

Both A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones will have similar endings, but the journey to that endpoint will be quite different. And while it's frustrating for those who wish to read the novels first and watch the television show second, the delay in release does allow Martin the opportunity to choose how to best finish his epic saga. In the meantime, Game of Thrones has soldiered on, with its more recent seasons outpacing the story of the books and the television show on target to complete the tale before Martin can finish and release his next novel. Since then, fans have been doing their best to remain patient while awaiting any news on the release of the sixth book, The Winds of Winter, and the seventh, A Dream of Spring. But with the wait now in its seventh year and no news on a release date, some fans are understandably disgruntled. The fifth book, A Dance With Dragons, released later that year. When Game of Thrones first aired in 2011, only four of the planned seven books in Martin's series were published. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series has been most unusual. There Won't Be A Game of Thrones Season 9 While that particular story ends with season 8, a number spinoffs are in the work, mostly focusing on events that happened long before Robert's Rebellion and the series of events leading to the conflict told in Game of Thrones. Related: The Longest Surviving Characters On Game Of Thrones Martin is concluding the story of Jon Snow (Kit Harington), Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) Aria Stark (Masie Williams), Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage), and the other inhabitants of Westeros as they face off against the White Walkers and each other in the battle for the Iron Throne. The immensely popular HBO series based on the A Song of Ice and Fire books by George R.R. Season 8 is the show's final season, but that doesn't mean fans' time in Westeros is over. Game of Thrones season 9 may be something fans of the HBO high fantasy series want to see after the big season 8 finale, but unfortunately it'll never happen.
