George R. R. Martin has been taking his time with his famous book series, though according to the author, the wait will be more than worth it once “The Winds of Winter” is finished. He has been relatively vague about what the new book is going to include, and fans of both the books as well as the TV show “Game of Thrones” have had their eyes firmly focused on the author’s work, eagerly awaiting for him to reveal any interesting details.
Martin has recently come out with some spoilers about the upcoming book, claiming that it will involve Nymeria the direwolf. The author was intentionally quite vague about how exactly the plot will involve the creature, although knowing his affinity for wolves in general, it can be expected that the animal will be given a lot of attention, and will likely play a key role in the plot in some way.
The only concrete detail that George R. R. Martin revealed about the wolf’s involvement in the story was that it will be connected to the storyline of Arya, although he didn’t want to go into any more detail. According to the author, he does have something pretty major planned for the wolf, but he didn’t want to spoil the fun for his fans, so he kept his lips sealed on that topic. He did reference the famous “Chekhov’s Gun” concept in storytelling, stating that the presence of the wolves in the story has a very specific purpose, and he intends to use them in a pretty major way.
So far, the plot of “The Winds of Winter” has been shaping up to be an absolute blast, and a proper conclusion to an already epic saga that has managed to keep thousands of people glued to their books for hours on end. The series also spawned an immensely successful TV show, which has been following the plot more or less diligently.
In fact, the producers of “Game of Thrones” have been in regular consultation with George R. R. Martin about the future plot developments in the books, in order to make sure that the way they’re writing the story of their show properly reflects the author’s intentions. There have been several cases where fans have pointed out that the story in the TV show is starting to stray too far away from the main point of the books, but the producers seem to be very open to the idea of communicating with their fans closely, and have regularly adapted the show in response to common criticisms, both from fans as well as professional critics.