Beauty School : George R.R. Martin Gives The Winds of Winter Progress Update

Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin has given another update on his highly anticipated A Song of Ice and Fire Book, The Winds of Winter, an update that fans might be happy to hear.

During a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Martin was asked about his progress on the planned sixth novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. Martin said that if he had to guess, he was about “three-quarters of the way done” with the book, and also revealed that it’s going to be pretty big when all is said and done.

“I think it’s going to be a very big book [more than 1500 pages], and I think I’m about three-quarters of the way done,” Martin said. “The characters all interweave and I’m actually finished with a couple of the characters, but not others. I have to finish all that weaving.”

Colbert then joked that, if it’s taken ten years to finish about 75% of the book, would that mean it takes another three to finish the book, to which Martin jokingly acknowledged that as “depressing.”

Updates on The Winds of Winter have been sparse throughout the years, but recently Martin has given more updates on what fans can expect from the book. Earlier this year, Martin all but confirmed that the ending of Game of Thrones would differ extremely from how the A Song of Ice & Fire series ends, although he did tease that some things may end up staying the same as they did in the show.

“One thing I can say, in general enough terms that I will not be spoiling anything: not all of the characters who survived until the end of Game of Thrones will survive until the end of A Song of Ice & Fire, and not all of the characters who died on Game of Thrones will die in A Song of Ice & Fire. Some will, sure. Of course. Maybe most. But definitely not all. Of course, I could change my mind again next week, with the next chapter I write. That’s gardening.

“And the ending? You will need to wait until I get there. Some things will be the same. A lot will not.”