The watch for Winds of Winter simply handed a shocking milestone

When you most likely know that we have been ready a very long time for The Winds of Winter, you could be stunned to be taught that we have now surpassed the time it took George R.R. Martin to publish the primary 5 A Music of Ice and Hearth books.

As Tradition Crave not too long ago identified on X, the hole between A Dance With Dragons and The Winds of Winter has now lasted longer than the hole between A Sport of Thrones and A Dance With Dragons. The primary 5 A Music of Ice and Hearth books have been launched over a timespan of 5,457 days — practically 15 years — culminating with the discharge of A Dance With Dragons on July 11, 2011. As of right now, June 21, 2026, it has been 5,458 days since A Dance With Dragons hit retailer cabinets.

Though the lengthy hole between A Dance With Dragons and The Winds of Winter is stunning, George R.R. Martin has been very busy throughout that point. Since A Dance With Dragons got here out, he has written many different books set inside the universe of A Music of Ice and Hearth; he simply hasn’t completed the subsequent mainline e book. He has additionally contributed to a number of tv exhibits like Sport of Thrones, Home of the Dragon, and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

A Music of Ice and Hearth is a extensively identified franchise exterior the e book trade due to the work George R.R. Martin has performed in lieu of finishing The Winds of Winter. Nonetheless, those that did not just like the ending of the Sport of Thrones HBO present and have been following the franchise because it started in 1996 are determined for George R.R. Martin to complete The Winds of Winter.

In Could, Polygon created a complete timeline of each The Winds of Winter tease and replace from the final 20 years. That exhibits the way it has been over a 12 months since we have been final up to date on the e book, so we nonetheless don’t know when The Winds of Winter will truly be launched.