George R.R. Martin Aiming for 2021 Release of Next Book Quarantine is proving quite productive for George R.R. Martin, who confirmed in a June 23 blog post that he has made “steady progress” on his long-awaited next “Game of Thrones” novel “The Winds of Winter.” The author has spent the last several months on lockdown in a cabin in the mountains and says “the enforced isolation has helped me write.” Martin’s last “Thrones” book, “A Dance with Dragons,” was published in July 2011. “I am spending long hours every day on ‘The Winds of Winter,’ and making steady progress,” Martin wrote in a post. “I finished a new chapter yesterday, another one three days ago, another one the previous week. But no, this does not mean that the book will be finished tomorrow or published next week. It’s going to be a huge book, and I still have a long way to go. I have bad days, which get me down, and good days, which lift me up, but all in all I am pleased with the way things are doing.” https://rb.gy/lrhvcf