NEW YORK—For fans of George R.R. Martin, winter is not coming—at least not right away.
The “Game of Thrones” author says he missed a Dec. 31 deadline to finish “The Winds of Winter,” the sixth book in his popular fantasy series. That means the next HBO season based on the novel will start airing in April, before the book is published.
The words “you won’t like it” appeared Saturday on Martin’s blog, reporting that “the book’s not done. ... I tried, I promise you. I failed.”
Martin says he is working with HBO to ensure the show reflects the next installment of the “A Song of Ice and Fire” books—in which characters warn of impending doom with the phrase “Winter is coming.”
With hundreds of pages and dozens of chapters written, Martin said he estimates it will still take months more if the writing goes well.
