Although that was certainly the plan of George R.R. Martin and his publisher (not to mention our hope), we won’t read Book 6 ahead of Season 6 of Game of Thrones.
During a Q&A at Northwestern University recently, Martin admitted that he was extremely surprised when Game of Thrones started to catch up to his own writing.
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin is well aware that the HBO series has taken on a life of its own. Something he wasn’t expecting, however, is how quickly it would catch up to the books it’s based on.