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George R.R. Martin Shares Update on Next ‘Significantly Different’ ‘Game of Thrones’ Book

  • This year, George R.R. Martin confirmed A Song of Ice and Fire will end significantly differently from Game of Thrones, saying some characters alive in his books are dead in the show, and vice versa.
  • After a contentious Zoom call, Ryan Condal presented his vision for season three, prompting HBO to ask George R.R. Martin to step back and leading Martin to air grievances in a blog post.
  • Martin says he has around 1,100 manuscript pages finished and still needs to write The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring.
  • Fans seeking a proper ending may have expectations reshaped, as George R.R. Martin resists sequels to avoid further canonizing the show's controversial ending.
  • With multiple spinoffs active, House of the Dragon returns this year and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms premieres on Sunday, January 18, with George R.R. Martin as co-creator and executive producer.
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The author has been working on the penultimate novel of the cycle The Winds of Winter since 2011.

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George R.R. Martin Shares Update on Next ‘Significantly Different’ ‘Game of Thrones’ Book

'Some characters who are alive in my book are going to be dead in the show, and vice versa.'

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The Hollywood Reporter broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
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