The rumors were even claiming that “The Winds of Winter” could come out and hit the book shelves as early as January 2017. However, until a confirmation is made by George Martin soon, the information should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Critics believe that a January 2017 release date for “The Winds of Winter” seems unlikely since the author has previously apologized to fans for not keeping up with his writing schedule.
In his apology, Martin said that he is a person who is not very good with deadlines and his age is what is hampering his ability.
He explained that people can blame his age because it may have an impact on his writing speed too. Martin added that if truth be told, sometimes his writing goes well and sometimes it does not and that was true for him even when he was in his 20s.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that “The Winds of Winter” is now officially the most awaited book in the world. But instead of talking about it and its projected release date, Martin recently teased that there will be a new prequel book for “Game of Thrones.”
Martin did not directly admit it, but he recently claimed that he holds several thousands of pages that detail the history of Westeros before the “Games of Thrones,” which indicates that he is not only working on “The Winds of Winter” but also on an unnamed prequel book.