During the early seasons of "Game of Thrones," the fans were filled with hope — not just for the show, but for the books they were based on. The fifth book in the series, "A Dance with Dragons," was published mere weeks after season 1 wrapped up, and author George R.R. Martin seemed confident that he'd be able to finish the rest of the books before the show outpaced it. We were all sweet summer children back then, poor Martin himself included.

Because the fifth book had just come out, book fans throughout 2011-2014 weren't as angry as they are now. If they saw Martin out and about instead of sitting perpetually behind his desk, they weren't as quick to badger him with questions about when he'd finally finish "The Winds of Winter ," the long-awaited sixth book in the "A Song of Ice and F

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