A Song of Ice and Fire (Released Spoilers)
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Ukerric
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Dandai
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My apologies if this was discussed literally a page ago, but wasn’t the rumor about George’s feelings about another author finishing the series debunked? It went something like George spitefully refuses to have an outline/notes so no one could finish his story.
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George has said when he dies his wife has instructions to burn everything. How much of that is a joke or not we don't know. Even so they'll still hire someone to finish it up. His wife will get a check and we'll get a conclusion and that'll be that.
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And the fact of the matter, I could give to shits. Despite maybe burning whatever manuscripts, notes, or outlines he has, he also burned all the patience, good will and appreciation from fans much earlier.
I hope the NY Giants all die in a fiery plane crash, and it just so happens to crash on his mansion wherever the hell he's living in Arizona or whatever. Hopefully while he's eating chicken wings.
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I first read A Feast for Crows back when TBC launched. I've been waiting over 17 years to see what happens next with Brienne, Lady Stoneheart and Sam the Slayer. Between that and the show shitting itself so the showrunners could fuck off to Disney to film Star Wars movies to then have Disney and Star Wars attempt to shit themselves to death on purpose there are just no shits left for anyone. I couldn't give any if I wanted to. We're at a historic shits deficit that is just mathematically impossible to pay back.
I know he can't finish it. He knows he can't finish it. Anything else is just playing pretend.
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He was still introducing new characters (including PoVs) and new story arcs in the most recent book.
OU Ariakas
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This is absolutely in no way going to happen. There is no possible way that fat fuck could keep his completion of Winds under wraps so completely that it would not be leaked.
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moonarchia
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That's because his ghost writer and editor didn't tell him about it.
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OU Ariakas
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I used to roll my eyes at Devon's posts because I knew the first reply is always his wife shilling his book..... but now I love it. It is great how she ties it into the theme of his post and he has a reply that does the same. I now find I expect it to give me a sensible chuckle.
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He also ran out of hot wings on multiple occasions. This was before he had HBO money and could have them on tap.
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Good analysis here on why George can't finish the books.
TLDR: The first part of the story is a subversion of Tolkien, low fantasy, everyone is flawed, no heroes. The ending should be the opposite, high fantasy and everyone working together because of heroes who emerged. Otherwise it's just depressing.
But he's a socialist boomer so he can't do it.
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Well, we had a few hints with how the showrunners went with what they'd got from GRRM. The problem is, he realized people were going to hate that type of ending. If he writes what's intended, he's going to get pilloried. So he's running with the Lincoln quote: "better to stay discreet and be thought incapable of writing, than to write and dispel any doubts".
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So I don't remember when but it was easily 2 decades ago (could have been 2.5) I had just discovered the amazing epic that became my all time favorite series , which I am re-reading for the 3rd time called The Malazan Book(s) of the Fallen. I immediately share the news with my best friend from high school. He says 'if you like that you should try " and I interrupt him with " If you mention that fat motherfucker that cannot finish a book I'm hanging up'. He stopped.
I've given up all hope of him finishing the series and if he by some miracle does, I'm 100% it will be a let down. He was out of ideas in the last published book. He's too busy and lazy counting his money.
I've given up all hope of him finishing the series and if he by some miracle does, I'm 100% it will be a let down. He was out of ideas in the last published book. He's too busy and lazy counting his money.
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