George RR Martin is done with fans still complaining about Winds of Winter delay: ‘You have given up on me’
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Game of Thrones author sets fans straight on next book
- George RR Martin has addressed fans' concerns about the delayed release of The Winds of Winter, the sixth book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series.
- Martin announced he is producing an adaptation of Howard Waldrop's novella, A Dozen Tough Jobs, which triggered complaints about his work on projects unrelated to The Winds of Winter.
- Martin responded to criticisms that he doesn't care about finishing the series, detailing the typical negative comments he receives, including that his writing has deteriorated and he will die soon due to his age.
- He said he had worked on numerous other projects, but “you don’t care about anything but Winds of Winter. You’ve told me so often enough”.
- Martin has been working on The Winds of Winter since 2010, and despite expressing frustration and delays due to other projects, he stated in 2022 that the book was about "three-quarters of the way done".