodu i ognia– Gra o tron. October 2015. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017 . Retrieved October 15, 2015.Italian: Three volumes, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (2002, 2003, 2004): "Tempesta di spade", "I fiumi della guerra", "Il Portale delle Tenebre" ("A Storm of Swords", "The Rivers of War", "The Gate of Darkness").

Arya Stark, traveling in the Riverlands, is taken in by the "Brotherhood Without Banners": a band that defends the smallfolk of the Riverlands, led by Lord Beric Dondarrion and the red priest Thoros of Myr. The group captures Sandor "The Hound" Clegane, Joffrey's former bodyguard, and offers him trial by combat for his crimes. The Hound kills Beric, but Thoros resurrects him with the power of the fire god R'hllor. The Hound kidnaps Arya and flees with her, planning to ransom her. KONG". Not A Blog. March 27, 2011. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012 . Retrieved June 30, 2011. The third story surrounds Daenerys Targaryen, she is the last known living descendent of the Targaryens who used to rule Westeros and is set in Essos. She does have a brother, but he doesn’t last long and she is then tasked with building an army so that she can fight for what she believes is her right to the Iron Throne. Reception Walter, Damien G. (26 July 2011). "George RR Martin's fantasy is not far from reality". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09 . Retrieved 2015-12-02.On October 17, 2023, Martin appeared at an event with Cassandra Clare [90], where the pair conducted a casual two way interview, with each asking the other on their experience as authors, their material, recent happenings, etc. During the talk, Clare commented on the release date for her next book as being in March of 2025, to which Martin replied "The depressing thing is that still might beat Winds of Winter" [91]. Fantasy literature has never shied away from grandeur, but the sheer-mind-boggling scope of this epic has sent other fantasy writers away shaking their heads... Its ambition: to construct the Twelve Caesars of fantasy fiction, with characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias.’

Scholz, Martin (January 19, 2020). "Die Leute kennen ein Ende – nicht das Ende". Die Welt (in German). Archived from the original on September 2, 2022 . Retrieved April 28, 2023. In Dragonstone, Robert’s brother Stannis has declared himself king, while his other brother Renly proclaims himself king at Storm’s End – and Eddard Stark’s fifteen year old son Robb wears the crown of the north at Winterfell. European Portuguese: Two Volumes, Saída de Emergência: "A Tormenta de Espadas" ("A Storm of Swords"), "A Glória dos Traidores" ("The Betrayer's Glory")The books are set in the fictional world of Westeros and Essos. The books start with a war between families, also called houses, for the control of the Iron Throne. Westeros is protected by a wall, which keeps the evils from beyond the wall from joining the war for the iron throne. The other side of the wall is home to supernatural evils that are collectively named the others. The wall is protected by the men of the Nights Watch. The Houses Gilmer, Marcus (May 23, 2019). "George R.R. Martin says he'll let New Zealand jail him if he doesn't finish 'Winds of Winter' by summer 2020". Mashable. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019 . Retrieved August 24, 2019. Coming Next Month". George R.R. Martin. February 13, 2013. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013 . Retrieved February 13, 2013. Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Archived from the original on 2009-07-09 . Retrieved 2009-07-25.