Next Game of thrones book is finally here

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http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/03/03/dance-with-dragons-date/

A Dance With Dragons will be published by Bantam on July 12, 2011. The manuscript is huge — the publisher estimates the hardcover edition will run more than 900 pages, putting it about the same length as the longest book in the series, A Storm of Swords. Schedule your summer vacation accordingly.

And from the comments for the article:

For whatever this is worth: The publisher says it’s shaping up to be the best book in the series … as for skepticism about the date, keep in mind the cliffhanger format of the books, it’s not like Martin is required to reach a certain point in the story, he’s just trying to make what he’s already turned in ever bigger and better, so this is all good news …

I haven't read these yet - but plan to if it seems like he might actually finish the series. This is encouraging news to me for sure, though I know some of you are a bit gun-shy to get too excited about another book in the series when there's no reason to believe it won't be another 6 years until the next one.

Anyway, just an FYI for those who were interested.

Edit: Never mind. I somehow missed the other thread that covered this news. My apologies. Please close/delete at your earliest convenience.

 

[Gaith]

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