# When does the next "Song of Ice and Fire" book come out?

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**Created:** [August 29, 2001, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-next-song-of-ice-and-fire-book-come-out/78796 "2001-08-29T20:30:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-next-song-of-ice-and-fire-book-come-out/78796/1 "2001-08-29T20:30:18Z")

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Does anyone know when the forth book comes out? Does anyone know how many there are to be and what they are going to be called? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-next-song-of-ice-and-fire-book-come-out/78796/2 "2001-08-29T21:14:21Z")

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There’s supposed to be six books, I believe, titled:

_A Game of Thrones  
A Clash of Kings  
A Storm of Swords  
A Dance With Dragons  
The Winds of Winter  
A Time for Wolves_

The next is due out fall of 2002.

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**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-next-song-of-ice-and-fire-book-come-out/78796/3 "2001-08-29T22:28:46Z")

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I think the correct answer to the OP is “Not damn soon enough to suit me!” I can’t wait another year or so to see what the hell was going on with YOU-KNOW-WHO coming back at the end of YOU-KNOW-WHICH-BOOK, especially given what had happened earlier to YOU-KNOW-WHO. ( \<-authentic spoiler free post!)

(All kidding aside, **Cabbage’s** info seems dead-on correct, from what I’ve heard.

Fenris

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-next-song-of-ice-and-fire-book-come-out/78796/4 "2001-08-29T22:50:25Z")

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This is appropriate to the new forum, Cafe Society, so I’ll move it.

bibliophage  
moderator, GQ

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**Author:** ![Amok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@Amok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amok)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-next-song-of-ice-and-fire-book-come-out/78796/5 "2001-08-29T22:53:03Z")

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George R.R. Martin has a website at, not suprisingly, [www.georgerrmartin.com](http://www.georgerrmartin.com). Accordiing to that site, **Cabbage** is correct, and the next book will be due out in fall 2002.

**Fenris** : Arrgh. Yes, the suspense is killing me. Well, OK, maybe not, but I really would like to know.

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-next-song-of-ice-and-fire-book-come-out/78796/6 "2001-08-29T23:35:15Z")

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Another _YEAR???_ Aw, crap.

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**Author:** ![Hazel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Hazel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazel)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-next-song-of-ice-and-fire-book-come-out/78796/7 "2001-08-30T06:28:41Z")

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I remember reading an interview with Martin (in Locus, maybe?) in which he said about 20 years would pass between the 3rd book and the 4th. (For the characters.)

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**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-next-song-of-ice-and-fire-book-come-out/78796/8 "2001-08-30T14:18:39Z")

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Odd. [Amazon.co.uk](http://Amazon.co.uk) says the next one isn’t due out until Feb 2004.

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**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-the-next-song-of-ice-and-fire-book-come-out/78796/9 "2001-08-30T14:30:34Z")

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Apparently I now have three more books on my to-read list, with a fourth arriving in a year or three, depending on what source you use.