“Sincerely lost faith”: how social networks react to news about George Martin’s book “The Winds of Winter”

George Martin, author of the A Song of Ice and Fire literary series that formed the basis of the popular TV series Game of Thrones, has posted on his website the progress of work on the sixth and penultimate part of the cycle, The Winds of Winter, and shed some light on some details. plot. 

The writer explained such a long work on the book (the writer has been writing it for at least eight years) by the fact that he considers himself to be among the “gardener writers”, who are the antipodes of the “architect writers”.

The "architect" immediately works through the entire plot of the novel: before hammering in the first nail, he knows how many rooms there will be in the building, what the roof will be made of, etc.

The "writer-gardener" digs a hole in the ground, plants a seed, waters it with his own blood, and watches what grows.

As the author writes, his stories grow and develop.

In which direction the plot is moving, in general, it is clear, but sometimes the ground under your feet changes. 

The writer recalled that novels are much more extensive and complex than series, so the same thing that was shown on the screen will not happen in the book.

The literary version of the story will develop the lines of some characters that were not included in the series, but are important to the plot.

“Yes, some of the things that you saw on the HBO series Game of Thrones you will see on The Winds of Winter (albeit in a slightly different angle) ... but most of it will be completely different,” the writer noted.

George Martin did not go into detail about the plot, but noted that in the novel he would save the lives of some of the characters who died in the series and vice versa, kill those who survived.

In addition, the writer said that he was working on the head of Tyrion Lannister, which indicates that the hero is alive (at least he was).

One thing I can say in general enough not to spoil anything is that not all the characters who made it to the end of Game of Thrones will make it to the end of A Song of Ice and Fire, and not all the characters who die in the show will die in the book. .

(Some will die, of course. Of course. Perhaps most. But certainly not all.)

((Of course, next week, when I do the next chapter, I can change my mind again)),” wrote the science fiction writer.

Martin hasn't gotten to the end yet.

The writer is aware that he delayed the release of the book, and understands that many people like the series more than a literary work.

George Martin also noted the growing anger on the part of the fans - many are unhappy that the book has not yet been released, and instead of finishing it, the writer connects to many other projects, and already hate even the unreleased novel.

Martin admits that all this upsets him, but he hopes that when The Winds of Winter is finally published, readers will perceive them objectively.

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Admirers of George Martin's work enthusiastically greeted the publication on the writer's blog.

Some immediately began to fantasize about what the expected book would be like in the end.

“George Martin says The Winds of Winter will be very different from the show... Thank the drowned god.

Perhaps magic will continue to play an important role.

Maybe we'll see Jon enter the giant's mind.

Perhaps the Three-Eyed Raven will not only move from place to place, ”writes a Twitter user.

Many were delighted that after many years of working on The Winds of Winter, Martin finally spoke in relative detail about the upcoming book.

The publication aroused nostalgic feelings among fans of the universe and gave hope for the imminent release of the work.

One of the users of Twitter noted that the writer always reveals exactly as much information about his upcoming works as needed to arouse interest.

“Thanks again for the news, George.

It's great that "gardening" is progressing well.

You reveal the perfect amount of information about The Winds, looking forward to the day I can read the book.

I don’t need the HBO version, I need your words and (your. -

) story, ”the message says.

Bloggers also write that if the work is finally released, they will buy it on the first day after publication.

“What a juicy“ non-blog ”(the name of the column on the George Martin website. -

)!

It has always been obvious to me that haste is the death of quality, just as "love is the death of duty."

I can't wait for that fateful day!

Thank you for putting in the work despite the negativity.

Thank you George!” the blogger writes.

However, some people are sure that Martin will never finish The Winds of Winter, and one of the netizens wonders if it took so long to work on the penultimate part of A Song of Ice and Fire, is it even worth waiting for the last one?

“Honestly, George, I feel for you.

If you hadn't been kidnapped and forced to do all those interviews, get distracted by new projects, and with a sword at your throat non-stop chatting with everyone, you would have already completed the A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Poor fellow,” ironically one of the users.

Many fans of Martin, however, are quite optimistic - they wish the writer a long life and express the hope that someday the book will still be, and the audience will like it more than the Game of Thrones series finale.

"Thanks.

I wish you a life... long enough to complete the cycle.

And these are not empty words, I know that the book will be much better than the series, ”the blogger writes.

“Thank you for the informative news about the Winds.

By the way, I don't think people are ready to hate this book as soon as it's released.

They just sincerely lost faith that you (someday. -

) will end this cycle, and therefore lower the level of expectations.

Please prove us wrong,” another post read.

George Martin originally planned to finish work on The Winds of Winter and the next part of the series in 2014, long before the end of Game of Thrones, but the audience saw the series finale much earlier than the books.

Martin, in parallel with writing the novel, is working on the Game of Thrones spin-off House of Dragons, a book about the Targaryens Fire and Blood, the Elden Ring computer game and other projects.