LONDON -- Okay,Spain there's a big caveat to this one.
Yes, George R. R. Martin did say in a live journal comment in reference to the Winds of Winter: "I think it will be out this year."
The only problem? He followed that statement with a pretty big "but".
On Tuesday, a commenter on Martin's Live Journal criticised the author for the lack of news regarding the next installment in A Song of Ice and Fire.
Martin posted the following response:
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Really, the key takeaway is that the book is "not done yet".
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