In July 2022, Martin gave more substantive updates via his blog and a podcast interview with Game of Owns. He indicated a hope that The Winds of Winter would be completed by the summer of 2021. He confirmed he was taking advantage of the pandemic lockdown in New Mexico to focus on the book and had completed several chapters and was writing more. In June 2020, Martin gave his first substantive report on his progress in several years. In April 2018, Martin confirmed that the book would not be released before the end of the year. In April 2015, Martin reported that he hopes to finish the book by the end of 2015 and get it on the shelves before Season 6 of Game of Thrones airs, which is expected to happen in April 2016. However, he did not put a figure on his progress. In March 2014, Martin reported that The Winds of Winter has so far not required anything like the extensive rewrites and structural changes that A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons had required from very early on, and he was making better progress than he had with them. This would be around 375 MS pages of completed material with an unknown further amount in drafts and rough chapters. In June 2013, GRRM indicated that he had completed approximately one-quarter of the novel. However, given the dramatic increase in the popularity of the series since A Dance with Dragons was published, it may be possible to make the book somewhat longer. Based on the previous volumes, the book cannot be much longer, as at that point the book will need to be split in half. It is possible that the book will be shorter if Martin finds more satisfying, earlier break points in the narrative for each character arc. There is no date set for completion or publication at this time.ÄȘccording to Martin, both Winter and Spring will likely be around 1,500 manuscript (MS) pages in length, similar to A Storm of Swords (1,521 MS pages) and A Dance with Dragons (1,510 MS pages). Martin has not ruled out expending the series to eight books if it proves necessary. It is currently planned to be the penultimate volume of the series, to be followed by A Dream of Spring. The Winds of Winter is the sixth volume of A Song of Ice and Fire.
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