George R.R. Martin confirms that 'Game of Thrones' season 6 will air before upcoming book is finished

Fans of the Game of Thrones books will have to wait even longer than expected for the series' next installment, "The Winds of Winter", to hit store shelves. Over the weekend, author George R.R. Martin said that he unfortunately failed to meet his deadline to finish the upcoming book by December 31. As a result, the upcoming sixth season of HBO's Game of Thrones will begin airing before the new book is available. In turn, the upcoming season of GOT will cover material that's still being written; ...