"Winds of Winter" author George R.R. Martin revealed that Stannis Baratheon is not dead.
"Game of Thrones" Season 5 fans assumed the demise of a major character in the upcoming book "Winds of Winter." But George R.R. Martin disputed the rumors by confirming that the character will still be alive in the next book series.
Martin responded to a question raised by fans. The sixty-six year old author said that while Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) seemed to have been slashed to death in "Game of Thrones" Season 5 by Brienne of Tarth (Gewndoline Christine). The truth is, the character is still alive in the book series, Martin's blog revealed.
In "A Song of Ice and Fire" book series, Jon Snow had gotten a letter from Ramsay Bolton saying that Stannis was overpowered and eventually died in the battle. There was no supplementary scene or event in the books confirming the demise of the said character and so there was still chance that that Ramsay had lied or that the letter may have been fake.
Martin's reply settles the issue, confirming that Stannis will indeed be alive in "Winds of Winter."
The author recently attended the Sasquan science-fiction convention where he read a chapter of his forthcoming book about Dorne's Princess Arianne Martell, GeekWire reported. He also responded to some of fans' questions after reading the sample chapter.
The "Winds of Winter" author's response to the fans highlighted that at the time he was writing the 1500 page novel, the production staff was writing 60 page scripts for each season, which makes it easier for the show runners to come out with a new season each year. The author even said that it came to a point when he was concerned about the TV series overtaking the books, but then he felt that he might just continue writing while the show's producers convey their story and carry on to adapt his books.
"Winds of Winter" still does not have an exact release date until now.
