[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
That is all.
Second reaction: Bloody hell, you SURVIVED it!
Third reaction: Wait...you wouldn't joke about this, right?
Fourth reaction: No, no...of course not. You want to live.
Fifth reaction: Holy crap, I'm gonna have this book soon!
Sixth reaction: ...You're gonna kill my favorites, aren't you? *sob*
I'll learn to deal. Well done, sir. You may nap now. :o)
Thanks for your hard work!
YAY!
Sincerely,
Your Tea Party-conservative-fan. :)
L.
The (possibly) final cover is win. WIN. In fact, everything about this post is win.
... except for the fact that the release date is six days after I start my PhD. HOW WILL I CHOOSE?
Thank you so much. <3
I'm sure I'm not believing that it's possible. Is this real ?
I wanted to scream "Victory" all around, like Johnny Drama !
Ond you're welcome for waiting, if I can read a new ASOS :)
One more time : Thank you !