Game of Thrones Free riders have read enough of the long-awaited sixth book, as critics are cocky about pre-released samples.
George RR Martin was quite generous with sample chapters from Winds of Winter, his long-awaited sixth book in the series, which inspired HBO’s Game of Thrones. No more.
On Monday Martin commented his blog about the upcoming Targaryen story Fire & Blood, which will be released in November. One fan had asked for more example chapters from Winds of Winter, and Martin responded surprisingly. But not as the fan hoped for.
“I do not know,” wrote the author. “I think I’ve probably already published too many sample chapters and what, there are probably more than a hundred pages.”
Martin went on to say that he always enjoyed publishing sample chapters and reading them at congresses. But he says he was exploited for this practice when reviews criticize his new books as “old, retreaded” material because parts of it were shared.
“In den Köpfen einiger Leute wurde das, was eine brandneue Leseerfahrung sein sollte, alt und vertraut”, schrieb er. “Es lohnt sich nicht, Musterkapitel aufzustellen und Lesungen zu geben, wenn es bedeutet, dass es zurückkommt und mich in den Arsch beißt, wenn das Buch endlich veröffentlicht wird.”
Fans bettelten dann Martin an, die Kapitel, die er bereits bei Cons geliefert hatte, die ein Kapitel über Fan-Favorit Tyrion Lannister enthalten, aber der Autor sagte nein. (Hier können Sie die veröffentlichten TWOW-Kapitel lesen oder hören.)
Und als ein anderer Fan fragte, ob Martin daran gedacht hätte, The Winds of Winter in zwei Bücher aufzuteilen, wie es 2005 bei A Feast for Crows und 2011 bei A Dance With Dragons der Fall war, sagte Martin, es sei unwahrscheinlich.
“I oppose this idea,” he wrote, acknowledging that it was proposed by his publisher.
