OK. On The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Tuesday, author George R.R. Martin, creator of the world of Game of Thrones, where he gave an update on how far along he is on the long-awaited The Winds Martin is an old man and he can spend his remaining years struggling to finish a series that he's already been paid for or he can write new novels that he can sell to hollywood for development. Celebrities don't work for the love of their art, they work for money, just like everyone else. Martin would be crazy to go back to game of thrones Another day, another rumor about the status of The Winds of Winter, the long-awaited sixth book in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. You all know the drill by now: we’ve been George RR Martin shares Winds of Winter latest after Game of Thrones fan 'anxiety attacks' George RR Martin has spoken out on how the writers' strike is affecting his writing of Game of Thrones Fantasy author George R.R. Martin began writing Game of Thrones, the first book in what was supposed to be an epic trilogy, in 1991. His sprawling A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF) series has ballooned in the decades since and is now set to be seven books long, when it is finally complete. Okay. Here's what I feel. Even if Winds of Winter did come out in the not so distant future, we are never going to see the publication of the end of the Song of Ice and Fire series in Martin's hand. I'll tell you why I think so. In Martin's current plan, he has to write, finish and publish Winds and A Dream of Spring to wrap up the story. Martin's recent blog post serves as an exciting teaser for fans eagerly awaiting both the second season of House of the Dragon and the release of Winds of Winter – it certainly got my excitement George R.R. Martin at the Game of Thrones Season 8 premiere in 2019. Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images Redditor u/goofmeisterr offers up this disturbing theory . d79bYA2.