There are, however, a few major points from the show that will likely be covered in The Winds of Winter. One of the big points fans wonder when it comes to Martin's upcoming books is just how much Game of Thrones has already revealed, but the vast differences between books and show post-season 4 mean that there should be plenty of surprises in store. It does, however, feel like The Winds of Winter's release date is getting a little closer and more tangible, but even being optimistic it would seem more likely to be late-2020 or early-2021. Still, there's not much time left before that August date to have the book finished, edited, marketed, printed, and released. Martin has been writing a lot of The Winds of Winter in 2020, especially with lockdowns enforced due to COVID-19, and in April wrote on his Not A Blog site that he "has good days and bad days" but is writing every day. WorldCon takes place from July 29-August 2 (though it's virtual this year), which would mean that's when The Winds of Winter should be released by Martin's own timetable, but it's unclear whether or not that will happen. In 2019, Martin hinted he'd finish The Winds of Winter by Summer 2020, saying: "If I don’t have THE WINDS OF WINTER in hand when I arrive in New Zealand for worldcon, you have here my formal written permission to imprison me in a small cabin on White Island, overlooking that lake of sulfuric acid, until I’m done." 2017 was then the expected release year, and then 2018, before Martin gave up on making such predictions for the most part. Since then, Martin has given various updates and tentative release dates: he hoped to complete The Winds of Winter before Game of Thrones season 6 in 2016, and also revealed he'd had a similar deadline for 2015.
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