A Dream of Spring
| Author | George R. R. Martin |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | A Song of Ice and Fire |
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| Preceded by | 'The Winds of Winter |
A Dream of Spring is the planned seventh novel in the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by American writer George R. R. Martin.
Background and publication[edit]
Martin is firm about ending the series with the seventh novel "until I decide not to be firm".[1] With his stated goal of telling the story from beginning to end, he will not truncate the story to fit into an arbitrary number of volumes.[2] He knows the ending in broad strokes as well as the future of the main characters,[3] and will finish the series with bittersweet elements where not everyone will live happily ever after.[4] Martin hopes to write an ending similar to The Lord of the Rings that he felt gave the story a satisfying depth and resonance. On the other hand, Martin noted the challenge to avoid a situation like the finale of the TV series Lost, which left some fans disappointed by deviating too far from their own theories and desires.[5] In 2012, Martin had acknowledged his concerns about A Dream of Spring not being completed by the time the TV series Game of Thrones catches up in its storyline to the novels.[6] In 2015, Martin said that he was not writing A Dream of Spring together with The Winds of Winter,[7] and in early 2016, he said he did not believe A Dream of Spring would be published before the last season of the HBO show.[8] In April 2018, Martin commented he had not started working on the book,[9] and in November he said that after The Winds of Winter he would decide what to do next: A Dream of Spring or the second volume of Fire & Blood or one or two stories for the Tales of Dunk and Egg.[10]
Martin offered the following hint as to how the series would conclude during a Q&A at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. "I'm not going to tell you how I'm going to end my book, but I suspect the overall flavor is going to be as much bittersweet as it is happy."[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The fantasy king". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ↑ "WebCite query result". www.webcitation.org. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ↑ "A Dance With Dragons Interview". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ↑ "Science Fiction Weekly Interview". web.archive.org. 2002-02-23. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ↑ Brown, Rachael (2011-07-11). "George R.R. Martin on Sex, Fantasy, and 'A Dance With Dragons'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ↑ Griffin, Bryant (June 13, 2012). "Martin Talks 'Game Of Thrones,' 'The Winds Of Winter'". Airlock Alpha. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ grrm (August 31, 2015). "Back From Bubonicon".
- ↑ "George R.R. Martin says there will be 'Winds of Winter' spoilers in 'Game of Thrones' season six".
- ↑ "FIRE & BLOOD : On The Way - Not a Blog". georgerrmartin.com.
- ↑ Cain, Sian (2018-11-10). "'I've been struggling with it': George RR Martin on The Winds of Winter". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ↑ "George R.R. Martin on 'Winds of Winter': 'Winter Is the Time When Things Die'". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
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