""A Song of Ice and Fire" to be finished in 1998" Topic
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Action Log
10 Aug 2015 8:47 a.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill
- Changed title from ""A Song of Ice and Fire" to be finished in 1988" to ""A Song of Ice and Fire" to be finished in 1998"
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| John the OFM | 10 Aug 2015 8:41 a.m. PST |
link I guess all that Y2K stuff got in his way.  |
| John the OFM | 10 Aug 2015 8:43 a.m. PST |
My bad. "1998", but there is a certain irony, hainna? |
| The Beast Rampant | 10 Aug 2015 9:37 a.m. PST |
I'd like to think this blast from the past was embarrassing for Ol' Georgie. If he had any sense, he would have at least TRIED to stay ahead of HBO, at least by one book. Especially since they have more or less caught up. God knows how much more cash WoW would rake in if it dropped before next season's premiere. Inquiring minds want to know ("I want to know!") But I don't understand Martin's methods or motivations, and apparently his publisher doesn't give a  either way. |
| wminsing | 10 Aug 2015 9:42 a.m. PST |
As the article points out, this was back when the entire series was supposed to be three books. His publisher wanted seven. We're all paying the price now. :) -Will |
| Mr Elmo | 10 Aug 2015 10:08 a.m. PST |
The story grew in the telling. |
| StarfuryXL5 | 10 Aug 2015 5:22 p.m. PST |
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| darthfozzywig | 10 Aug 2015 7:32 p.m. PST |
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| darthfozzywig | 10 Aug 2015 7:35 p.m. PST |
When the publisher pushed for 7 books, they should have clarified that GRRM needed the plot to work for 7 as well. As is, it's 3 books worth of material stretched, repeated, folded, spindled, and mutilated over twice that many. |
| jowady | 11 Aug 2015 10:08 a.m. PST |
It certainly explains why books four and five were filled with plot lines that went nowhere. It felt like he was killing time because he was. |
| doug redshirt | 11 Aug 2015 9:57 p.m. PST |
Was that a typo and suppose to be 2098? |
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