The Winds of Winter was initially set to be released around 2014, which was extended to the author stating he hoped it would be published before the show’s sixth season. July 2017, he wrote on his LiveJournal that he was “still working on it” and said he had “good days and bad days, and that’s all I care to say.” Martin stayed disconnected from the show during the final season while he worked on the book, but there is yet to be a release date.