George R.R. Martin will face The Winds of Winter questions in person later this summer, as the author is confirmed to appear at LAcon V in Anaheim, California, from 27–31 August 2026, just weeks after the long‑delayed novel quietly crossed a milestone many fans had dreaded. More than 13 years have now passed since the last instalment in his A Song of Ice and Fire saga, a delay that has overtaken the entire time it took him to publish the first five books.
The readers marked 21 June as a grim anniversary in modern fantasy publishing. On that date, the gap since the release of A Dance with Dragons officially became longer than the period between the very first book, A Game of Thrones, and that fifth instalment.
