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The watch for George R.R. Martin’s newest fantasy novel The Winds of Winter solely will get longer and longer for his candy summer time followers.
In a weblog publish on Tuesday (9 July), Martin shared that his newest novel was not but completed, however that there can be an enormous announcement when it’s: “When WINDS OF WINTER is finished, the phrase won’t trickle out, there WILL be a giant announcement… the place and once I can not say.”
The writer of A Sport of Thrones shared on his weblog that after followers speculated The Winds of Winter was full, he felt a must shut that hearsay down: “Final yr, once I talked about seeing my Voyager editor in London, the web went nuts, throwing up all types of theories about how this meant that WINDS OF WINTER was carried out and an enormous announcement was at hand.
“Uhhhh… sorry guys, however no.”
In 2022, Martin revealed to followers that the e book was “three-quarters of the best way carried out”, and acknowledged that: “It’s a difficult e book. It’s in all probability going to be a bigger e book than any of the earlier volumes within the collection.”
Nevertheless, Martin didn’t ellaborate upon how shut the e book was to being completed within the newest weblog publish.
As a substitute, he shared that “the writers’ room for HOUSE OF THE DRAGON season 3 can be assembly in London”, within the midst of newest season of Home of the Dragon airing on Now TV and HBO Max.
Additionally, Martin did actually shed some gentle on the manufacturing of a Sport of Thrones West Finish present: “I additionally hope to get along with the scriptwriter and director on our stage play… HARRENHAL was our first title, since it’s set throughout the fateful Harrenhal tourney, however now we’re leaning towards THE IRON THRONE.
“It’s coming alongside effectively, I’m advised. Younger Ned, Younger Robert, Lyanna, Rhaegal, Howland Reed… ought to be enjoyable. And jousting. On stage. The dream is to open someplace on London’s West Finish in 2025… however there’s nonetheless a whole lot of work to do.”
The 75-year-old writer isn’t any stranger to spin-offs of his work, as he introduced final month (11 June) that the beforehand scrapped prequel Ten Thousand Ships had been revived with the introduction of a brand new author to take the reigns of manufacturing.
He introduced that the Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Eboni Sales space had been stored busy by himself “and HBO, engaged on a brand new pilot for TEN THOUSAND SHIPS, a GAME OF THRONES spinoff about Nymeria and the Rhoynar.
“We’re all very enthusiastic about this one… although we’re nonetheless attempting to determine how we’re going to pay for ten thousand ships, 300 dragons, and people big turtles.”