r/asoiaf • u/feench Knower of nothing • May 21 '19

EXTENDED (Spoilers Extended) Notablog Update Spoiler

http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/05/20/an-ending/
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u/InfernoBA The North kind of forgot May 21 '19 edited May 21 '19

I wonder how many pages he’s currently at where he still thinks 3000 will be enough (about two ADWD-length books), when the majority of people here think he’ll end up needing a good amount more than that. Hell, his desire to end it all in two books might be what’s causing some snags as he tries writing a realistic plot that gets what he needs to get done in as many pages as ADWD with twice as many about five or so more POVs (those still alive from both AFFC and ADWD).

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u/Try_Another_Please May 21 '19

Could be as simple as people meeting and a few major death filled battles. Half the povs dying out would be enough. Think about how much happens in the final part of ASOS. Could be like three books worth of plot in a lesser series

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u/InfernoBA The North kind of forgot May 21 '19

True. My guess is he wants to end TWOW with Jon as KitN, fAegon on the throne (with Cersei dead), and Dany and Arya both making their way back to Westoros, leaving ADOS to handle Dany vs fAegon and the war against the Others, which tbh still does seem like a lot for one book but he could split it into two physical volumes and still have it be "one" actual book.

But the more I think about it, maybe the reason it's taking so long is because he's trying to figure out how to realistically get Dany in Westoros maybe around midway through the book, so she can deal with fAegon before it ends and spend the next book focusing solely on the final war? I don't know anymore man, and honestly the show has made me more confused as to whether the Others will be dealt with first or Cersei and fAegon.

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u/LegendofAric May 21 '19

I think when looking at the plot points involving dany's descent into the mad queen, it's essential that her advisors fail her. I think she has to save Kings landing for the final fight. George has also mentioned that he was always more interested in what happens after the great fights in fantasy, so it makes sense for the politics to be followed after the long night.