The Winds of Winter

The Winds of Winter is the planned sixth novel in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by American writer George R. R. Martin. Originally conceived as the conclusion of a trilogy of books, Martin later gave the title to the penultimate book in the series after expanding to six and later seven books in the series.^[1]

Following the troubled creation of A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons, originally intended to be one book but split into two volumes due to their length, Martin began The Winds of Winter with a large amount of content that was cut from A Dance with Dragons due to space. While Martin was optimistic that the book's writing would progress significantly faster than earlier books (initially announcing that he hoped to complete the book before the television series eclipsed complete material), it has been similarly troubled. The manuscript is expected to be over 1,500 pages in length.^[2] Martin stated in October 2022 that he had completed approximately three quarters of the novel,^[3][4] estimating that he had written approximately 1,100 to 1,200 pages, and had roughly 400 to 500 pages left. He gave a similar estimate in November 2023, saying that he was "struggling" with the manuscript.^[5]