re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

Ladies and gents, we are being trolled. Completely and utterly, but first some history. The show premiered on April 11, 2011 with the original order placed in March of 2010. The manuscript for ADWD was delivered in April 2011, two weeks after Game of Thrones premiered on HBO. At that point he had 5 books in the bag. They were done before the show even aired. He has been finished with the last book for over 3 years now. In that time he has watched ASOIAF related materials explode in popularity. The viewership of the show has more than tripled, going from 2.22 million viewers for episode 1 to 7.09 viewers in the Season 4/ Ep. 10. For GRRM, there is a lot more at stake than just his book series, its his very legacy.

We know that he has always had a road map done, so much so that he has already told D&D how it is all supposed to end. Currently we have enough material for 2 or 3 seasons. So what if he does give a release date for Winds of Winter? What about A Dream Spring? If Winds of Winter is released around Holidays of 2015, then that means that he will only have three years to write A Dream of Spring. We know that this isn't going to happen if what we have been hearing is true. Which brings us to the troll....

He has been writing and trying to wrap up his opus. He has been laying out the road map for D&D. He hasn't been slowing down, he has been doubling down. ASOIAF was supposed to be 3 books but they spiraled out of control. AGOT was so long that it was eventually turned into the first part of Clash of Kings with SOS being released two years later. That is 3 huge books in a 5 year period (counting 1995 for writing time), 1995 to 2000. He has been having such a hard time finishing the TWOW because he is doing double duty. My prediction is next Comicon, he is going to announce the Winds of Winter release date for Holidays 2015 and then the release date for A Dream of Spring for Holidays 2016. Two books done in 4 years, allowing him to finish an optional 8th book if he so chooses.

Le BOOM, ultimate Martin Troll Job.