George R.R. Martin Talks About Who Will Write His Books After He's Gone!

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Welcome back for another Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire video. In this video, I talk about what George R.R. Martin said during his interview, when he was asked, "will he let anyone else write in his A Song of Ice and Fire universe?" This is an interesting subject because fans have always wondered what will happen if George R.R. Martin isn't able to finish writing his books himself. As you all know, George R.R. Martin has been writing the Winds of Winter for roughly 13-15 years. He still hasn't announced an official release date for the Winds of Winter. This makes many of us wonder if he'll ever finish the Winds of Winter, or A Dream of Spring... Will he allow anyone else to finish his story for him? Can he protect his writing forever? George R.R. Martin doesn't seem to think so. He believes someone will eventually start writing their own stories in his universe. What will this mean for A Song of Ice and Fire if he doesn't finish it on his own?
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@TalkingThrones 20 күн бұрын

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@kurtisstoddard2744 19 күн бұрын

When the sun rises in the west and sets in the east, when the mountains blow like leaves in the wind, George will finish ASOIAF

@Hochspitz 19 күн бұрын

And that's fine with me, Valar Morghulis, winter has come.

@davey815 19 күн бұрын

Don't worry... The pizzas are still coming. And their going to be huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge!

@Heathennation1976 16 күн бұрын

Stop that he will never finish it he's like 78 how long has we been waiting already it will never happen

@Sk8FraSchTheEnd 14 күн бұрын

dream on

@Y2JArmyofficial 14 күн бұрын

ha good one!!!

@VonJay 19 күн бұрын

It's kind of poetic that Spring will only be a dream, and not something we'll ever read.

@kevin4680 16 күн бұрын

Sad but true

@Sk8FraSchTheEnd 14 күн бұрын

at least, you wont waste your time doing so

@thelegacyofgaming2928 14 күн бұрын

Ah yes, very poetic 🤓

@VonJay 14 күн бұрын

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 i meant to say ironic

@youssofokhatibo 12 күн бұрын

I feel like his writing the two back to back because GRRM his like a gardener in his style of writing so I think his not just writing the WOW but his on the DOS too and maybe of they got to be published one day he'll publish them back to back a year between the two And since winds is so big he'll have to publish two parts of the same book so I think he'll release winds two parts separately

@RedBullxMD 19 күн бұрын

He was talking about finishing WoW in 2015 with a hard deadline. The fact that almost 10 years later he is nowhere near completion of that same book should tell everyone he is never going to finish ADOS.

@LockChallenged 15 күн бұрын

I wish he would just be honest about why it never came out back then. Like if he geniuses believed it would be out in 2015. And then later said it would for sure be done for that convention in 2020. That was 4 years ago now, clearly something is going on and I wish he was just honest about what the issue is instead of always just vaguely mentioning “I’m working on it”

@nathanscarlett4772 11 күн бұрын

I wish all that to but i come to the realization that he probably has a contractual obligation to not say anything besides 'I'm working on it', as it would affect sales of everything else going on for the billion of items being sold around the book series

@jenniferpearce1052 9 күн бұрын

Check your math

@RedBullxMD 8 күн бұрын

@@jenniferpearce1052 how so? 2015 to 2024 is almost 10 years

@rpg_haven 8 күн бұрын

ADOS? He's never going to finish TWOW.

@andrewalderman 19 күн бұрын

The Sanderson joke is funny because Sanderson is the polar opposite of GRRM in his ability to meet deadlines, and because despite Sanderson's skill, he is not a good fit for the world or tone of ASOIAF.

@samuelleask1132 18 күн бұрын

Yeah Sanderson has said as much himself

@zyo00wv 16 күн бұрын

I love sanderson and his work but I don't think he would be a good choice for this world the only person that comes to my mind is Joe abercrombie

@samuelleask1132 15 күн бұрын

@@zyo00wv Steven Erikson, Tad Williams, Robin Hobb, Jay Kristoff and Joe Abercrombie all collaborating together could write a phenomenal Winds of Winter

@msdiamar_ 13 күн бұрын

@@samuelleask1132and if they’ll be working off his notes then it’s also a collaboration with GRRM. This is a wet dream honestly

@starsimvidz 13 күн бұрын

@@zyo00wv we can speculate about which authors could do it... but damn i feel like if anyone is tasked with it... it wud b elio & linda lololol..

@joshmanchester5873 20 күн бұрын

The guy had 13 years to finish and yet here we are

@Alejojojo6 19 күн бұрын

He began publishing in the 90s! The novels should all be completed. He takes always 15 years in between books

@elphiegleason3899 19 күн бұрын

Not another writer The backlash from the show has him freaked out about WoW I don’t want to see another writer try his hand at it

@FilmFanaticCommentaryClips 18 күн бұрын

Stephen King churned out The Dark Tower Series plus a gazillion other books - What's Martin's excuse??? Oh I write slow 😂

@elphiegleason3899 18 күн бұрын

@@FilmFanaticCommentaryClips hey don’t be knocking Stephen King. Yeah that later volumes in the Dark Tower series were disappointing and I’m a die hard Constant Reader

@akaraniq 17 күн бұрын

His excuse is that he's working on House of the Dragon and a ton of other shows including having worked making scripts for GOT, hello. He isn't just sitting there, he wants to see his work come to life@@FilmFanaticCommentaryClips

@robrick9361 16 күн бұрын

"Sauron strikes back" Amazon Prime : "WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN!"

@hawk66100 15 күн бұрын

So do you have a movie for me? Yes sir I do! So in this one it turns out that Sauron didn’t die!

@robrick9361 15 күн бұрын

@@hawk66100 Wrong. Turns out Sauron had a love child with Shelob and now it's seeking revenge.

@hawk66100 15 күн бұрын

@@robrick9361 Oh it’s gonna be hard for them to defeat this villain! Actually it’s gonna be super easy. Barely an inconvenience…

@waynethompson6667 20 күн бұрын

I don’t believe he’ll finish either of them.

@jakesully6300 19 күн бұрын

Sad to admit. But I agree with you.

@xtldc 19 күн бұрын

As disappointing as that is, I made my peace with it a long time ago.

@knowur10sand18s 19 күн бұрын

I think he finished them, but doesn't want to release then after the HBO debacle with the show. The books will be released posthumously. Acting like he's got writers block among a million other excuses yet he's continually working on new material related to GoT.

@danielallen4450 19 күн бұрын

@@knowur10sand18s he’s always been a slow writer, with the exception of a storm of swords, so I’d say there’s no real reason to believe he’s finished winds.

@knowur10sand18s 19 күн бұрын

@danielallen4450 he's literally made 10 more books since Dance With a Dragons and co wrote Elden Ring. That's not slow writing That's being done with ASOIAF.

@Tyler_W 6 күн бұрын

I think a story left unfinished is a tragic thing. Were I in his sotuation, I'd not only feel as though I owe the audience, but my legacy and the characters themselves. If there is a person he trusts to execute the rest of the story with all of what he has written and outlined, then I hope somebody does finish it if he doesn't.

@djancak 14 күн бұрын

i think he's writing winds of winter at the same time as dream of spring, or at least making sure that everything in winds will properly transition into dream. i know he's a "gardener" writer but he definitely knows how he wants it to end and is just trying to make sure all the plants and vines are all properly trellised and pruned in just the right way. i'im sure he's also come across some complexities he is working around which is slowing him down, like the "merenese knot" in essos

@Orion33759 6 күн бұрын

He waited too long. His ‘garden’ is like a Jumanji jungle now.

@djancak 6 күн бұрын

@@Orion33759 he's got a garden inside a jumanji jungle

@TheLazarusOperation 5 күн бұрын

I dont think you understood the analogy lmao. Its not about readers or fans. Its the way he makes plots weave and tie into eachother. I dunno, I want WoW as much as anybody, but leave the dude aloje and let him do his thing lmao@Orion33759

@seldomsane5278 20 күн бұрын

I feel like the shitshow that was the last few seasons of GoT affected him more than he lets on. D&D really mucked his story up. Honestly I feel bad for the bloke.

@leobaltz2057 19 күн бұрын

I agree 100%

@user-iw8wl9wu8y 19 күн бұрын

been wondering this and i wouldn’t be surprised if we’ll end up getting the announcement as soon as house of the dragon airs its final episode

@seldomsane5278 19 күн бұрын

@@user-iw8wl9wu8y Hope so, would be nice.

@mint.tea.biscuits 19 күн бұрын

It deeply affected me as a fan, let alone the father of the story… It has taken me a few years since the show ended to even be able to reread the books. I am in the middle of A Clash of Kings now, and I’m incredibly proud to have been able to pick the books back up after the trauma I felt because of the show. I’ve been able to work on slowly forgetting it was a part of the story at all, because I only want to remember the books as canon. Anyway so, yes, if this was my life’s work and someone assaulted it like D&D, I’d need a lot more time to recover than I needed now (just as a fan).

@seldomsane5278 19 күн бұрын

@@mint.tea.biscuits I'm actually half way through that one too. Nice to re-read. I think the first 4 seasons hold up, after that it's like a different story.

@PSC9634 19 күн бұрын

Lennon told George Harrison, "If you write a song, keep writing, don't stop or you may lose the inspiration." (paraphrased) I think the inspiration left GRRM and writing became work. His creative mind no longer has space for GOT.😢

@poppag8281 19 күн бұрын

9:11 Brandan Sanderson has already said a couple different times that even if offered he wouldn't do it since Asoif is so different from what he normally writes

@kevin4680 16 күн бұрын

Exactly

@jenolaszlo2167 13 күн бұрын

Brandon can write everything

@kevin4680 13 күн бұрын

@@jenolaszlo2167 not grimdark

@guranshsohi9048 13 күн бұрын

Definitely not grimdark

@samburchard9921 13 күн бұрын

I hope that Brandon changes his mind when the time comes and the widow tearfully asks him to do it... I think that it would be phenomenal.

@shawnhenderson2091 19 күн бұрын

Brandon Sanderson already said he won't do Game of Thrones, and his style doesn't really match GRRM's gritty realism - I'd suggest Andrej Sapkowski if he'd be willing, his style matches GRRM's the closest of anyone I've read the last 20 years or so...and he's got the street cred, having written the Witcher.

@LubiczPolkrwi 17 күн бұрын

Andrzej*

@Belkerlos 16 күн бұрын

Joe Abercrombie or Tad Williams could finish it, as well

@svan81 16 күн бұрын

It would be James S.A. Corey (Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham). Franck was GRRM's personal assistant for like a decade. And Abraham was GRRM's protégé

@Slawyes 14 күн бұрын

A Polish writer, yes that makes sense...

@guranshsohi9048 13 күн бұрын

I respect Sanderson but him completing ASOIAF would be a travesty

@hollywoodjkw 19 күн бұрын

There's 0 chance martin will finish the books

@danieljardim5245 15 күн бұрын

The real Winds of Winter is the friends we made along the way

@mgers75 19 күн бұрын

Maybe he's been secretly writing the last two books the last 13 years and is planning some crazy dual release maybe he holding them till he dies as the ultimate troll exercise?

@glen603 19 күн бұрын

I came here to say pretty much this but the ultimate troll exercise had me lol'ing

@dariocarate1505 18 күн бұрын

Man don't give us hope...

@Jamieconstable 17 күн бұрын

I was thinking this

@SorceressWitch 16 күн бұрын

He has already denied these rumours.

@daquaviousbingleton9763 16 күн бұрын

@@SorceressWitchhe wouldn’t confirm them would he? 😂

@sgtbeercanyt 20 күн бұрын

What a tease in the first 20 seconds lol

@stephaniespain9849 19 күн бұрын

I thought my sound went out

@TihetrisWeathersby 20 күн бұрын

Don't be surprised if George tries to do a Ready Player One style thing when he dies

@tylerdurden4129 19 күн бұрын

Hell yea

@tylerdurden4129 19 күн бұрын

It will be in VR westeros

@tylerdurden4129 19 күн бұрын

The key to world and all ownership of the brand lies in Sothoryos, u need at least a level 99 dragon, all items full Valyrian steel and a minimum of 7 points - magic stats

@JacquesduPlessis11 19 күн бұрын

Since I have haven't read Ready Player One - what does that mean?

@tylerdurden4129 19 күн бұрын

Watch the movie, it's about a game in the future called the oasis, and it's like VR Facebook fortnite WOW all combined so people spend their lives there as avatars and it has a massive sway on the world economy so when the creator dies he leaves a treasure hunt for the players to race to the key to own the game, It ends up being a kid from a slum against the US military as it's deemed the most valuable resource on earth

@barbaraowen45 19 күн бұрын

I don’t think we will see anything in 5 years or 10 years or ever. I used to sit in pin and needles waiting but I don’t anymore. GOTs isn’t our only ending, I must say you did a great job with your story. Thank you for all your work, and for keeping the excitement alive

@chuckraley9898 20 күн бұрын

Great video, brother... as always! I appreciate your hard work!

@phnompenhandy 20 күн бұрын

There are a handful of long-term KZfaq creators whose grasp of ASOIAF I deeply respect. I'd certainly read any sequels they put out if it came to that.

@mdthor3187 19 күн бұрын

IIRC from a previous video, George has two mega fans that he actually consults on his GOT lore because they are so well versed and know just as much if not more than he knows about the series. Those people are the ones I would definitely trust to finish out the series.

@ryman1933 19 күн бұрын

Hand pick like 3 super fans and have them collab to finish the series. You need a few of them to keep the ideas in balance and make sure the story doesn't go too astray

@phnompenhandy 19 күн бұрын

@@mdthor3187 That's Elio and Linda who co-wrote the World of Ice and Fire with George.

@lyarrastark6254 19 күн бұрын

I don't know if any of them are actually good writers. The George IS a good author, and I don't want to read a sequel written by a less talented writer. Being a big fan is simply not enough.

@ljb8157 19 күн бұрын

@@lyarrastark6254you might have no other choice. It will probably come to that.

@boxinsteadyeddie 18 күн бұрын

Rings of Power was basically Sauron Strikes Back in prequel form lol

@loganpeters7543 20 күн бұрын

Boss makes a dollar and I make a dime, that's why I poop on company time.

@marcospaulotome506 19 күн бұрын

I do believe he has tons of notes and also some third party lore keepers like Elio and Linda. If tragedy occurs, I think I would want someone like Patrick Rothfuss to use his notes and work together with people like Elio and Linda, who know the directions he intended to go with his story, in order to bestow the series with a worthy ending. Won't feel the same as getting it by Martin himself but it would be some consolation ...

@lytalo 19 күн бұрын

Rothfuss hasn’t finished his own book series either. May never.

@marcospaulotome506 19 күн бұрын

Kkkkkkkkkk I thought of this while writing this coment but well .... 🤷‍♂️ He's younger than Martin and I think their writing styles are similar, so he was my firt thought.

@Finians_Mancave 19 күн бұрын

@@marcospaulotome506 Rothfuss is the last person on the planet to entrust with finishing a book. The second book of his "planned trilogy" was published in Mar 2011. So that's 13 years and counting on the final book. His own editor let out her frustrations in a public forum by admitting that (as of mid 2020) she had not seen a single word of the book.

@MesaperProductions 20 күн бұрын

FINALLY answering the questions have had for almost two decades!

@MrSquigglies 20 күн бұрын

Most respectful way to go about it would be to have someone like Sanderson come in to finish it and publish it along with his own outline in a companion book for people who don't want to recognize Sandersons writing as canon because those people will exist

@HackWilson14 19 күн бұрын

Obviously those people will exist because we wouldn’t truly be getting the proper stories. GRRM is a gardener, his stories evolve as he writes so he doesn’t have an outline he can give to someone to publish. He’s not that kind of writer, and if he was then the books would have been finished long ago

@Manofthewhiteknife 19 күн бұрын

George doesn't write with an outline...Joe ambercrombie

@festlenestle2959 19 күн бұрын

@@Manofthewhiteknife you think that abercrombie would be a worthy candidate for finishing the series?

@kylereid1072 19 күн бұрын

I would say Sanderson, or Tad Williams would also be a good choice

@ncj687 19 күн бұрын

Sanderson will be too busy finishing the Cosmere to give ASOIAF the time it needs - untying all of Martin’s knots and plot points will take a ridiculous amount of care and attention. They’ll have to find a strong up and comer looking to break in, like Harriet Jordan did when she picked Sanderson to finish The Wheel of Time.

@AnuViation 20 күн бұрын

"Thus sayeth the Lord of Light. The Great Scribe will deceive many and bring them false reports of unfinished works, but I say he has finished, the wonderous tale of The Song of Ice and Fire. Harken unto my words. The Great Scribe will pass on, and give up the ghost and only then will he release these unfinished works. Yay, he will release them all after his passing as to not be witness to the reactions of the people."

@Bewbscueser 20 күн бұрын

Dad will be home from buying cigarettes any day now!

@TrueGreyJedi 20 күн бұрын

Ya know? That makes a scary amount of sense.

@joeyken81 20 күн бұрын

Mannnn I have had this thought for quite some time. I've thought about this longer and harder than I should have and for some reason, I have a feeling he's done with TWOW and is powering through (or trying to) ADOS. I've also wondered if he has a strong outline for F&B pt. 2, which he'd want to release prior to ADOS at the very least, as it may have clues/suggestions to the conclusion of the main novels.

@ryman1933 19 күн бұрын

He should hand pick like 3 mega fans with writing talent and have them collab to finish the series. You need a few of them to keep the ideas in balance and make sure the story doesn't go too astray

@TihetrisWeathersby 20 күн бұрын

You will have to pry those books from his cold dead hands

@alexandermendez4653 17 күн бұрын

I'm willing to do that

@BunnyDracula 17 күн бұрын

At this point, I don't really think GRRM has written much more than a brief outline for Winds of Winter, much less Spring. He just gives off the vibe of being done with it all, and is just running on fumes. My favourites for finishing this series (and I do want it to be finished, eventually) are authors Dan Simmons (Hyperion Cantos, Illium, Olympos, etc.) and R. Scott Bakker (The Second Apocalypse series). Both are fantastic writers, with no lack in imagination, and who have put out work comparible to Martin's own works. I am 100% confident that with either one taking on the task of bringing ASOIAF to a conclusion, they will do so honouring this world, and we will see these books within about three years of their writing of it. As to whether either is altogether jazzed about doing it, who can say. But I'd rather Simmons or Bakker have a crack at it, than the default fall-to, Brandon Sanderson. Nothing against him, I just don't think he's the best choice for fitting himself tonally into the Song. Anyway, that's my two cents.

@BriellaScarlet 20 күн бұрын

Man... I just hope and pray that everything that George is going through is all doing good somehow. Admittedly he really IS getting old, and nowhere any younger by that obviously. As years go by he will indeed get weaker. Although I still believe that he will someday finish the last two books, I hope it will be really good, fitting, and will be written without regrets. Never mind the haters; much love George!

@ljb8157 19 күн бұрын

I love your optimism. I wish I could share the sentiment.

@thelegacyofgaming2928 14 күн бұрын

Well, he's rich, so he's doing better than us.

@nadiasouthiere7908 20 күн бұрын

I’m starting to believe that I will NEVER read The Winds of Winter neither A Dream of Spring….I’ve lost hope 😔😔😔George R.R. Martin is old and he will probably die before finishing any of the books he wants to write ✍️ about the World of Ice and Fire…So yeah, it’s just my opinion, I can be wrong 😑…..Thanks for sharing this video, I appreciate all the updates that you post here on KZfaq!👍👍🙏🏻♥️🙋🏼‍♀️🇨🇦

@paulwoodford1984 13 күн бұрын

His last book will be winds of winter. Unless he’s written more than he’s letting on. Who knows. But Dreams of spring will never ever happen. it will make for lots of youtube channels with “what if” vids.

@ghostlyapples 19 күн бұрын

His notablog post really had me thinking he finished the manuscript for WoW. If I'm right, he'll spend most of this year editing. If the book ends up being split into two, we might get a Dunk & Egg novella in between releases. Winds is definitely the hardest book to write because you have to take all those loose threads and bring them together. The final book will be much, much easier to write. We might only have to wait five years!

@fuzi5303 16 күн бұрын

copium

@ChristopheStrobbe 9 күн бұрын

Which specific blog post are you referring to?

@kdr3619 19 күн бұрын

Lmao! MeUndies!! Perhaps the perfect plug considering the news here.

@rawrisiloveuindinify 2 күн бұрын

I think it’s ridiculous that much like he wrote how Argon didn’t put a contingency plan for continuing his line George himself has no contingency plan for the story to be finished

@Sandrilyonaify 19 күн бұрын

I wouldn't want someone else finishing it, it won't be canon. But I wouldn't mind if some short recap was left by George about how he sees it end. So at least we would know what he was thinking.

@Chrono_Punk 20 күн бұрын

It's crazy that the biggest chance we have of actually getting a new book is him actually dying and someone else picking it up

@EmbraceTheInevitable 16 күн бұрын

GRRM just needs to workout, which will increase his overall mood, motivation, and health. Somebody train this man and chef him up some good food so we won’t worry about him lasting long enough to finish it

@freedomclub866 16 күн бұрын

100% correct answer. Daily walks, basic weight lifts for old men, regular sunlight exposure and a balanced diet with no junk food will stimulate neurogenesis, creating new brain cells, increasing creativity, interest, mood, inspiration, and his love for life again.

@legrandliseurtri7495 7 сағат бұрын

It seems really hard for young people to get into an active lifestyle, I imagine that it's even worse for an old man like him.

@EmbraceTheInevitable Сағат бұрын

@@legrandliseurtri7495 Simply walking does wonders

@KevinHwoarang 19 күн бұрын

I have full confidence that when Winds of Winter releases a Dream of Spring won't be far away. What I understand about the delay is that he had a hard time structuring the 5 year time skip that he had in mind. He got stuck on making either flashbacks or dreams, so my guess is that once he figure that puzzle out, the puzzle for a Dream of Spring might fall in place just from solving of that 5 year timeskip.

@sdzielinski 15 күн бұрын

The Winds of Winter could make writing the Dream of Spring easier. He can resolve many plot lines in the WoW. In the DoS, the ending would be relatively straight forward -- unless his gardening impulse gets in the way!

@sassquatch212 19 күн бұрын

I’ve seen people say that his blog post from the 11th of march this year is a cryptic tease that he’s done with winds or is nearly done. It has the blue flower that connects to Jon, the title is Words Of Wisdom (WoW) and the quote talks of dreams. I don’t think I believe it but it’s interesting.

@jannisschaefer5776 13 күн бұрын

I've been waiting for this announcement for so long. I just had a feeling it was coming.

@staticdynamic1605 14 күн бұрын

Honestly no, I don't want another writer to tackle this.

@levilogstrom8534 16 күн бұрын

The best author to hand it to if it ever came down to it is Joe Abercrombie who wrote the First Law novels.

@stevemarra4459 8 күн бұрын

Without sounding vulgar he is clearly drawing this out until he passes then he will go down in history and never be forgotten.

@TheReaLcatniP 8 күн бұрын

I think he'll be forgotten within a decade after his death if he doesn't finish ASOIAF. Which, let's face it, he never will.

@TalkingThrones 7 күн бұрын

Nah. His books, and now shows have had too much of an impact on media and pop culture at this point. He will be remembered for a long time.

@TheReaLcatniP 7 күн бұрын

@@TalkingThrones About a decade, for sure. Aside from ASOIAF, not many people know about his other work. As a former fan of his, I don't care about his writing if it doesn't involve Westeros. And it seems he no longer cares, either.

@RogerRoger15 20 күн бұрын

Id give 5 years off my life for a complete story

@manopapadopoulos6043 12 күн бұрын

15 ... i am good with 70 Tops

@legrandliseurtri7495 7 сағат бұрын

I wouldn't.

@tinahs8269 19 күн бұрын

What about Elio Garcia and Linda Antonsson, the co authors of the World of Ice and Fire. Have either of them shown interest in picking up this torch?

@mirarstudios 19 күн бұрын

They would be my top picks

@The79thElement 19 күн бұрын

I can’t see him ever finishing it purely because the HBO series happened. I agree with the Brandon Sanderson idea because of the excellent job he did with WoT. It has to be remembered that Robert Jordan wrote copious amounts of notes. The same would have to be true for A Dream of Spring or it wouldn’t work. I believe the HBO series is King Kong on GGRM’s back. I really don’t think he knows how to end it and is scared of writing it because it will be micro analysed more than enjoyed. Another possibility is maybe it is written to be published posthumously sometime in the future…

@johnthomas4868 20 күн бұрын

I hope he does have a chance to finish: I always think about the death of Robert Jordan, and the fact that he did not finish the final book in the Wheel of Time series and, while there were notes and a skeleton draft that were used to finish the series, I’ve always wondered if Jordan would think the story ended as he wished. I hope GRRM can do it, but it doesn’t look good 😢

@abelabner 19 күн бұрын

I would want to see it finished by a A-list writer using GRRM's notes and outlines written in a style that clone's his writing style.

@jamesnave1249 17 күн бұрын

Brandon Sanderson most definitely should not be the one to finish the story. He's a great writer, but his style of writing is not complementary to GRRMs style at all. Robin Hobb would be a better choice in my opinion, she is friends with George and was involved in teasing out all of his earliest ideas for the series.

@booknerdlover3675 7 күн бұрын

Omg the segue into the MeUndies was hilarious lol

@immortaljanus 19 күн бұрын

I just hope I'm going to live long enough to read the ending...

@admireinspire 17 күн бұрын

I'd just like to know how much collaboration and out sourcing he's used so far. If he's gotten to this point and recieved considerable help I think his over arching idea and oversight may be enough to steer us to a satisfactory conclusion even at the hands of another. If this is all him 100% I struggle to see it being done right without him.

@lampcrow5453 19 күн бұрын

Sanderson’s already said he wouldn’t do it because it’s too violent and crude for his faith. If anyone, it’ll be Elio and Linda.

@clevereduardosilva2346 2 күн бұрын

I used to be worried that George might not be able to finish the books before he died. I no longer think like that. I am instead worried that I m the one who will not be alive.

@joetrudeau9033 19 күн бұрын

12 years ago he said he wasn’t going to finish them as he no longer felt it! I hope that changes and he can get them done!

@carolbriscoe9337 19 күн бұрын

I think he spoke truth then, and that's why he has not finished Winds of Winter. Plus, he had created to many characters. There's probably no way to pull all the threads together in only 2 books. Dany hasn't even reached Westeros as yet!

@the_underearth6419 17 күн бұрын

It is really, really, really hard to finish writing a big project if you just don't care anymore. That said, maybe WoW and DoS are both already finished and he'll do a Blackstar. It's one or the other at this point.

@tezz2698 Күн бұрын

I'm not optimistic, but it is possible that he's planning on finishing Dream of Spring before releasing Winds of Winter in order to avoid another long break between the two books.

@Crystalhargens_ 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for the update as well as always

@FinishedProject 6 күн бұрын

He need to release "Winds of Winter" as part 1 and 2. Release just over 3/4 of what he has now and keep moving on part 2.

@happybee7725 19 күн бұрын

Anyone got a link or the title to the interview at the very beginning of this video?

@iammorpblorp4818 2 сағат бұрын

I feel like he’s plying us. He has WoW finished, and is working on ADOS and when he finishes it he will release them at the same time like “and you all doubted me” (coming from someone who is very delulu)

@henrikjakobsson9150 18 күн бұрын

Douglas Adams: Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy´s sixth and last chapter: And another thing, was written by Eoin Colfer based on Douglas scribblings. It is really good!!

@saberserpent1134 19 күн бұрын

Kafka wrote many incomplete works, most notably, "The Castle", that literally ends mid-sentence. That said, comparing 19th century dystopian, surrealism that created it's own genre ("Kafka-esque") to a fantasy writer isn't really fair. I'm sure George has trials and tribulations like all of us, but Kafka was a broken, frail, mentally-ill victim of parental abuse, whom died in his 40's. Kafka's final instructions included having all his works, complete amd incomplete, burned. If not for his singular, loyal friend Max Brode, realizing the value of the insights in his work, that genre of surrealism/dystopia wouldn't exist. Let's hope George has such loyal friends, otherwise, I don't think he's going to release either book in his lifetime. Other than pleasing eager fans, it's kind of a lose-lose situation for him, and the show definitely played a part in fans clamoring for a different ending, when for all we know, those "broad strokes" would be the series ending, with Bran on the throne. There's no scenario where he makes the entire fanbase happy, and he probably feels it's best to just sit on what he has, and release it posthumously. Finished or not, I don't think he plans to "be around" to see whether fans accept his vision for ending ASOIAF.

@user-dh3ez1ky7i 19 күн бұрын

Dany goes mad queen, bran turns into a king/surveillance system. The end

@mazarescastido1439 19 күн бұрын

Considering Sanderson's speed, if they decide to work together, the books will be finished within the next 4 years

@jodysheridan604 20 күн бұрын

I don't believe GRRM will finish Winter or Spring and I can only hope he will share his ending thoughts for both novels to his research assistants or Ty Franks, to finish the story. Though I have accepted the disappointment of never knowing where the storylines will end.

@blitzkrieg2928 15 күн бұрын

Clearly Dan and DB Weiss are the best choice, surely Ol' Georgie would finish his books from the afterlife if they were writing his ending in text format this time

@look4lec 20 күн бұрын

Silverblood - The North Remembers is a COMPLETE ending which is amazing, and it's longer than storm. I have asoiaf fanfic myself but I wouldn't continue. dude you are the engagement GOAT.

@LizzieJaneBennet 13 күн бұрын

I agree with all you said. And as afraid as I am to never read the end, I respect George's wishes. I just hope he'll prepare something for the fans to know how he imagine what ought to happen in the missing books. He is a good story teller. He could film himself telling the story and lock the film in a safe with his instructions. Just in case.🤷

@phillimoo4013 16 күн бұрын

We need some to finish this story

@thetrashatthelot2851 19 күн бұрын

Idk why this video got me teary eyed

@cris-99 20 күн бұрын

All I want is a new tv series 50-100 years after the events of game of thrones.. I wanna see what the future looks like and the stories that could be told

@glen603 19 күн бұрын

Was really hoping for a West of Westeros series

@raysha9932 19 күн бұрын

He said he knows the ending already that it would be some sort of what we already saw already during the tv show . So im sure he has a few draft done already at least for the nexr installment

@dragonature1233 18 күн бұрын

IN MY OPINION, I believe that Brandon Sanderson would be one of the best people who can finish the series well. Brandon Sanderson is the one who finished off the wheel of time series, and although I haven't read that series (I plan to) I heard the ending that he wrote after the authors passing was very enjoyable. Brandon Sanderson also has his own books (haven't read them, but hear really good things about them) and from what I understand is doing very well.

@happybee7725 20 күн бұрын

Of course I want to see George finish it but if that became impossible I would still read it if someone else finish it because I’m confident George has taken this in to account and has at very least a rough outline of where the story’s supposed to go and how it’s supposed to end. I feel like his publishers would insist on that. I would if I were them.

@katiesmith5161 7 күн бұрын

Of course with many and myself we want George RR Martin to finish the series in his words and his gift, but if he did pass I would request that he hand picked his own successor to continue his works. Hopefully an apprentice of sorts that Mr. Martin takes under his wing. The "apprentice" could write a couple of side novels under martins' guidance (maybe a series on the white walkers, would be mind blowing) and continue with the apprentice in such a way. Ect. I wish beyond wish that Mr. Martin delves deeper into the children of the forest and the whitenwalkers in his writings before he passes. As much as I'm obsessed with game of thrones and house ofmthe dragon, I would love a glimpse further back into giants, children of the forest, even Valeria where the targaryians come. There is so much untouched material. I have to say that even the battle of a thousand ships would make me euphoric to even see it come to life. I pray and hope the gta series finishes so we can have more of Mr. Martin's magic. This is my hope above all else. More history and side stories, series even.

@mehhh3969 Күн бұрын

I have never read the books but I honesty think he is doing both books and plans to release them close to one another even if it's the last things he does

@devinsmith7195 9 күн бұрын

As time goes by I’m more and more glad I never started reading these, because I don’t think my heart can take being disappointed by GOT twice in one lifetime. But I don’t want them if somebody else takes over to finish the series, I want George’s vision or nothing at all

@Cakebossmom2 19 күн бұрын

The community will just have to band together to finish the series when he is gone. Or he has secretly been working on both and wont have them released till he is gone. That way he doesn’t have to face any backlash or criticisms .

@hawk66100 15 күн бұрын

What? With the power of friendship?

@faustsiftar7683 13 күн бұрын

People will not be able to agree on anything lol. If anything he should ask someone he trusts to write it

@Cakebossmom2 13 күн бұрын

Fair enough. 😂

@Yokar_mova1212 16 күн бұрын

The sponsor section..... Damn, that was a joy to watch.

@MrEzmodebro 4 күн бұрын

I think The Winds of Winter has been especially difficult for GRRM to finish because of the complicated nature of this novel. Pretty much all major characters have to come together. While as of the end of ADoD they are all spread out. And he still has to tie off many loose ends with major and minor characters. I imagine it’s quite complicated. But I truly think that once TWOW is done A Dream Of Spring is going to be much easier to finish, all the major characters will be much closer together and any single POV will start to include many other major characters instead of having so many single POVs. Making the chapters easier to write. Jon and Dany and all the minors around them can be in a single chapter. Bran, Theon, Sansa and minors around them in single chapters. Things like that. A Dream of Spring will hopefully only be a few years after TWOW comes out. I also have a sneaking suspicion that GRRM just to spite us will have a dream of spring release post mortem.

@GailGurman 2 күн бұрын

I wish he would designate someone to take over A Song of Ice and Fire after he dies. That's what Marion Zimmer Bradley did with her Darkover Series. As a fan of the 1632/Ring of Fire series, I was sad when Eric Flint died, but fortunately he has Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff to take over. I'd like to see the same thing happen with ASIF.

@grahamstrickland3040 2 күн бұрын

I totally agree.

@Maerahn 3 күн бұрын

George, my dude... when we made all of those 'Robert Jordan' asides, we were JUST KIDDING! Please don't make that a plan!

@JonRowlison 18 күн бұрын

"Anyone but Dan and Dave" would be a great answer. I bet Brandon Sanderson would do it... 😃

@ridendurance 12 күн бұрын

If ASOIF is never finished it would be like Tolkien stopped halfway through the Return of The King. It feels like a true tragedy.

@pasteltorn 18 күн бұрын

I am brand new reader and i really hope this old man finishes the whole series

@monkeywizard7919 4 сағат бұрын

"I think we will get The Winds of Winter within the next 5 years" very optimistic I see

@saggxnoah1979 19 күн бұрын

I do really think that the most likely situation is that he is very close to being done with The Winds Of Winter and it'll be out within the next couple of years. As for A Dream Of Spring, I can imagine only two possibilities: He will likely die before it's finished, or he is writing it simultaneously with Winds and it may release somewhat soon (2-3 years) after. Given that George spends a ridiculously long time finding out what he wants, I think he already has his ending pretty safely done for Dream, and most of the hard work on it's set up is going into Winds; he doesn't struggle as far as I know with thinking of words, but moreso deciding whether or not he likes his stories, and if all the hardest work is done by the time Winds is out maybe we'll get Dream. Who knows.

@user-mz8tg9fv8y 19 күн бұрын

He said he wants a book with an ending but the truth is, that the got will never end, there will be always wars for power, always characters whom have a journey in his world of history, history does not stop, it keeps going and changing, familys can die but not a world of multiple characters

@bobertwithar 19 күн бұрын

Ive said for a long time that this series was never ment to be finished. ..George has already included enough info over the years that we can come up with our own endings...

@khaleesiclues8281 20 күн бұрын

❤

@chadcognac5626 20 күн бұрын

Great transition.

@RiseeRee 16 күн бұрын

I think Sanderson was a great choice for finishing Wheel of Time, but ASOIAF is so tonally different from what Sanderson usually writes. His prose is different as well.

@telperion7040 13 күн бұрын

Brandon Sanderson have been saying that if he's asked to complete ASOIAF - he'll refuse. Partly because his style of writing is too different and partly because he has SOOO much stuff on his own to put out. He did recommend Joe Abercrombi for the job and... I'm not sure how I feel about it.

@linzi9909 19 күн бұрын

Elio and Linda? I suspect they know the ending already

@phoenixmilburn8759 13 күн бұрын

At this point I just hope Winds get released and the beginnings of Dream get written say like the first Hundred or so pages and he just tells his friends and people he has co written with in the past the ending and how he wants to to go and let them write the last book in his honor

@donna25871 19 күн бұрын

I wonder if the books are done and sitting to be posthumously released. Especially if it ends differently to the series.

@phillipmartinez2436 15 күн бұрын

he will live up to 100 and Winds still wont have a release date. I would be willing to read Winds of Winter if someone else finished it. But I have no hope for Dream of Spring. Re-reading Game of Thrones in a week and hoping to hear something in the near future.