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It was 2020 when George RR Martin wrote in his blog that if his upcoming book The Winds of Winter hadn’t finished in a year, fans were allowed to lock him in his home until completion. Well, look who’s still writing in 2024? (Us and Martin both).
Although fans have been waiting for years for RR Martin’sThe Winds of Winter,the hope is slowly fading. Neil Gaiman, who is a fan of Martin’s works, once defended the author against the unnecessary hatred that he was receiving.
When Neil Gaiman Defended George RR Martin
We love George RR Martin. After all, who wouldn’t love the author who kills off our favorite characters as soon as they see a ray of hope? In all seriousness though, Martin is one of the most amazing authors to millions of fans, who owe their thanks forGame of Thrones.
It was in 2011 that the author published the fifth part of theA Song of Ice and Fireseries calledA Dance With Dragons.Well, it has been 13 years since the world has not seen any new releases in theIce and Firesaga (exceptFire and Bloodand other stand-alone novels).
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However, fans overstepping their boundaries against George RR Martin has been quite common. In a 2009blog, Neil Gaiman (known for novels likeCoralineandGood Omens) defended the author when a fan asked him a question.
It’s unrealistic of you to think George is ‘letting you down’. George R.R. Martin is not your b**ch. People are not machines. Writers and artists aren’t machines.
He further continued,
You’re complaining about George doing other things than writing the books you want to read as if your buying the first book in the series was a contract with him: that you would pay over your ten dollars, and George for his part would spend every waking hour until the series was done, writing the rest of the books for you.
Well, those are quite some iconic statements and indeed ring true for the so-called fans who are torturing poor RR Martin. For fans who have not read the books but have seen the series,the differences are quite a lot.
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Obviously, the books are going to be a lot different than the series since they are more detailed. However, when you look at it, the books are indeed quite far behind compared to theGame of Thrones.
How Far Behind Are George RR Martin’s Books?
As mentioned earlier,A Dance with Dragonswas released back in 2011 and it has been 13 years without any update on what’s going on in Westeros. If we were to compare the seasons with the books, it could be said that the books are in Season 5 ofGame of Thrones.
At the end ofA Dance With Dragons,Stannis Baratheon is seen standing with an army outside of Winterfell as a new dawn heralds the possibility of war. Daenerys has fleed from Mereen and reaches the Grasslands where she sees the horde of Dothraki lord Khal Jhaqo.
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In the North, Jon Snow gets stabbed since the Night’s Watch thinks that marching against Ramsey Snow is a mutiny to the Watch. So overall, the books are indeed pretty far behind the show.A Song of Ice and Fireis also a lot more different than the series since Catelyn Stark returns as a ghost after the Red Wedding as Lady Stoneheart.
Arya Stark is in training with the Faceless Men while Jeyne Pool (Sansa’s friend) escapes Winterfell alongside Theon Greyjoy, who is then captured by Stannis Baratheon. Even withThe Winds of Winterreleased, the world shall wait for one more book in theIce and Firesaga fromGeorge RR MartincalledA Dream of Spring.
The iconic show based on RR Martin’s books is available to stream on Max in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
