‘The Winds Of Winter' Release Date, News & Update: George R.R. Martin Says Back To Work? ‘TWOW’ ISBN Ready?

"The Winds Of Winter" (TWOW), based on the pattern by George R.R. Martin with "A Song Of Ice And Fire" novels, is not delayed and "Game Of Thrones" and ASOIF fans alike would be happy to know that GRRM is back to work. Another happy news reports that "The Winds Of Winter" International Standard Book Number (ISBN) by Penguin publishing has been discovered and may mean "TWOW" is well on its way. 

Digital Spy cites via BryndenBFish discovery by Reddit user Bumfyre of an ISBN for "The Winds Of Winter" with the Global Register of Publishers of the International ISBN Agency. "The Winds Of Winter" ISBN is reportedly prefixed in association with "ASOIF" publisher Penguin Random House.

So apparently, @penguinrandom registered a new ISBN (International Standard Book Number) for THE WINDS OF WINTER. https://t.co/immbiMzdQ1

— BryndenBFish (@BryndenBFish) September 1, 2016

Fellow "ASOIF" publisher HarperCollins reportedly registered for "The Winds Of Winter" ISBN over a year ago. According to the Reddit account, "The Winds Of Winter" ISBN was accompanied by a "TWOW" synopsis riddled with "ASOIF" spoilers, which led folks to believe at that time that the HarperCollins ISBN was a fake.

September Morn https://t.co/c9LploeTuc — George RR Martin (@GRRMspeaking) September 3, 2016

Still, a new registration for "The Winds Of Winter" ISBN is a good indicator that "TWOW" is moving along and George R.R. Martin is well on track. Parent Herald cites reports that George R.R. Martin is not delayed with "The Winds Of Winter" after all judging by the patterns of release with previous "ASOIF" novels.

At the moment, "The Winds Of Winter" has yet to surpass the production period for the fifth "ASOIF" novel "A Dance Of Dragons," which was published six years after "A Feast Of Crows." By this merit, a 2017 "The Winds Of Winter" release date only puts it in the same production period as the fifth "ASOIF" novel.

If, as Newsweek points out, "The Winds Of Winter" follows the page growth of previous "ASOIF" novels by George R.R. Martin, then "TWOW" is the longest "A Song Of Ice And Fire" novel by far and logically deserves a year or so more of production work. However, Digital Spy is optimistic that "The Winds Of Winter" is coming out sooner than later, meaning "TWOW" could join the other "ASOIF" titles in stores by 2017 as projected.

Asssumingly, George R.R. Martin wrote on Not A Blog that he is buckled back at home. "But it's been a while, so I thought I should at least say hi, and wave, and let everyone know that I'm still here, back at the old homestead and back at work."

"The Winds Of Winter" release could be preceded by the airing of the penultimate season of "Game Of Thrones" on HBO. What is the biggest confirmation by George R.R. Martin would you like to see in "The Winds Of Winter" from "ASOIF" and "Game Of Thrones" theories?