‘The Winds of Winter’ Is Not Finished: Fans’ Reactions

George R. R. Martin broke fans’ hearts when he announced that Winds of Winter won’t be released before Season 5 of Game of Thrones.

After a long day of teasing readers with blog posts completely unrelated to A Song of Ice And Fire, George R. R. Martin finally broke fans’ hearts everywhere when he announced that The Winds of Winter is not finished and won’t be published before Game of Thrones returns for Season 6 on HBO. Misery loves company, so if you’re feeling depressed about the news, you might want to read these other fan responses on Twitter and share in their pain.

Here are the fan reactions you need to see.

Many Fans Are Devastated by George R. R. Martin’s News

https://twitter.com/AwesomEmergency/status/683191642929541121

https://twitter.com/mojomonkey_12/status/683194924552945665

https://twitter.com/BryndenBFish/status/683187716889128960

https://twitter.com/weblackandnerds/status/683204083759497216

https://twitter.com/Nickeee6/status/682988291298299904

https://twitter.com/rbrtdnnlln/status/683210327295692800

https://twitter.com/Terri_Schwartz/status/683209396030017536

https://twitter.com/D_J_H89/status/683208553285353472

But Some Fans Are Taking It In Stride and Encouraging Martin

Not everyone was quite so devastated. Some fans were very encouraging to Martin, in fact. Meanwhile, other fans simply weren’t surprised.

https://twitter.com/ArON_B_/status/683210183619801088

https://twitter.com/D_J_H89/status/683209524035981312

https://twitter.com/Thorfist7373/status/683206643232837632

https://twitter.com/Quillitup/status/683205555117256704