Ordos Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 When Book 5 was published in 2011, It was about 5 years and some extra months after the release of book 4. And book 4 took slightly less time after book 3 but roughly the same. So with this in mind combined with the knowledge of how much there is to resolve in the books at this point, I just thought to assume July 12th 2017 for the release date of Winds of Winter which is exactly 6 years since the release of book 5. I do this so I'm not doomed to disappointment with an earlier estimate being wrong. If it comes out sooner than my estimate, I will be pleasantly surprised. However, I'm hearing some people on the Internet are saying tWoW could be released in 2018! So even with giving it the maximum time, I'm still going to be disappointed. I forgot the source. Sorry about that. But is anyone in the forum thinking 2018 as the release date for book 5? Oh and don't give me your earlier estimates because I won't bet with you on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viserys - The last dragon Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Haha, i would guess we'll see it late 2016.. But its just a guess.. We're all just guessing :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balerion the kitten Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 No, GRRM is determined to get it out before season 6. The books release dates where (may be wrong cause this is from Wikipedia) 1996 (AGoT), 1998 (ACoK), 2000 (ASoS), 2005 (AFFC) and 2011 (ADwD).The ones that took forever to come out where AFFC and ADWD. Why? Cause when he was writing a feast he was writing it as if a 5 year gap happened, but it was too hard to write in all the flashbacks so he scraped it and started writing again.A dance took 6 years because he was now working on the show and was taking 2 years off to write the world book. This may have come from a wrong source so sorry if I'm wrong, but he has very good reasons for taking a while to release his books.Winds will be out early next year. I'm willing to bet my life on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chambraigne Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 No, GRRM is determined to get it out before season 6. The books release dates where (may be wrong cause this is from Wikipedia) 1996 (AGoT), 1998 (ACoK), 2000 (ASoS), 2005 (AFFC) and 2011 (ADwD).The ones that took forever to come out where AFFC and ADWD. Why? Cause when he was writing a feast he was writing it as if a 5 year gap happened, but it was too hard to write in all the flashbacks so he scraped it and started writing again.A dance took 6 years because he was now working on the show and was taking 2 years off to write the world book. This may have come from a wrong source so sorry if I'm wrong, but he has very good reasons for taking a while to release his books.Winds will be out early next year. I'm willing to bet my life on it.That would no doubt make you a Darwin Award nominee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Veldt Roarer Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 When Book 5 was published in 2011, It was about 5 years and some extra months after the release of book 4. And book 4 took slightly less time after book 3 but roughly the same. So with this in mind combined with the knowledge of how much there is to resolve in the books at this point, I just thought to assume July 12th 2017 for the release date of Winds of Winter which is exactly 6 years since the release of book 5. I do this so I'm not doomed to disappointment with an earlier estimate being wrong. If it comes out sooner than my estimate, I will be pleasantly surprised. However, I'm hearing some people on the Internet are saying tWoW could be released in 2018! Never underestimate those, man. They know their shit. But seriously, do we have any new data to make predictions, or are we gonna just idly speculate? Winds will be out early next year. I'm willing to bet my life on it. I would never make a bet like that. That might be the funniest Darwin Award ever. Yes, GRRM might want to have the book out before Season 6. He mayhaps even wanted to publish it before Season 5. And I know for a fact that he wanted to publish "Dance" in 2006, one year after "Feast", because that he actually wrote down and printed. What men want does not matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truly Just Man Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Mid 2016 would be my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victarion Chainbreaker Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 George has written on his blog about the possibility of being finished this year, and after the debacle of ADWD's release date, he is extremely conservative when discussing release dates. I'd guess we get TWOW before season 6 next April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Davos Baratheon Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Didn't GRRM say that tWoW will be released in 2016? By the way, why are some people so sure that the man is going to die before he finish the books? I don't get it. Is he sick or something? He's not that old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 No, GRRM is determined to get it out before season 6. The books release dates where (may be wrong cause this is from Wikipedia) 1996 (AGoT), 1998 (ACoK), 2000 (ASoS), 2005 (AFFC) and 2011 (ADwD).The ones that took forever to come out where AFFC and ADWD. Why? Cause when he was writing a feast he was writing it as if a 5 year gap happened, but it was too hard to write in all the flashbacks so he scraped it and started writing again.A dance took 6 years because he was now working on the show and was taking 2 years off to write the world book. This may have come from a wrong source so sorry if I'm wrong, but he has very good reasons for taking a while to release his books.Winds will be out early next year. I'm willing to bet my life on it.Your life is too precious to bet on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King17 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 No, GRRM is determined to get it out before season 6. The books release dates where (may be wrong cause this is from Wikipedia) 1996 (AGoT), 1998 (ACoK), 2000 (ASoS), 2005 (AFFC) and 2011 (ADwD).The ones that took forever to come out where AFFC and ADWD. Why? Cause when he was writing a feast he was writing it as if a 5 year gap happened, but it was too hard to write in all the flashbacks so he scraped it and started writing again.A dance took 6 years because he was now working on the show and was taking 2 years off to write the world book. This may have come from a wrong source so sorry if I'm wrong, but he has very good reasons for taking a while to release his books.Winds will be out early next year. I'm willing to bet my life on it. We care about your life good sir so please do not waste it by betting it on something like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lannister Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Eh, I'm really done agonizing over the release date of Winds. When it comes out, I'll buy it and read it, but beyond that I'm really not worried about it. Whatever else we know we'll have an ending(maybe not the ending) in two years with the show and whatever else you want to say about tv/movie adaptations they do deliver as promised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balerion the kitten Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 We care about your life good sir so please do not waste it by betting it on something like thisGoing to repeat Arya's famous line "I'm not a boy"Your life is too precious to bet on that. For all you know I may be better of dead, but this is really sweet.But that's how confident I am. GRRM has already hinted he's close to finishing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Davos Baratheon Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 The show is okay, but ''watching'' the series' ending would be depressing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdoTheChoombi Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 2016 looks pretty realistic to me, i don't really get the people worried about GRRM dying before finishing the series, this is the 21th century, people dying before the age of 80 isn't reliable as it used to be :P Winds will be out early next year. I'm willing to bet my life on it. Please don't, you're too young(or are you?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragaeryen Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Oh this is my first post... I also think it will be out in 2016! Maybe it's just my foolish hopes but I get the feeling that he wants it out before the next season because it would seriously suck to have the show spoil it. Though in the end I don't think he can get out book 7 before the show ends :crying: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raving Stark the Mad Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 And nobody is actually "betting their life". It's a friggen euphemism. I doubt that the mob is going to put out a hit on Balerion the Kitten because she lost a bet of her life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikethesebooks Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I will not be watching any of the show that predates the book. I don't want the story ruined for me by these clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordsteve666 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 ADwD took ages because of the re-write. There's little reason for a similar thing to happen this time. I'd say 2016 is a good bet for TWoW. Seeing as the world book is done and released and GRRM hasn't had too much involvement in the show the last few years i'd say that the momentum of a new book should hopefully make writing ADoS easier.I'd expect the final book to be written much quicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow of the Morning Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I bet George will finish Winds of Winter in the end of 2015 and the book will be released in the beginning of 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syphon the Sanitator Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Don't like giving personal details about myself online so I'm not going to state my age but I'd consider myself young.Who'd of thought, strangers care about my life. Hey, if you look like Emilia Clarke, I'd care too ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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