“Game of Thrones” Season 5 is past its Episode 6 on HBO and is about to show next week its seventh episode. Three more episodes after that and it will all be over again for the critically-acclaimed, highly-anticipated and most-watched TV series today.
While fans of critically-acclaimed author George R.R. Martin are already awaiting the release of his sixth book titled “The Winds of Winter” in his seven-book fantasy novel series titled “A Song of Ice and Fire,” Season 5 of the “Game of Thrones” TV series currently showing on HBO is providing the speculative talking points to fans and kibitzers on what to expect on the upcoming book, notes Venture Capital Post.
Martin has said previously that he would release “The Winds of Winter” before Season 6 of “Game of Thrones” airs on HBO next year. “Game of Thrones” normally premieres on April so the report that “The Winds of Winter” will be released in June 2016 is highly unlikely.
Just by watching Season 5 of “Game of Thrones” on TV and comparing it to the fifth book of Martin titled “A Dance with Dragons” has already led book fans and astute TV viewers to come up with their own theories as well as provide unconfirmed spoilers for “The Winds of Winter.”
George Martin has said previously that the TV series has already deviated from his book series so not everyone who dies in the series also dies in the book, short of saying that watching the TV series does not necessarily mean that it’s as good as reading the upcoming book.
Speculations galore
There have been plenty of speculations as to the possible spoilers for “The Winds of Winter” including the possible surrender of Stannis to Daenerys, which is almost unlikely considering that the former has the rights to the throne. It was also mentioned that according to prophecy, Tommen, Shireen, and Cersei will die so Stannis would really be free to take over the throne.
It was also rumored that Benjen Stark will not be part of “The Winds of Winter” and the author reportedly confirmed such.
But until “The Winds of Winter” finally comes out and readers get their reading pleasure, all these speculations are just that – speculations.
Other spoilers
Among the other possible spoilers to the upcoming George Martin book is the scene in Season 5 where Jamie Lannister will be travelling to Dome. When Jamie reaches the Dome, the subsequent scenes is what’s written in “The Winds of Winter.”
In the current Season 5 of “Game of Thrones,” instead of heading south to rescue his daughter, Jamie heads to the Riverlands to end the siege in Riverrun and save Edmund Tully from the threats of the Frays against the life of the Lord of Riverrun.