George Martin is Unlikely to Ever Finish 'A Game of Thrones' — All Because of His Overly Ambitious Plans

Despite the love of millions of fans, George Martin still often finds himself the target of a barrage of criticism — and not without reason. For 14 years now, the writer has been unable to muster the will to release the final two parts of his 'A Song of Ice and Fire,' which served as the basis for the cult show Game of Thrones. Although Martin assured fans a couple of years ago that at least one novel was almost ready, such statements still seem unrealistic — if only because even the most prolific writers would envy the author's ambitious plans.

George Martin planned to write at least 3,000 pages for the final chapters of 'A Song of Ice and Fire.'

He revealed this in 2019 when the last season of Game of Thrones aired. At that time, Martin addressed fans on his blog, sharing his impressions of the series finale and simultaneously discussing his plans for the last two novels of 'A Song of Ice and Fire.' According to the writer, he hoped to include at least 3,000 pages in both books — not counting any chapters or scenes that Martin deemed necessary to add at the very end during the final read-through. Given that over the past five years the writer has not been able to boast significant progress on 'The Winds of Winter' and 'A Dream of Spring,' hopes that they will ever be published are dwindling with each passing day.

Even George Martin himself no longer believes in the release of the final books of 'A Song of Ice and Fire.'

As the writer admitted about a month ago, he himself doesn't know when he will release the final parts of the saga — or if he will release them at all. According to Martin, he is just as surprised as the fans that the work on the still-unfinished continuation has taken him 13 years, but 'A Song of Ice and Fire' remains a priority in his career — which sounds rather unconvincing, yet perhaps fans of the saga shouldn't lose hope completely just yet.