GRRM wants you to know that books 6 & 7 have NOT been finished, thankyouverymuch.

May 15th, 2019, 05:00 pm

GRRM wants you to know that books 6 & 7 have NOT been finished, thankyouverymuch.

Idiocy on the Internet...Parts 1,2, and 3 attempting to shut down rumors: https://t.co/gQVr6opi1E - https://t.co/aWOHPeCr15 - https://t.co/JbQMUfdXog
— George RR Martin (@GRRMspeaking) May 14, 2019

Upon hearing the rumours about the 6th and 7th ASOIAF novels secretly being completed, GRRM decided to paused his fantasy football games for 40 seconds and rant about LiiEEsss On tHe InTweRwebZ!!!

He posted an entry on his blog called "Idiocy on the Internet" in which he stated:

I will, however, say for the record — no, THE WINDS OF WINTER and A DREAM OF SPRING are not finished. DREAM is not even begun; I am not going to start writing volume seven until I finish volume six

It seems absurd to me that I need to state this. The world is round, the Earth revolves around the sun, water is wet… do I need to say that too? It boggles me that anyone would believe this story, even for an instant. It makes not a whit of sense. Why would I sit for years on completed novels?

ETA: In Part 2, he also wants you know that HE LOVES BRONN, OKAY?!

As long as I am shooting down loony stories on the internet… there was also one that claimed I hate the character Bronn and/or the actor who portrays him, Jerome Flynn.

Total bullshit. Not a shred of truth.

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Lbr they're never happening. Is he involved with the spinoffs?

Yes - I think he advised all 4000 HBO pilot ideas in some form or fashion.

He seems to be excited for the one shooting this year - The Long Night. He's much more excited about that than he was the end of Game of Thrones (which he quit watching).

I'm driving to Chicago by myself this weekend. Is it worth listening to the books if homeboy is never going to finish them?

If you can go in cool with the knowledge of all the dangling looseends and cliffhangers I say go for it! There's a reason why people still read his books after all these years and are determined to get those endings.

I've heard that Roy Dotrice did a good job narrating, did different voices, etc. I am not sure if he did book 5 due to his deteriorating health.

I agree with the poster above.

I tried the audiobooks and couldn't get past Dany and Drogo's wedding night. Hearing a kindly old English grandfather read sex scenes is a trip.

Lmao that’s like on The Simpsons when Betty White read Marge’s romance novel audiobooks

lmao i never thought about that

Agreed, that guys voice just did not do it for me as a narrator. I returned the book to Audible instead of continuing.

idk why he's so angry that people had an inkling of hope this series might be completed. like, thanks for so aggressively confirming you're never going to finish both books.

Lmfaooo

Do you think anyone's ever told him that his hats look stupid?

I love how he thinks it's so audacious to assume that he might possibly be done with a book or two after nearly 10 years...

Right? Like fuck me for having a shred of hope

LOL for real. People desperately want to read your work and hand you money by the fistful to for it. The horror!

embarrassing for him really lmao ridiculing the few people who actually care to finish reading his books

He's probably angry because his fans are awful to him. I feel so bad for the way they talk to him.

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lol the worst is when his diehard stans claim he doesn't ~owe us~ the end to the story and it's like yes u do bitch

mte.
I get enough from irl friends making fun of me for believing he’s gonna release these books sometime this century.
he needs to relax - we’re just excited and desperate.

they didn’t say he was going to finish them, they said he’d signed a deal that he wouldn’t publish until the show was done and that he’s sitting on two complete books. kinda makes him sound greedy i guess.

LOL I can believe his dumb fans still fall for this

He's not finishing shit

They're never coming out. He's more interested in the lore of Westeros rather than the story he started. Fire and Blood part II will be out before Winds of Winter.

You are correct. He has a serious hard-on for historical Targs for probably the foreseeable future.

He should hire like 5 talented writers who are obsessed with ASOIAF, tell them the outline of the story and what scenes need to be written. Have them write it for him and have him critique it so it fits his standards. It would be out by the end of the year.

LET ME WRITE JAIME/BRIENNE

Yes please.

But if he hired decent writers, the books probably wouldn't have enough pointless food and decor descriptions for his taste.

he seems way too proud for that. (but not too proud to get D&D destroy his IP)

This is what I think too. I think he made the main story way too complex, it was originally supposed to be a trilogy and then he added so much in AFFC & ADWD (a bunch of new characters and plots) that I don't know if he could have even wrapped everything up in two books.

He seems so angry lol

Sorry for wanting the book series you started writing over 20 years ago to be close to finished . Our bad.

this bitch i dont even

lmfao!

Let us dream, George. Or just, you know, finish your books.

I'll even take Fire & Blood 2, because I am thirsty for Westeros and loving the first one.

is it really good? (and also, does it have illustrations?)

I'm honestly loving it, but I'm a bit (a lot) of a lore whore, and it's basically a targ lore history book lol
It's even written like it was a maester, and it mentions things like "in a letter person x, who held y position in court said"... So it sounds a bit academic, which I guess isn't everyone's cup of tea.
I think Gurm's strong point is his world building and F&B is basically a detour out of ASOIAF for more world building with the bonus of less food scenes and no sex scenes.
To me it really highlighted that while Gurm isn't perfect, it's a shame it doesn't seem like he'll finish the main story, because I really love this world he built.

And yes, there are illustrations. A lot of them.

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I read it in January and really liked it. It's a history book but more like a narrative, so not as dry as A World of Ice and Fire. It introduced a lot of new and very interesting female characters and more information for theory-crafting, if you're into that.

I read Fire & Blood in December and enjoyed it. But I like the history stuff and find it interesting. At the moment it's way more interesting to me than the conclusion of asoiaf (the show has really killed my love for the series in the final few episodes).

He lost the passion and interest for this specific story. He won't be finishing them.

I know people are angry, but I have had this happen to me and its so freaking hard to re-ignite the passion for a story. I know it really sucks for fans and he should force himself most likely, but the writer part of me is sympathetic. I feel like what has helped me is to write a different story for awhile, one that I am passionate about, and give it a break. But, I assume he has done that for like...10 years lol.

I think he will eventually finish them but they definitely won't be as good as the first three in the series. He lost his passion, leading to writer's block, and that is going to show in the narrative.

Honestly I'd be perfectly happy if he said fuck it to ASOIAF and just spent his time on Dunk and Egg stories.

HDU, I am one of the 5 people who really like AFfC! XD But Brienne is my favorite character.

And yassss, I really wish he'd write that She-Wolves of Winterfell Dunk & Egg story he teased a while back. Egg is the only historical Targ IGAF about at this point.

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i feel like he'll leave drafts behind that will get completed after he dies

are Dunk and Egg good? what kind of stories are they?

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idg why he won't hire a ghost-writer then

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this heaux sits on his money all day. we only demand that he finish his job and he thinks that's too much............

girl im sick of this shit

smh

grrm

omg i keep forgetting he has an lj. do you think he lurks ontd??

maybe in the past, but he's abandoned us to our slowly sinking ship :'(

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"As long as I am shooting down loony stories on the internet… there was also one that claimed I hate the character Bronn and/or the actor who portrays him, Jerome Flynn.

Total bullshit. Not a shred of truth."

Yeah no shit, that makes itself pretty damn clear.

No need to be so condescending to your fans. I'll just switch my coins to Brandon Sanderson, no worries.

He's not? He's probably more annoyed at the media.

No he addresses his readers directly and says "don't believe everything you read on the Internet."

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Right? It’s weird he’s like, “Water is wet, the earth is round and I’ll never finish what I’ve started”

Right? Brent Weeks’ The Lightbringer series is fantastic and the next book comes out this fall!

If GRRM wants to be a dick that won’t admit he’s not even trying to finish ASOIAF then bye 👋

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this is basically why I stopped following anything he did. There are a hundred other stories I could be reading that are either completed or will be completed in a timely manner, by an author who can at least hide their disdain for the readers who love their work.

why's he so mad?

Lmao I miss Bryz

because he knows he should have finished at least wow by now, tbh.

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Probably because he got thousands of dms from the fake stories.

he's a lazy heaux

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GRRM wants you to know that books 6 & 7 have NOT been finished, thankyouverymuch.

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