Most likely, you already know that HBO is currently hard at work creating its newest series, “A Game of Thrones” based on the epic and epicly beloved George R. R. Martin “Songs of Ice and Fire” series.
Today I discovered that there is a release date for the long-awaited fifth book in the series, A Dance with Dragons. We only have to wait until July 12, 2011. There was much rejoicing and squealing!
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Enjoy the inserted post from Martin’s very own blog below:
[first posted at 9 am EST on my website]No. Sorry. Not done yet.
I’m close, though. Watch this space. When the book is done, you will read it here.
original cover 2006
Meanwhile… there is news. Big news. The end is in sight, at long long last, and we’re close enough so that my editors and publishers at Bantam Spectra have set an actual publication date.
revised cover 2007
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS will be in your favorite bookstore on
TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011
new cover 2009
Yes, I know. You’ve all seen publication dates before: dates in 2007, 2008, 2009. None of those were ever hard dates, however. Most of them… well, call it wishful thinking, boundless optimism, cockeyed dreams, honest mistakes, whatever you like.
This date is different. This date is real.
Barring tsunamis, general strikes, world wars, or asteroid strikes, you will have the novel in your hands on July 12. I hope you like it.
((For what it’s worth, the book’s a monster. Think A STORM OF SWORDS))
final cover? 2011
The dragons are coming. Prepare to dance.
And hey… thanks for waiting.
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