"I'd have them finished": Game of Thrones author George RR Martin says the one thing he'd change about A Song of Ice and Fire is the same thing we've wanted for 13 years
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Us too, George, us too

Apologies for the slightly off-topic post…

It’s not looking good, folks…

George R R Martin confirms he hasn’t written anything for the 2 remaining A Song Of Ice And Fire books since 2022.

He wishes that they were finished.

The last published book in the series, A Dance With Dragons, was published in July 2011, now 13 years ago.

Obligatory song that’s now 12 years old… https://youtu.be/j7lp3RhzfgI

  • mommykink@lemmy.worldEnglish
    52·
    3 months ago

    I honestly don’t know why this guy doesn’t just hire a couple ghostwriters to finish things, proofread them himself, publish them and be done with it

    • zabadoh@ani.socialOP
      45·
      3 months ago

      Or credited writers even…

      Who wouldn’t want to work with him to finish ASOIAF for a co-author credit?

      Or a mention in the foreword even…

    • jordanlund@lemmy.world
      31·
      3 months ago

      Or better yet… The pagecount on the next book is somewhere around 1,100 pages at last count which is more than enough to publish.

      Find a natural breaking point around 700 or 800 pages, go to print and reset the clock.

      Then you’re already up 300-400 pages on the next book.

      • JayTreeman@fedia.io
        11·
        3 months ago

        I’m fairly certain that the last two books will be published close together. Grrm is well known for writing a chapter and then pushing it to the next book.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      3 months ago

      Pride mostly.

      There might also be some contractual obligations for him to be the one to right it. Also, he probably doesn’t have a clue where to take them.