George R.R. Martin isn’t saying there will be eight Game Of Thrones books, at least until he is
Yesterday, the simmering outrage over having to wait for a sixth Song Of Ice And Fire novel was briefly overtaken by a new, hot-flash outrage over maybe also having to wait for an eighth, an unexpected prospect floated by George R.R. Martin’s longtime editor. Today, Entertainment Weekly sought to clear things up by contacting Martin—who, fortunately, wasn’t busy with anything—to clarify that he’s not specifically planning an eighth novel. Still, you never know, ha ha, such are the caprices and delightful vagaries of George R.R. Martin: