It's no secret that people love to make jokes about George R.R. Martin which are usually aimed at the author's slow pace when it comes to writing the next novel in his A Song of Ice and Fire book series. However, it looks like some of these jokes go a little too far for the Game of Thrones writer. Martin has just admitted that he doesn't appreciate it when people discuss his death when talking about his books' future.
We all know that George R.R. Martin has been working on The Winds of Winter for several years now. Although the sixth book of the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series was supposed to be completed before Game of Thrones caught up, Martin continues to write very slowly and has yet to complete the book.
For some, it is attributed to Martin's allegedly declining health, something that was once again brought up when the author did not attend the premiere of House of the Dragon. This, in turn, once again led to speculations that Martin could die soon, leaving A Song of Ice and Fire unfinished.
Not surprisingly, George R.R. Martin doesn't like these discussions. "I do find it a little grisly," he told Vanity Fair. "People speculating online about what’s going to happen to the rest of the books when I die. I don’t like to speculate about that. I don’t feel close to dying."
It's certainly not a nice thing to think about and most fans are still wishing for Martin's health so he could continue his work. Needless to say, we're hoping that Martin is adding more pages to The Winds of Winter so the book can finally be released.
George R.R. Martin continues to work on The Winds of Winter. In the meantime, the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon will premiere on HBO on August 21, 2022.
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