The Winds Of Winter release may still be a mystery, but one thing is clear enough already: if and when George R. R. Martin's long-awaited novel appears, The Winds Of Winter could take his fantasy world into far stranger territory than anything seen on television, especially if he leans into the dinosaur‑like creatures that already lurk in his canon.
The renewed focus on The Winds Of Winter followed years of frustration with the Game of Thrones finale, which ended eight seasons of television with a compressed, twist-heavy final run.
