What will the Prologue to the Winds of Winter be about?

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@user-bp1vu4dz6b 29 күн бұрын

I'm glad I'm not elderly... My grandfather is about to turn 92 years old and has been waiting on this book for almost two decades.

@thomaslance5428 29 күн бұрын

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that.

@zacmccollum7144 29 күн бұрын

I'm sorry bro. That's one reason I wish I could live forever. Someone will finish this series one day

@user-bp1vu4dz6b 29 күн бұрын

@@thomaslance5428 there has been times I have made a life choice or decided not to do something because it carried a risk of me dying and I refuse to go before a dream of spring

@derekweiland1857 29 күн бұрын

@@zacmccollum7144 Nope. GRRM has made it very clear in multiple interviews that he will never allow anyone to finish his novels should he die before they are completed. He has left stict instructions with wife, children and numerous lawyers to destroy what remains and to sue anyone who even attempts a fiction in the same world he created. He has always had a zero tolerance for this kind of stuff in any if his works.

@Laketwig 29 күн бұрын

@@zacmccollum7144 hope not.

@CSNA_Gaming 29 күн бұрын

Damn. I remember when this channel has like 20k subscribers. 711k is crazy. Shoutout to Robert for all the hard work.

@ErinDionysusBee 29 күн бұрын

Bump, bump, bump this to top, everybody to the bumpy bump!

@Tophatjones358 28 күн бұрын

Right! I do too! Robert is a legend!

@robotempire 28 күн бұрын

712k now

@emilywells2825 28 күн бұрын

its 712 now

@AlexDRohmat 25 күн бұрын

714!

@kenchin77777 29 күн бұрын

If I ever get famous enough for a biography, I want Robert to narrate it lol. Most calming voice in the genre

@grayapple4837 29 күн бұрын

Prester is a good choice for the POV, and you're right that GRRM probably built him up in Jaime's estimation for that reason. Personally though, I hope it's Lady Sybell Westerling (Spicer). Of all the characters on that wagon train, hers is the head I'd most like to see into. She could tell us a lot about Tywin's machinations on the Red Wedding, the politics of the Westerlands and Riverlands, and her own family history, including the magic of her grandmother, Maggy the Frog. Plus, having Nymeria kill someone who betrayed the Starks would be great poetic justice! Great video as always.

@E_T_31 29 күн бұрын

Great point, I totally forgot that she was Maggy the Frog's granddaughter... I take every bit of justice for Robb I can take :')

@Matthew10950 29 күн бұрын

I like this a lot and can see some good potential. But Martin isn't clever enough. I have no hope he can pull it off. Give Sanderson the notes and let him finish it in my son's lifetime.

@aprilmae274 29 күн бұрын

If we don't get to get inside her head, we will def still get some shit on her family background. There is no way around that in text. You will get some satisfation-but! There is some background in Fire and Blood and some in what Kevan says about her when talking about how he would let his son marry a Westerling...but never a Spicer. That Westerling was ill to marry her lol

@inthefade 28 күн бұрын

Because she can give so much information is why GRRM won't use her. He would rather obfuscate things. That's why we like his writing.

@SkywalkerSamadhi 28 күн бұрын

Jeyne Westerling is the granddaughter of Maggy the Frog??

@TheStoneTargaryen 29 күн бұрын

SO HAPPY YOU MENTIONED HIM SAYING THE POV MIGHT NOT DIE. I’ve been repeating it for years and all the big channels ignore it and - it just feels great to see it in a video.

@ObsydianShade 29 күн бұрын

I'm more worried about the author dying...

@Svensk7119 29 күн бұрын

@@ObsydianShade My fear, exactly!!!!

@alexmars1511 29 күн бұрын

Perhaps now in the prologue, someone will be born or reborn

@NukeMarine 28 күн бұрын

Chett didn't die in his POV. He wet his pants but he didn't die till a later Samwell chapter. It's silly to say epilogue or prologue POV characters die given this blatant "exception". The "epilogue" to A Game of Thrones though might have ended with the death and resurrection of Dany. There's that mysterious shift in POV where we're told what other characters see finding Dany in the remains of the funeral pyre. A similar shift was noted in a Victarion chapter.

@yardknight4953 28 күн бұрын

Catelyn died though.

@ALtheuncommonicedragon8360 29 күн бұрын

My guess is POV will be Sybelle Spicer. That in the prologue will have Jeyne westerling caravan being intercepted by lady stoneheart. Catelyn will capture Jeyne & execute Sybelle.

@rustiouk760 29 күн бұрын

Excellent thinking, I suspect you may be correct

@kasey670 29 күн бұрын

The timing is all wrong for that. They leave riverrun mid dance of dragons. In that time Jaime has travelled to raventree lifted the siege gone to penny tree run off with Brienne. Then have enough time for word to get back to kings landing when Cersei was still in jail. Then Cersei has her walk of punishment then kevan is killed by Varys. If the caravan was attacked we would have heard about it in the last book.

@allthatishere 29 күн бұрын

@@kasey670 I haven't read the books, but didn't the dance of dragons happen well over a century before this series started?

@janekgaazka8683 29 күн бұрын

@@allthatishere fifth book is called "A Dance with Dragons", that's what they probably meant

@pieceofgosa 29 күн бұрын

This is a fantastic shout. Fits perfectly.

@toms169 25 күн бұрын

04:48 Robert misspoke here. The Tullys were Lords Paramount of the Riverlands, not the Reach, as most of you will know.

@Valkanna.Nublet 29 күн бұрын

I think that the wolf pack directly attacking 400 soldiers is a bit too much. My idea is that it's the Blackfish and Riverlands survivors who launch an attack, and as they win the Lannister forces scatter. That's where the wolves come in, hunting down the fleeing Lannisters.

@millibillionth 28 күн бұрын

Plus, George likes to create puzzles. Having multiple forces add to the confusion, helping him to obfuscate things.

@thomaslance5428 29 күн бұрын

I'm glad Martin doesn't feel chained to bad tv writers. It's like they didn't know what they were doing, at least towards the end, writing themselves into corners. Martin, on the other hand, has had this stuff stewing in his subconscious for YEARS.

@filipeventura7588 29 күн бұрын

at this point it's stewing for so many years i hope it did not fizzle away

@kredonystus7768 29 күн бұрын

Writing himself into corners for decades you mean.

@sannyassi73 29 күн бұрын

Writing himself into corners for decades, you mean?

@Cyballistic 29 күн бұрын

I think what happened is that Martin’s ending was not too far off from the ending in the show, which had terrible reception. So he had to toss out years of work and try to rewrite something else. Combine that with being sidetracked by dozens of different projects to build his wealth, and you have a recipe for disaster. This book will not come out before he dies.

@indoorplant2392 28 күн бұрын

@@sannyassi73why copy

@dfailsthemost 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for running through each prologue character. Saved me googling it lol

@merlinho0t 28 күн бұрын

RIP to all the fans who will die before the book will be finished, which is every single person reading this comment.

@crazychimp1324 25 күн бұрын

I had doubts about seeing GTA 6 and it got announced. I’d be 100% more elated to see just an announcement of a winds of winter

@tylergrey7985 25 күн бұрын

I won't be able to RIP

@TrollsFormers05 13 күн бұрын

There are fans who have died since ADWD came out

@sbxi 12 күн бұрын

this hits hard😢

@andrewscoppetta4944 7 күн бұрын

💀💀💀 I’m dead As will be everybody, as you predict

@pieceofgosa 29 күн бұрын

Not sure if this is just a coincidence but: AGOT - beyond the wall ACOK - in the south ASOS - beyond the wall AFFC - in the south ADWD - beyond the wall Somewhere in the south seems a safe bet. I agree with the person who said Sybelle Spicer for the PoV. Stoneheart attacking Jeyne's transport seems an excellent shout.

@user-hj7uc4mu7r 29 күн бұрын

This channel is the only thing that still keeps me in this fascinating but unfinished universe. Kudos to Robert!

@LegitimateEU 29 күн бұрын

The Bible volume 2 hitting the shelves long before I get to read this prologue

@ggenie7489 29 күн бұрын

The Bible 2, Electric Boogaloo.

@username.exenotfound2943 29 күн бұрын

the bible 2 the newer testament staring jod and gesus

@Levacque 29 күн бұрын

You uhhhhhh... You know that the Bible already got a Volume 2, right? Old and New?

@DeCode343 28 күн бұрын

Part 3. Sadly there is already an old and new testament

@nigredoooalgown6245 27 күн бұрын

You mean the Quran...

@mori1bund 29 күн бұрын

My guess is Jeyne's mother Lady Spicer will be the pov. It would be poetic justice if she's killed by a wolf. ^^

@Levacque 28 күн бұрын

The one thing that makes me doubt it will be her POV is that she sort of already dumped out her whole purse for Jaime Lannister - she told him everything she did while conspiring against Robb, so what else is there to learn from her as opposed to being within an unknown entity? I like that the prologue POVs are nearly unheard-of characters because we get entirely fresh information.

@mori1bund 27 күн бұрын

@@Levacque good point!

@7thmizukage 29 күн бұрын

Glory to The Riverlands! 🐟

@zacyule4674 29 күн бұрын

In deep geek and quin the gm in the same day. God is good

@thing_under_the_stairs 29 күн бұрын

Praise the Old Gods and the New!

@molleh3180 29 күн бұрын

We’re eating good today

@timopraxis 28 күн бұрын

All the time.

@averageyoutuber7252 29 күн бұрын

It's been 13 years since ADWD, at this point I've just about lost hope :(

@derekwarr8567 29 күн бұрын

and interest

@PalmelaHanderson 29 күн бұрын

I've long since bought into the idea that GRRM either doesn't know how to finish the series or simply doesn't really want to. It's not like he hasn't been writing - he's written lots of things since ADWD. 13 years since the last book isn't simply writer's block - he either doesn't know how to finish it or doesn't care to because he's bored with it.

@dolorousjohn5499 28 күн бұрын

@@PalmelaHanderson I think there's some spite mixed in because everywhere he goes he gets hassled about it too.

@viperswhip 27 күн бұрын

@@PalmelaHanderson I remember when HBO announced a host of new shows, and a fan asked him if he was going to be involved in one, and he, not reading the room at all, said, no I will be involved in all four!

@toms169 25 күн бұрын

A big chunk of Winds of Winter is written already. My best guess: it will come out eventually. We will never see A Dream of Spring.

@gustavoferroni2693 22 күн бұрын

This is a very good breakdown of possibilities, thank you!! I think you are spot on. Nymeria will attack! My money is on Ser Forley Prester being the point of view. The big question is, will the pack kill Edmure and Jeyne or will he? Could they kill everyone, afterall doesnt matter how big the pack is, 400 soldiers is no joke, right? Or will the soldiers end up killing Nymeria - maybe this prompts Arya to abandon the faceless men and come back to Westeros? She would feel it, right? This could be a good way to solve several threads: wolf pack finished, Edmure and Jeyne dead, Lannisters lose hostages and many soldiers, succession in Riverlands and North gets more open for Sansa to claim it, Arya gets incentive to head back. If the prologue goes this way it would help move the story more quickly. Also, imagine the shock of so many important charcteres dying in the prologue!

@mythal0620 29 күн бұрын

Great analysis and assessment! I've actually kind of said goodbye to the books because I can no longer believe that the series will be completed - but you've given me a renewed approach today, as well as you obviously know the books. The only thing that bothers me are the film images, because the film version completely lost me after the second or third season and I just found it absurd by the end.

@EmpyreanSasarai 29 күн бұрын

It will definitely set the tone for the book of swathes of characters dying.

@TacticalStrudel 28 күн бұрын

There won’t be a winds of winter, George doesn’t give a shit about finishing

@richardtabor8686 29 күн бұрын

Very interested to hear IDG's educated guess. Ty so much for the continued amazing content.

@joe_fizz 29 күн бұрын

Thank you again Robert

@kevinbazarek 26 күн бұрын

great job as always, Robert. can't wait for the next one. thanks!

@momof5dragons46 17 сағат бұрын

So glad we'll get some insight about the wolves. They are such huge part of the story and they deserve a conclusion. Particularly Nymeria

@calebesagaz5226 28 күн бұрын

Only years later when I read again ADWD I realized the prologue with Varamyr paralleled Jon Snow's ending, suggesting that his soul had entered the Ghost.

@stephaniespain9849 28 күн бұрын

I love these videos. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us!

@spliffertonsheldrake6007 29 күн бұрын

I think this is a really cool prediction, well thought out. Nice work!

@rezman69ify 27 күн бұрын

Another great video. Love listening to you talk about agot. Keep upnthe great work. Looking forward to the next one

@Birdbrainz420 29 күн бұрын

great video thank you!

@ruanialuvizotto2521 26 күн бұрын

Great video, it's a shame that we will never know since this book will never see the light of day 😢

@capnstewy55 2 күн бұрын

I think you nailed it.

@samuelleask1132 29 күн бұрын

Masterful video my man!

@AndrewK23777 29 күн бұрын

Great vid as always IDG. Interesting thoughts / theory IDG , i think this prologue scenario could work really well on many levels. I had been leaning more towards LSh but perhaps underestimated the size of the Lannister force protecting Jeyne's caravan , especially considering their preparedness with them on the alert for any attack. I was between LSh and possibly even the Blackfish maybe converging unknowingly at the same time with the same aim. That would make for an interesting Tully reunion of sorts. Didn't really think of the wolf-pack in this instance , had thought more about the pack helping take out the Freys more specifically but I do like it to intercept Jeyne en route to Casterly Rock. The use of the wolf-pack in the prologue would actually be a fitting introduction in terms of the pack taking action on a grander scale , with ideally more to come from them. And could be the start of the Stark comeback in a sense and a catalyst for them with Arya and beyond.

@dakotademery3649 16 күн бұрын

I always love your videos! Could you make a video explaining warging in depth?

@treetrunk8794 29 күн бұрын

So excited for this video.

@evanmcdonald9134 28 күн бұрын

This isn’t exactly related to the winds prologue but I wanted to talk about my favorite chapter so far and thought this would be a good community to do it in. I just read the chapter where Brienne, Hyle Hunt, Podrick, and a septon are on their way from maidenpool. The way the septon speaks about the common man’s experience in war and how it breaks them moved me more than any of the other writing in the books. Obviously we see everything from the point of view of the rich and privileged, so anything from a common man’s point of view is interesting to a certain extent, but the emotion conveyed in this part was just incredible. At the end, they ask him which war he was in and he says he was a young boy. Hyle tells him “The war of the ninepenny kings?” “So they called it, though I never saw a King or earned a penny. It was war though. That it was”

@73fi55 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for your work! We will get this book one way or another, so let's hope for the best

@callumtindal9856 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video, very very good👌

@Lotschi 28 күн бұрын

What a masterpiece of a video, once again!

@eric2500 28 күн бұрын

Shivers up my spine! Nice! I think our man in command is loyal but conflicted -Prester IS LOYAL but has been in the habit of being loyal to the West - _" Gawan's girl?"_ he does not want to harm the child of another ( formerly loyal, mostly loyal) lord of the Westerlands.

@stevencarver-fd8ii 26 күн бұрын

14:32 I do love the idea of the super pack getting involved.

@SL56043 29 күн бұрын

Mormont's Raven (Jacqen Hgar) is Hodor because it is in Ser Pounce's mouth inside Brynden Rivers' weirwood network.

@georgeagathangelou5303 29 күн бұрын

Excellent video

@MeetThaNewDealer 29 күн бұрын

Rhaegar returns 😮

@erikthomsen4768 29 күн бұрын

I'll believe that when his son rises from the grave and dragons roam Valyria again.

@guyledouche7939 29 күн бұрын

Somehow Rhaegar returned.

@onyedikachukwumiracle 29 күн бұрын

What is dead may never die

@scotthammond3230 29 күн бұрын

"Ah theyve guessed it, which means Ill have to change it, and it will take a few extra years for me to rework some plot lines to accomplish this.."

@MichaelR-kl6hk 16 күн бұрын

I'm going to havebto reread these.

@Radiotomb 29 күн бұрын

Its about Maester Jon Vance. Preston Jacobs took care of writing it for us.

@thelateescapist8266 29 күн бұрын

I would love it if the prologue is from the perspective of Jon in Ghost. Which would break the rule of prologue POV chacter death in that (A the character is technically already dead and (B will take part in the main action after the prologue. And as for Jayne appearing in that prologue, well it's already been established that the direwolves have a magical awareness of their siblings whereabouts and specific activities. Bran through Summer has even had a fairly vivid vision of Rickon and Shaggy Dog on a different land mass (Skaggos). So it's perfectly probable that Jon/Ghost could have a vision of Nymeria in the Riverlands or the Westlands. And maybe now that John/Ghosts are one flesh they will be able to have visions of the Starks who have been separated from their wolves, such as Arya and Sansa. Such a prologue could well forshadow all of the Starks gaining conscious control of their skinchanging abilities.😊 🐺

@NR-rv8rz 29 күн бұрын

I truly wish you would do Dune lore videos.

@LovelyCentaur-or5qd 21 күн бұрын

I liked this. I was really into it, by the time I realised it wasn't GRRM himself talking about the prologue 😅

@silver057 29 күн бұрын

@QuinnTheGM made a video were he theorized that the POV will be the Maester who assists Jeyne Westerling when she gives birth to Robb's heir. The heir would then be kidnapped/secured by the brotherhood without banners and Lady Stoneheart.

@Zveebo 29 күн бұрын

That makes no sense - we already know she’s not pregnant.

@marcfrancisteodoro7720 25 күн бұрын

Amazing theory!

@stephenconroy5908 27 күн бұрын

I like this, that opening of Jeyne and/or Edmure being killed in an attack by wolves, which while defeating the enemy comes at the cost of a family member and/or key player, could also foreshadow Rickon Stark's death during the Battle of the Bastards. It could be his funeral in the last chapter, not necessarily the battle itself.

@R0CKDRIG0 22 күн бұрын

I don't think Edmure is going to die, if not then who's gonna rule the Riverlands at the end of the story? Plus he's shown to care about the common people more than the average lord and I don't think Martin would punished him that easily.

@maxb8749 29 күн бұрын

I would love a Forley Prester POV because having a chapter from the POV of a old and expierenced knight is the perfect opportunity to get more random lore about the previous conflicts in Westeros like Robert's Rebellion.

@Levacque 29 күн бұрын

Ooooooh, yeah! He would definitely have been a young man during the uprising of the Kingswood Brotherhood, maybe even a teenager during the war of the Ninepenny Kings!

@maxb8749 28 күн бұрын

@@Levacque exactly!

@pumas2342 29 күн бұрын

it will be tyrek lannister revealing how he come to be Ser Robert Strong

@Levacque 29 күн бұрын

Ok now, look. I get that Qyburn is a certified mad genius and all, but even he has limits. How could he possibly fit an entire horse inside of that suit of armour, oversized though it may be?

@andrewverdone4957 17 күн бұрын

Varameer Six Skins could be a prelude to Jon taking over the superpack

@juneclark263 10 күн бұрын

❤❤❤shout out to the best narrator who brings a channel that I could listen to forever

@GKLechuguilla 29 күн бұрын

I fully agree with this.

@bloodandempire 11 күн бұрын

Smart theory. I love your channel

@NukeMarine 28 күн бұрын

@rexrivers2220 29 күн бұрын

I love the theory of Nymeria but I’m going to be hella sad as the stark second saying goes “The lone wolf dies, but the packs survives.” Who left of the stark wolf pack again • ghost (at the wall) • Nymeria ((riverlands)) • Summer (( beyond the wall)) • shaggy dog (( Skagos)) Is this correct?

@CSNA_Gaming 29 күн бұрын

I believe so.

@TheMe9595 Күн бұрын

I hadn't seen that quote about who would be in the prologue, but I thought it would be cool to have a prologue of some of the Nights Watch people John sends to Hardholm. Either as a survivor or getting there too late and seeing all the wights rise up.

@PelosiStockPortfolio 26 күн бұрын

My cousin fought cancer for 3 years waiting for this book. It never came out and he died

@TrainerCTZ 29 күн бұрын

You're a great writer!

@FULANODETAL 28 күн бұрын

what will be release first...star citizen or Winds of winter?

@cipher48 29 күн бұрын

You forgot to mention there is a tendency for a certain type of character to be the POV of the prologue. The first one was beyond the wall, the second one a maester, the third one beyond the wall, the fourth one a maester (or close to it), and lastly, the fifth one was beyond the wall, again. It is likely the POV is a maester Another thing, about Jeyne's hips. Yes, GRRM said it was an author error her description, but I remember it being refered to be the one description made in AFFC, not in ASOS

@Levacque 29 күн бұрын

The other thing about the hips is who was looking at Jeyne. Catelyn, being extremely preoccupied with motherhood and procreation (especially in ASOS, it's a major theme in her chapters), would be much more likely to pay close attention to her son's wife's body. Jaime, on the other hand, has absolutely no reason to find Jeyne's body interesting. All he sees is a thin young girl who isn't ready for any of this. Jaime see a fragile person in need of safety, so the thinness of her frame emphasizes that.

@carlrood4457 29 күн бұрын

The question is WHY Nymeria would make such an attack? If it were Arya's warging influence, then how would saving Jeyne and/or Edmure be relevant? While related to her, she doesn't know them as far as we've seen. How would she have the intelligence to even know about the transport? She wouldn't. She couldn't. That would mean someone else is behind the superpack and Arya's just been around for the ride. Arya's chapter mentions a tree watching, so it could be a , "When in doubt..." situation.

@thing_under_the_stairs 29 күн бұрын

Are we blaming Bloodraven or Bran here?

@clatricia 29 күн бұрын

For a practical purpose, it could be due to the size of the company itself. Prey becomes scarce with winter coming, so the wolves attack as much for survival as anything influenced by magic.

@carlrood4457 29 күн бұрын

@@thing_under_the_stairs I'm going with Bloodraven as I doubt Bran will have fully taken over the job by the first chapter.

@thing_under_the_stairs 28 күн бұрын

@@carlrood4457 Leaving out the possibilities of all time-travelling Bran theories... for now. ;)

@justmhr7598 25 күн бұрын

How epic a prologue that would be , the descend of a Unnatural amount of wolf Carnage at the Center of It , A Great Magical Beast, a Horse Sized Direwolf , like the DeadKings wolf is, the Reverent Level Mauling - Death

@seponsacoolya 28 күн бұрын

How a dream of spring is gonna stay a dream

@sophdog1678 28 күн бұрын

George: Quick - write that down!

@TrevorStandley 8 күн бұрын

It's one super-pac I can get behind.

@paulsarnik8506 29 күн бұрын

Pennytree! Again! Dunk's Mentor would be proud! 🤓😎✌🏼

@corydora2894 27 күн бұрын

I'm not so sure Lady Stoneheart would be concerned with Jeyne's wellbeing. At Catelyn Stark she was kind enough, but we do know that she attempted to hang Brienne without allowing her to explain, and most of her merciful side is lost. It's fully possible that Lady Soneheart will be included, but will she try to rescue Catelyn Stark's daughter in law is a bit up in the air.

@NeilOB9 28 күн бұрын

Just thinking about this a couple of hours before this video released.

@johnpotts8308 29 күн бұрын

While I doubt the Brotherhood would attack 400 men, a smaller force can successfully ambush a larger one if they attain surprise (and this is the Blackfish's country). Perhaps Nymeria's wolf pack attacks the Lannister camp throwing it into chaos and the Blackfish/Brotherhood uses the opportunity to rescue Edmure and/or Jeyne. The problem with that is it requires a degree of co-ordination between Nymeria and the Blackfish/Brotherhood, neither of which seems particularly likely (unless we go with the old stand by, "Bloodraven did it").

@tmcleanful 29 күн бұрын

LOL is the only comment that makes sense here. Winds of Winter is the Star Citizen of literary fantasy fiction, only moreso.

@apstrike 29 күн бұрын

The worst thing is we'll never know because GRRM's position is if he doesn't finish his work then no one will.

@nathanhursey6779 18 күн бұрын

Since it will never be finished my ending is Roose kills everyone and steals their skin! THE ROOSE IS LOOSE!!!

@nastropc 29 күн бұрын

The publishers should definitely get Robert as a consultant to whomever they pick to finish writing the books after GRRM’s inevitable massive heart attack.

@short11000 29 күн бұрын

Yes, I do agree. That explanation was chilling. I was shaking in my slippers. OMG! 😯🤫

@lukealdridge4407 29 күн бұрын

Robert Baratheon?

@bigbossvi429 29 күн бұрын

I think I read he has prepared for that not to happen. He taking it to the grave.

@rollinronin8125 28 күн бұрын

He will continue on through AI in the Metaverse.

@viperswhip 28 күн бұрын

GRRM has said he will not allow someone to finish it. But we can all just ask ChatGPT to write the next couple of books for us haha I can imagine a Reddit thread where people collate the best bits from everyone's attempt at getting the books done and we end up with something epic.

@iDuckman 29 күн бұрын

Damn, Geek, you make me want to return to the books. But I'm older now and I think I'll wait until WoW actually sees print.

@carlbradley4872 29 күн бұрын

Marvelous! I don't even READ the books. Just a committed Show fan who loves the depth and expansive story discussion here!

@johnracine4589 18 күн бұрын

You should read the books! They’re incredible!

@onyedikachukwumiracle 29 күн бұрын

We deserve the Winds of Winter, GRRM must finish the books

@username.exenotfound2943 29 күн бұрын

careful you will have his fanboys saying you dont deserve anything from him and shit when all george has to do is say he cant finish the books and people will just go on their merry way

@gerganakoleva4137 26 күн бұрын

I can see your point. Still, there are questions, for example - what part of the magic will be revealed in this prologue. May be that Catelyn's resurrection is similar with the wights resurrection magic, the God of Light and the Others being "opposite side of the same coin"? Also what exactly the role of Jane will be - I am pretty sure she is not pregnant, so may be Catelyn will want to kill/sacrifice her? This is all based on the assumption the brotherhood are the attackers. It will be interesting if one of them realizes that the wolf is Nymeria and that Arya is alive. Will that make Catelyn look fro her, forsaking her revenge?

@moldyketchuphead 28 күн бұрын

The Arya quote also hints at a tree watching the wolves. It's possible even that Bran uses some tree magic to aid the wolf pack in their attack on the Lanister force heading to Casterly Rock. I just don't recall exactly what sort of magic he might use or what sort of things he could know about that Lanister force.

@R0CKDRIG0 23 күн бұрын

My favorite candidate is Ilyn Payne, it would be such an interesting thing to hear the thoughts of a mute man; and that he would survive an attack of Lady Stoneheart only to get killed by Nymeria's pack.

@Luinedhel 29 күн бұрын

I fucking needed this topic talked about. I just didn't know until now

@TerenceGrimstone 28 күн бұрын

I hope the Blackfish is the prologue. I loved Kevan being an epilogue character since he is a character that we have seen quite a lot of before his epilogue and I still remember how i felt way back when i saw him as the POV to the epilogue.

@LoLotov 29 күн бұрын

Hadn't occurred to me before, but a Jeyne prologue where she's captured by and meets lady stoneheart, revealing the fates of pod and hyle hunt, would be fantastic whether she lives or dies.

@carloslefarmer284 6 сағат бұрын

maybe for the magic element, catelyn revives jeyne westerling

@collins7426 29 күн бұрын

George does not care about us or the books anymore it doesn’t take this long to write a book

@animesempai0 29 күн бұрын

I'm thinking it might be the maester that belongs to someone heading west with edmure Tully. I think the brotherhood without banners will attack the convoy, really good video as always 🔥

@harrymiller7517 29 күн бұрын

My appetite to reread the series, as it stands, has been wetted. I just have to complete the Wheel of Time series, (book 13 currently), then I'll get back into A Song of Ice and Fire. I was looking to wait till Winds of Winter will come out and re-read in full context, as I have found with WOT, the disjointed effect of needing to wait for the next book to come out, really made it hard to keep track of events. I feel ASOIAF needs to be treated the same way, so probably again when A Dream of Spring (?) comes out, then again, is it possible GRRM might publish both at the same time, or in very quick sequence? The discussion here, about the prologue, is very intriguing...

@DrunkTalk 28 күн бұрын

A super pack of dogs crushing a small army just like the others and their undead at the end of book. I had not considered that. That would be pretty cool.

@Daeron_I 25 күн бұрын

I actually had the thought that Stoneheart (or someone under her direct command) might be the one to kill Jeyne. It would certainly make for a tragic twist, and Stoneheart (in her twisted way of viewing the world) might want to kill Jeyne as revenge for her perceived role in Robb’s death.