'The Winds of Winter' Release Date, Latest News: George R.R. Martin May Cancel Novel After Hillary Clinton's Defeat

Recent news claims that "The Winds of Winter" release date may be canceled following Hillary Clinton's loss in the US Election 2016. Novel author George R.R. Martin may decide not to publish "The Winds of Winter" anymore due to this.

Enthusiasts of "The Winds of Winter" have been waiting long and hard for the sixth novel to finally grace the shelves. However, there is news that "The Winds of Winter" will not just be delayed, it will be canceled.

The shocking news was based on the fact that Martin is a huge supporter of Hillary Clinton, who has just been defeated by presidential rival Donald Trump. The critically acclaimed writer even shared his political opinion and was seen with Clinton in New Mexico during the campaign period.

"Trump's ads against Hillary are made of assertion, innuendo and name-calling, but there's no substance to them," he wrote, explaining on his Live Journal why he chose Clinton over Trump. "Clinton's ads just show Trump being Trump."

Due to this, another news emerged that "The Winds of Winter" will be delayed further as Martin was busy promoting Clinton. However, no news about the progress of "The Winds of Winter" has come out.

If this is assumed true, fans expect that "The Winds of Winter" may be out in the early months of 2017. This is contrary to the rumor that "The Winds of Winter" will be canceled as Martin has allegedly decided to skip being a novelist.

However, with the conclusion of the US Election, and Donald Trump taking the seat as the US President, rumors strengthened that "The Winds of Winter" will not come out anymore. This has got a lot of fans worried, but most have high hopes that it will be released eventually.

"As his publisher, we support George R.R. Martin as he works hard to finish 'The Winds of Winter.' Any on-sale dates currently listed online for the novel are incorrect. Once we have a publication date for 'The Winds of Winter,' the world will know," stated Random House, the publishing company of "The Winds of Winter," to Entertainment Weekly.

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