--- description: Game of Thrones fans may soon be able to get their hands on the sixth installment of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. title: George R.R. Martin: The Winds of Winter Will Maybe Be Out This Year image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe7df794ef4916db/6988b51da988ca3f466ba9b5/george-rr-martin-winds-of-winter-release-date.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # George R.R. Martin Says _The Winds of Winter_ Will Probably, Maybe Be Out This Year ## Video: A History of Dragons [Watch (HLS stream): A History of Dragons](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/aX3EGE0r.m3u8) (2:51)  _Published 2016-04-22. Professor Christopher Fee discusses the history of dragons in our culture and their relevance today._  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 11, 2017 4:53 PM CUT  George R.R. Martin Writer/Co-Executive Producer attends HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 San Francisco Premiere at San Francisco Opera House on March 23, 2015 in San Francisco, California. George R.R. Martin Writer/Co-Executive Producer attends HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 San Francisco Premiere at San Francisco Opera House on March 23, 2015 in San Francisco, California.Steve Jennings/WireImage  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 11, 2017 4:53 PM CUT After nearly six years of waiting, [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4429346/game-of-thrones-season-7-cast-news/ "undefined")fans may soon be able to get their hands on the sixth installment of [George R.R. Martin’s](http://time.com/4618915/george-r-r-martin-celebrity-deaths-2016/ "undefined") _A Song of Ice and Fire_ series, [_The Winds of Winter_](http://time.com/4591934/george-rr-martin-winds-of-winter/ "undefined"). Responding to a complaint on his most recent [Live Journal post](http://grrm.livejournal.com/515302.html "undefined") about the lengthy time gap between novels, the author explained that he is hoping to release the next installment this year. “Not done yet, but I’ve made progress,” he wrote. “But not as much as I hoped a year ago, when I thought to be done by now. I think it will be out this year. (But hey, I thought the same thing last year).” Luckily, at the very least, fans of Martin’s medieval fantasy world have the _Game of Thrones_ TV show too keep them entertained — the seventh season of which is set to premiere this summer. \[h/t [_The Huffington Post_](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/george-rr-martin-says-winds-of-winter-is-finally-coming-this-year%5Fus%5F58762c05e4b05b7a465c9ac0 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4631350/george-r-r-martin-the-winds-of-winter-release/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4631350/george-r-r-martin-the-winds-of-winter-release/"},"headline":"George R.R. 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