George R.R. Martin is still hard at work on the latest installment in his most popular book series, titled “Winds of Winter” – and while it’s expected by most fans that we’re going to see some interesting plot developments, Martin himself has recently confirmed that there is going to be a major plot twist in the new book. Something that could shake up the story entirely, from what it seems – and fans have been eager to find out what this could be about.
The book is surrounded by a lot of mystery right now and we don’t know many official details about it, and fans are particularly eager to get their hands on it ever since the ending of season 5 of the show “Game of Thrones” which is based on the book, which left off on a major cliffhanger. The death of an important character is nothing new for fans of “Game of Thrones”, but not many were expecting to see the departure of Jon Snow.
And considering that the book is going to come out before the new season of the show arrives, it should shed some light on the current state of the plot and the secrets that the new episodes of the show are going to bring. Of course, Martin realizes how important this release is, and he’s not going to randomly just reveal anything important about its plot.
He’s much more likely to keep teasing his fans over the next months until he’s ready to bring the book out, but the truth is that he doesn’t even have to do that. There is already a lot of attention on “Winds of Winter”, as many people want to see the continuation of “A Song of Ice and Fire”, so the author should just focus on actually finishing the book instead of promoting it.
What we do know about the twist is that it’s something the author has apparently never thought of doing before, and he expects it to drive fans crazy. We don’t know if he meant that in a good or bad way, but let’s face it – this is George R.R. Martin, and whenever he’s talking about a major plot twist in his stories, it’s safe to assume that it doesn’t mean anything good for his characters.
He’s apparently not even sure if he wants to go through with that idea and he’s still considering the advantages and disadvantages, but we expect that he’s going to proceed anyway. Martin is no stranger to introducing dramatic moments to his stories, especially when it comes to this particular book series.
Pretty much the entire series so far has been based on dramatic and unexpected developments, and Martin has started to capitalize on that fact recently as well, pushing the boundaries even farther with each new installment. The show has been following that trend too, bringing more and more dramatic developments for its characters and making fans question who’s going to be killed off next.
So far, there has been a lot of speculation that Jon Snow wasn’t actually killed for good, and we’re possibly still going to see the character return in the future. This is just a theory that hopeful fans have right now though, but it’s probably reasonable to expect some truth behind it. It would be strange if such a major character really was killed forever and isn’t going to return to the show, and it would certainly leave many fans severely disappointed.