{"id":62711,"date":"2026-06-22T07:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=62711"},"modified":"2026-06-22T07:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T23:41:07","slug":"the-wait-for-winds-of-winter-just-passed-a-surprising-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=62711","title":{"rendered":"The wait for Winds of Winter just passed a surprising milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"


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While you probably know that we’ve been waiting a long time for The Winds of Winter<\/em>, you may be surprised to learn that we’ve now surpassed the time it took George R.R. Martin to publish the first five A Song of Ice and Fire books.<\/p>\n

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As Culture Crave recently pointed out on X, the gap between A Dance With Dragons<\/em> and The Winds of Winter<\/em> has now lasted longer than the gap between A Game of Thrones<\/em> and A Dance With Dragons<\/em>. The first five A Song of Ice and Fire books were released over a timespan of 5,457 days \u2014 nearly 15 years \u2014 culminating with the release of A Dance With Dragons<\/em> on July 11, 2011. As of today, June 21, 2026, it has been 5,458 days since A Dance With Dragons<\/em> hit store shelves.<\/p>\n

Although the long gap between A Dance With Dragons<\/em> and The Winds of Winter<\/em> is shocking, George R.R. Martin has been very busy during that time. Since A Dance With Dragons<\/em> came out, he has written many other books set within the universe of A Song of Ice and Fire; he just hasn’t finished the next mainline book. He has also contributed to multiple television shows like Game of Thrones<\/em>, House of the Dragon<\/em>, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.<\/em><\/p>\n

A Song of Ice and Fire is a widely known franchise outside the book industry because of the work George R.R. Martin has done in lieu of completing The Winds of Winter<\/em>. Still, those who didn’t like the ending of the Game of Thrones<\/em> HBO show and have been following the franchise since it began in 1996 are desperate for George R.R. Martin to finish The Winds of Winter<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In May, Polygon created a comprehensive timeline of every The Winds of Winter<\/em> tease and update from the last 20 years. That shows how it has been over a year since we were last updated on the book, so we still have no idea when The Winds of Winter<\/em> will actually be released. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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