Originally Posted by CDSmith

Martin doesn't strike me as the sort of writer who wouldn't have outlined the story start to finish before beginning work on even the first book. I can't imagine any professional novelist just writing blindly and 'winging it' like some suggest.

If I had to guess I'd say that he'll have Daenarys and her massive entourage returning to Westeros. It will be her dragons that in the end saves the world from the white walker threat. She'll reclaim her throne, THE throne, and all the while this is happening Arya will have become little miss super assassin and will have eliminated most if not all on her 'list'. All the side plots (Iron Islands, Dorn, Sam & Gilly, Zombie Caetlyn Stark, etc) will all eventually converge to the main action or will otherwise be wrapped up.

And what of Tyrion? Well, perhaps I'm hoping that in the end he becomes Daenarys's new Hand of the King, or in this case...Queen. :D


George, get that damned writing done. Don't make me come down there and crack the whip on you buddy.