George R.R. Martin has written roughly 1,100 pages of The Winds of Winter but has not added to that tally since 2022, he confirmed in an interview published in January this year, leaving the long‑promised sixth A Song of Ice and Fire novel stalled after 14 years of work. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the 75‑year‑old author said he has 'around 1,100 manuscript pages finished' for the book that is supposed to follow A Dance with Dragons, yet still has an estimated 400 to 500 pages to go and no delivery date in sight.
The news came after a decade of creeping delays that have tested even the most loyal readers. The first three books in the series arrived at a steady clip: A Game of Thrones in 1996, A Clash of Kings in 1998 and A Storm of Swords in 2000. A two‑year wait between each instalment felt reasonable for a sprawling fantasy epic. Then the rhythm broke. A Feast for Crows did not appear until 2005, and its companion volume A Dance with Dragons followed only in 2011, by which time HBO's Game of Thrones was about to air and catapult Martin's world into a global phenomenon.
