Emilia Clarke and George R.R. Martin arrive at at the 12th Annual AFI Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 13, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo : Getty Images/Frazer Harrison)
It appears to be inevitable for President Donald Trump, 70, to have his name tagged in anything. Recently, his name was linked to the "The Winds of Winter" release date.
"The Winds of Winter" is the sixth novel in the epic fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R. R. Martin, 68. In 2016, the author revealed in his LiveJournal account Not a Blog that he had dropped all his editing projects except for "Wild Cards" and he would not be writing any screenplays, teleplays, short stories, introductions or forewords before the "The Winds of Winter" release.
In another post on Feb. 22 on his LiveJournal account, Martin announced the launching of a "Wild Cards" reread program on March 1. A fan commented that it is understandable if it takes four more years to write "The Winds of Winter" because it is hard to sleep at night with Trump, who he referred to as a racist and a clown, as the U.S. president.
"It is not going to take that long," Martin responded. This means "The Winds of Winter" will be released before Trump's term in office ends on Jan. 20, 2021.
Released in August 1996, the first "A Song of Ice and Fire" novel titled "A Game of Thrones" has 704 pages, 73 chapters and 292,727 words. It was followed by the second novel titled "A Clash of Kings" with 768 pages, 70 chapters and 318,903 words in February 1999.
The third novel titled "A Storm of Swords" with 992 pages, 82 chapters and 414,604 words was released in November 2000 while the fourth novel titled "A Feast for Crows" with 753 pages, 46 chapters and 295,032 words was released in November 2005.
In July 2011, the fifth and most recent "A Song of Ice and Fire" novel was released. Titled "A Dance with Dragons," the book has 1056 pages, 73 chapters and 414,788 words.
All in all, the first five novels of "A Song of Ice and Fire" have 4,273 pages, 344 chapters and 1,736,054 words. After "The Winds of Winter," the seventh book titled "A Dream of Spring" will be released.
Here is Conan O'Brien's interview with Martin in 2014:
