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   Hello Richard!   
      
   ** On Friday 16.07.21 - 19:24, you wrote to me:   
      
    RM> Thanks for the link. Will have to check it out. Have been   
    RM> a big fan of the books for the last two decades and while   
    RM> I enjoyed the show I was disappointed when it passed the   
    RM> books.   
      
   The excerpt does nothing for me. It's probably because the     
   teaser is so out of context that it feels plucked from thin air     
   and therefore unimpressive.  But, it gives a feel of GRRM's     
   inventiveness of the names and of some of dialog in the story.   
      
   I thought it was extremely unusual that the tv-show     
   extrapolated the storyline on its own (no doubt with GRRM's     
   blessing) ..but the ending seemed rushed and nonsensical in     
   some places.  Maybe the film-people could have released each     
   season every OTHER season to buy time for GRRM to catch up.   
      
    RM> At some point prior to it's release I'll have to go reread   
    RM> them all just to refresh my memory.   
      
   I cheated. I started with the film version, and only referred     
   to the books when I wanted "more to the story".  But as the     
   film version progressed, it started to deviate more from the     
   written version.   But the books remain the best as you get     
   into the heads of the characters and can understand their     
   motives more.   
      
   But Winds of Winter may not be the last one either. I think     
   GRRM is toying with the idea of having yet another volume     
   (Dream of Spring) to conclude the story.   
      
   As a book seller, I usually get notifications of release dates     
   far in advance. But Winds of Winter is not on the radar, yet.   
      
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