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 What's all this about a five year gap?

Frequently Asked.
GRRM said that the next book would take place five years after A Storm of Swords. What happened to that plan?


Author:

 Chris H.

When GRRM finished writing A Storm of Swords, he intended it to be the halfway point in the series. The fourth book, A Dance With Dragons, was going to pick up the story five years after the end of A Storm of Swords.

However, flaws in this plan forced GRRM scrap what was known as the 'five-year gap.' The fourth book will now be entitled A Feast For Crows and cover the five years that were originally going to be skipped over. GRRM has stated that he will still try to keep the series to six books, but admits that a seventh is likely at this point.

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