George RR Martin has offered another bleak update for readers still waiting for The Winds of Winter. The author has once again made clear that if he dies before finishing A Song of Ice and Fire, no other writer will be brought in to complete the series.
For fans, the remark lands hard because the wait has already stretched for years. It has been seven years since Game of Thrones ended on HBO and 15 years since Martin began work on The Winds of Winter, yet the long-promised book remains unfinished and without a release date.
