George R.R. Martin posts new excerpt from 'The Winds of Winter'
'Winds' is the upcoming book in the 'Song of Ice and Fire' series on which the HBO TV series 'Game of Thrones' is based. Check out which character the excerpt focuses on.
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鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� fans, George R.R. Martin knows you鈥檝e been waiting a long time for the next book in his 鈥淎 Song of Ice and Fire鈥� book series, so he鈥檚 giving you something to read in the meantime.
Martin recently posted an excerpt from 鈥淲inter鈥� on his .
(Warning: spoilers follow!)
The author wrote of the excerpt on his Livejournal blog, 鈥淔or all of you who have been howling for another taste of THE WINDS OF WINTER ... My faithful minions have just translated the first Alayne chapter from WordStar and uploaded it to my website. Yes, I know, I'd said there would be no more sample chapters, but (1) it had been more than a year since Mercy, (2) lots of you were asking, and (3) Anne Groell and my friends at Bantam twisted my arm.聽 I hope you enjoy it. But whether you love it or hate it, please go to Westeros or Tower of the Hand or one of the other bulletin boards to talk about it. Not here.聽 (I [would] have put it up yesterday, but I did not want it mistaken for an April Fool's joke.)鈥�
Check out the sample .
Martin recently discussed his progress on 鈥淲inds鈥� on his Livejournal. A release date has not yet been set for the book, but the author wrote that he won鈥檛 be attending the upcoming Comic-Con or World Fantasy Convention because he has 鈥渢oo many things on my plate. Son of Kong foremost amongst them鈥� (鈥淪on of Kong鈥� is reportedly Martin鈥檚 nickname for 鈥淲inter.鈥�)
鈥淪hould I complete and deliver WINDS OF WINTER before these cons roll round, I reserve the right to change my mind,鈥� Martin added.聽
Fans have been concerned for some time whether the HBO TV adaptation of Martin鈥檚 books will catch up and/or surpass the point which Martin has reached in his story. The author is planning 鈥淲inds鈥� and another book, 鈥淎 Dream of Spring,鈥� in the series, but the TV adaptation is burning quickly through plot. Co-showrunner David Benioff recently spoke on the matter, saying, 鈥淟uckily, we鈥檝e been talking about this with George for a long time, ever since we saw this could happen, and we know where things are heading,鈥� co-showrunner David Benioff said in response to a question about the show going beyond the books, according to聽. 鈥淎nd so we鈥檒l eventually, basically, meet up at pretty much the same place where George is going; there might be a few deviations along the route, but we鈥檙e heading towards the same destination. I kind of wish that there were some things we didn鈥檛 have to spoil, but we鈥檙e kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. The show must go on鈥� and that鈥檚 what we鈥檙e going to do.鈥�