'The Winds Of Winter' Release Date & Major Spoilers: Daenerys' Death Teased? George RR Martin Prefers Being Idle And Slow

With no official "The Winds of Winter" release date announcement in sight, speculations about George R.R. Martin's highly anticipated novel continue to surface online. It is not a secret that some fans have already grown weary of waiting for the sixth novel to be finished, but reports claim that fans continue to hope for the best.

New reports suggest the reason why "The Winds of Winter" release date has not yet been announced as of writing. In an interview with Light Speed Magazine, Martin's previous assistant and author Ty Franck claimed that the author has a unique writing process. Franck claimed that Martin prefers to sit idle and wait for inspiration to come which is why he is taking so long to finish his upcoming novel.

Fans previously hoped that a 2016 "The Winds of Winter" release date will be announced, but with two months left before the year ends, fans have learned to accept that the novel won't be anywhere in sight. Some have predicted that a late 2017 to early 2018 release could be more likely.

Meanwhile, previous "The Winds of Winter" spoilers suggest that the upcoming novel won't be exempt from surprising twists and turns and devastating deaths. It was previously suggested that a storyline suggesting Daenerys' downfall could be in place.

One speculation that has caught fans' attention about the upcoming "The Winds of Winter" release involves the alleged death of Daenerys and her dragons. Martin is notoriously known for killing off major characters in his books, so this rumor won't exactly be far fetched.

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