George R. R. Martin Misses Latest Book Deadline, Internet ForgivesThe 'Game of Thrones' television show has now outpaced its source materials.
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Winter is coming, albeit late.
George R.R. Martin, the author of the book series that spawned television's popular fantasy dramaGame of Throneson HBO, announced onhis LiveJournal page这个周末,他未能达到他的12月31日,2015 deadline to finish his novelThe Winds of Winter.
The bearded scribe, who uses anold-school DOS machineto write, said he knows he let his fans down. "You're disappointed, and you're not alone...but no one could possibly be more disappointed than me."
"But the book's not done," he continued. "Nor is it likely to be finished tomorrow, or next week. Yes, there's a lot written. Hundreds of pages. Dozens of chapters….But there's also a lot still left to write. I am months away still... and that's if the writing goes well."
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这是第二个最后期限小说的完整模型tion that Martin has missed. The first was October 31, 2015. With the sixth season of Game of Thrones set to air in April, Martin's publishers wanted the latest installment of the A Song of Ice and Fire series to be on shelves by March. The author admitted to fans of the story -- both in written and televised form -- that there may be some aspects of the novels that are spoiled by seeing the acted adaptation first, but also acknowledged how the story differs between the two mediums.
The Internet's response was surprisingly compassionate. While many have complained about the series' delay in the past -- once prompting fellow author Neil Gaiman totell a reader, "George R. R. Martin is not your bitch" -- the reaction to the latest announcementhas been kind.
Martin was grateful. "There were forty pages of screened comments on the post by the time I logged on this morning," he said in aLiveJournalpost entitled "Thanks."
Martin did not give a timeline for when he expectsThe Winds of Winterto be completed.
