George RR Martin revealed that he is still working on his long-awaited novel The Winds Of Winter, and that his ending to the book series will differ from the hit adaptation Game Of Thrones, offering solace to readers of the novels who weren’t pleased with the events of the TV series’ final season. Following 2011’s A Dance With Dragons, the book will serve as the sixth instalment in the A Song Of Ice And Fire series, on which the HBO drama is based. The show surpassed its source material at the end of season five.
Game Of Thrones Ending Will Include Some New Deaths In Martin’s Books
In a recent interview, Martin confirmed that both The Winds Of Winter and the saga’s final book, A Dream Of Spring, will pursue storylines independent of the TV series, including a different conclusion.
Regarding his ongoing work on the abovementioned sixth and seventh books in the series, Martin stated in a blog post on Friday, “I have been at work in my winter garden. Things are growing… and changing, as does happen with us gardeners. Things twist, things change, new ideas come to me (thank you, muse), old ideas prove unworkable, I write, I rewrite, I restructure, I rip everything apart and rewrite again, I go through doors that lead nowhere, and doors that open on marvels.”
After acknowledging that his approach “sounds crazy, I know,” Martin made this observation about his writing: “What I have noticed more and more of late, however, is my gardening is taking me further and further away from the television series.”
Writing on his Not A Blog online journal, he added: “Yes, some of the things you saw on HBO in Game of Thrones you also will see in The Winds of Winter (though maybe not in quite the same ways)… but much of the rest will be quite different.”
Martin recently made headlines when he disclosed that a Game of Thrones spin-off called Snow is in the works, with Kit Harington returning in the title role.
If you have any questions regarding Game of Thrones, feel free to ask in the comments below. For more content, stay tuned. As usual, like, subscribe and share our articles as we are trying to build a community of people High on Cinema!
