The Fireside

Whether or not we’ll have The Winds of Winter by then, (or know the release date) there’s a reason to celebrate 2016 for Ice and Fire fans – it marks twenty years since the saga first began with A Game of Thrones . On October 18, the anniversary will be celebrated by publishing a hardback illustrated edition. At this point, all the details (artist who is illustrating, cover art etc) has yet to be revealed, but at the moment the page count is 992 pages, or 800, depending on which site you visit. The ISBN for this edition is 9780553808049 . So far, only the first book in the series will receive this format. I’m sure it’ll be great for collectors to grab up though. Other food for though I have: Martin seems extremely dedicated to finishing up The Winds of Winter, the next book in the series. There has been evidence in the past 3-6 months supporting this. After the book comes out, I fully expect a few non 'main book' (but still related, and in the world and mythos)...

Looks like on Oct. 27, 2015 , there will be a new edition of A Song of Ice and Fire coming out from Random House / Bantam. As you can see above, you get:   - A Game of Thrones - A Clash of Kings -A Storm of Swords - A Feast For Crows - A Dance With Dragons At this point, I do not know what the content of the books will be like, the text aside. It appears that the books are only (at this time) being offered in a box set only. The total page count is listed at 5280 pages. It is unclear if this will be 'limited edition', or even if the rest of the books that aren't published / written yet, will be released in this format. You can pre-order the (incomplete) set through various book sellers using this ISBN: 9781101965481

George R.R. Martin himself has uploaded another sample chapter The Winds of Winter, Book Six of A Song of Ice and Fire , the book series that HBO's Game of Thrones is based off of. You can grab it here: http://www.georgerrmartin.com/excerpt-from-the-winds-of-winter/