[first posted at 9 am EST on my website]
No. Sorry. Not done yet.
I'm close, though. Watch this space. When the book is done, you will read it here.

original cover 2006
Meanwhile... there is news. Big news. The end is in sight, at long long last, and we're close enough so that my editors and publishers at Bantam Spectra have set an actual publication date.

revised cover 2007
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS will be in your favorite bookstore on
TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011

new cover 2009
Yes, I know. You've all seen publication dates before: dates in 2007, 2008, 2009. None of those were ever hard dates, however. Most of them... well, call it wishful thinking, boundless optimism, cockeyed dreams, honest mistakes, whatever you like.
This date is different. This date is real.
Barring tsunamis, general strikes, world wars, or asteroid strikes, you will have the novel in your hands on July 12. I hope you like it.
((For what it's worth, the book's a monster. Think A STORM OF SWORDS))

final cover? 2011
The dragons are coming. Prepare to dance.
And hey... thanks for waiting.
No. Sorry. Not done yet.
I'm close, though. Watch this space. When the book is done, you will read it here.
original cover 2006
Meanwhile... there is news. Big news. The end is in sight, at long long last, and we're close enough so that my editors and publishers at Bantam Spectra have set an actual publication date.
revised cover 2007
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS will be in your favorite bookstore on
TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2011
new cover 2009
Yes, I know. You've all seen publication dates before: dates in 2007, 2008, 2009. None of those were ever hard dates, however. Most of them... well, call it wishful thinking, boundless optimism, cockeyed dreams, honest mistakes, whatever you like.
This date is different. This date is real.
Barring tsunamis, general strikes, world wars, or asteroid strikes, you will have the novel in your hands on July 12. I hope you like it.
((For what it's worth, the book's a monster. Think A STORM OF SWORDS))
final cover? 2011
The dragons are coming. Prepare to dance.
And hey... thanks for waiting.
- Current Location:winterfell
- Current Mood:
excited

Comments
Thanks for keeping at it George. It's been a long time coming, but I couldn't be more thrilled to find out that it's finally here.
Please post book signing dates. Please, please, please come to San Francisco, CA.
Will this launch right away on iBooks or the Kindle store?
AWESOMESAUCE!!!
And yes, agree with others, that this is the PERFECT time for a re-read!
And I love the new cover, can't wait to hold it in my hands!! Mm, nothing like the feel and smell of a new book...especially a GRRM book!!
1. When will the story teller for the audio book be announced. ( I won't lie, I'm hoping for the return of "Father")
2. Will there be an ebook release on the publication date or just the hard cover?
Can't wait to read it.
Thank you GRRM for the next installment in this excellent series.
Also, that last cover? SEXY. <3_<#
Thanks for you from Russia
Simply a very good new!