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Originally Posted by Sirken
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he'll be 65 in Sept. at this point, every year counts.
book 1 (Game of Thrones) Aug 1996
book 2 (Clash of Kings) Feb 1999
book 3 (Storm of Swords) Nov 2000
book 4 (Feast for Crows) Nov 2005
book 5 (Dance with Dragons) July 2011
Book 6 (Winds of Winter) Who knows
book 7 (Dream of Spring) Who knows
the book "Feast for Crows" took forever for a couple reasons. firstly, he had planned to have 5 years pass between the end of book 3 and start of book 4 (to allow the younger characters some time to catch up). the five year gap plan was scrapped, and the "flashbacks" were rewritten in to new book 4 (and eventually book 5) chapters. Next, the book 4 manuscript was the largest he ever submitted coming in at or over 2000 pages (originally book 4 = Book4, Book5, and the battles at Mereen and Winterfell). thats why books 4 and 5 take place parallel to each other for most of the time. my problem is that theres really only 350 pages in book 5 after the timeline converges with book 4. so does that mean it took him 5 years to write 350 pages? or does it mean he never really finished the book 4 story for 10 years? Also, he has stated many times that if he should die, he will not allow another author to finish his story. that said Benioff and Weiss (hbo show creators) have been told how the story ends. who wins the throne. and what happens to each main character. so even if he dies, theres a chance HBO can finish the story.
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Most people are expecting book 6 in 2014, but I am not sure I see it. He mentioned only about 300 pages are done of the book and the book is expected to be 1600 pages or so. I think the earliest is 2015.
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Sansa gets better in book 4. Alayne Stone is becoming a very smart girl that understands how things work, and thinks with her head. Sansa Stark is a very dumb girl, that is oblivious to the ways of the world, and thinks with her emotions. needless to say, im a bigger fan of Alayne Stone. but Baelish is in my top 3.
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Little Finger is teaching Sansa how to play the Game of Thrones right now. I think she is a key character down the road and while I know Little Finger has plans for her he is not telling her (Possibly marrying her) I think in the end she will be LF downfall.