George R.R. Martin has again promised that The Winds of Winter will be finished, while hinting that fan favourite Tyrion Lannister is unlikely to survive the brutal final stretch of his story. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in comments now ricocheting around the fandom, the Game of Thrones author said he 'hate[s] to give up on it' and still 'want[s] to finish it,' even as he admitted he is exhausted by writing in the world that made him a household name.
The frustration over The Winds of Winter, the long‑delayed sixth instalment in A Song of Ice and Fire. The fifth book, A Dance with Dragons, was published back in 2011. Since then the HBO adaptation has begun, overtaken the existing novels and wrapped up with its own controversial ending, while the promised book has repeatedly missed informal timelines. Each public appearance by Martin now carries two expectations from readers: an update on progress, and some clue as to how sharply his version of events will diverge from the television series.
