Apparently, Abraham and Franck had a longstanding bet with one George R. R. Martin regarding who would finish their saga first. Martin hasn’t actually published a SOIAF tome in *checks notes* 10 years, and as of this morning, the final ‘The Expanse’ novel has been completed.The last book in the series came out in 2011, which means that fans have been waiting nearly a decade for the next book, The Winds of Winter. Martin has teased a possible release timeline for the
Martin is the creator of the fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, with five of his planned seven books released so far. Fans have been waiting for The Winds of Winter since the release of A Dance with Dragons in 2011, but as of yet, there's no planned release date for the next part of the epic tale.
Certain notable scenes from the show, like Daenerys’ Battle at Meereen, which took up one-fourth of an episode in Season 6, but takes up multiple chapters in the Winds of Winter, will also be expanded upon in the next book. Finally, based on George R. R. Martin’s announcements, we know that people who die in Game of Thrones will not die in
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