However, Martin has revealed the next book, The Winds of Winter, is nearly done. About 75 per cent done, to be exact. The update was given during a live-stream with his publisher Penguin Random House. But even after over a decade of hollow promises and displeasing updates, George R. R. Martin’s sixth installment in the treasured A Song of Ice and Fire saga is still nowhere to be found. And you better buckle up because his recent update on The Winds of Winter , promising as it might sound, is only going to induce more frowns and scowls. Game of Thrones writer George RR Martin said he knows Winds of Winter is 12 years late. George RR Martin is one of the most popular authors alive today, but he is also almost universally reviled George RR Martin shares rare The Winds of Winter update George R. R. Martin poses with award for Outstanding Drama Series in the press room during the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on The author jokes that early 2025 could still see him working on the final book of his fantasy series, after saying he was done with it last year. He also compares it to the previous volumes and praises his new novel The Ragpicker King. News George R.R. Martin Sees His Shadow, Provides Hopeful Winds of Winter Update. George R.R. Martin reports that 2020 was his best year of writing yet on next Thrones book The Winds of Winter. “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin reveals he is making “steady progress” on “The Winds of Winter," hoping to release it in 2021. He also gave fans an update on several George RR Martin regularly updates his blog with little titbits on how The Winds of Winter is going here and there, but today’s post is his most extensive in a very long time. The 73-year-old George R.R. Martin Has No (New) Pages The Song of Ice and Fire scribe's latest update in the Winds of Winter saga is that he's pretty much where he was at this time last year. Winds of Winter WILL NOT be out in 2022 and it looks like it may NEVER come out as i have stated in the past. GRRM gave up an update a few days ago and the n ICngBsg.