George rr martin vinden om vinterens udgivelsesdato?
Den 10. januar 2017 meddelte Martin på sin blog i et svar på en kommentar, at han mente, at The Winds of Winter ville blive udgivet "i år", hvilket henviser til 2017. Han bemærkede dog også, at han havde troet, at det samme ville ske det foregående år. Han bekræftede på sin blog, at han stadig arbejdede på The Winds of Winter pr. 22. juli 2017, idet han "stadig var måneder fra at færdiggøre bogen". Han oplyste også, at den måske ikke bliver udgivet før 2018 eller senere, og at Fire & Blood, bogen om Hus Targaryens historie, muligvis vil gå forud for den.
I april 2018 bekræftede Martin på sin blog, at Fire and Blood ville blive udgivet den 20. november 2018, og at The Winds of Winter ikke ville blive udgivet i 2018. I juni og igen i august 2018 bekræftede han, at han fortsætter arbejdet på The Winds of Winter.
On January 10, 2017, Martin announced on his blog in a response to a comment that he believed that The Winds of Winter will be released "this year", referring to 2017. However, he also noted that he had believed the same thing would occur the previous year. He confirmed on his blog that he was still working on The Winds of Winter as of July 22, 2017, being "still months away" from finishing the book. He also indicated that it may not be published until 2018 or later, with Fire & Blood, the book on the history of House Targaryen, possibly preceding it. 
In April 2018, Martin confirmed on his blog that Fire and Blood would be published November 20, 2018, and The Winds of Winter would not be published in 2018. In June and again in August 2018, he confirmed he's continuing work on The Winds of Winter.
The Winds of Winter