George RR Martin has promised that "The Winds of Winter" will be released before "Game of Thrones" season 6 airs on HBO. While fans still have quite a long time to wait for the sequel to "A Dance with Dragons," book lovers may try reading these 5 books to read while waiting for the release of the sequel.
George RR Martin has already canceled appearances in several conventions and has already turned down a number of interviews to pave the way for the release of "The Winds of Winter." While Martin has promised fans that the sequel to "A Dance with Dragons" will be released before "Game of Thrones" season 6, fans are already anticipating on what could happen next for Jon Snow, as Martin's latest book ended with Jon getting murdered by his fellow men.
While waiting for "The Winds of Winter" release in 2016, book readers may indulge themselves in several books written by other authors, which are just as great and enticing as George RR Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire."
The Atlantic cited five books in the fantasy genre, which may be likened to Martin's book series. According to the outlet, R. Scott Bakker's "The Prince of Nothing" trilogy perfectly executes tales of war, violence and religion using descriptive and frightening prose.
"The Malazan Book of the Fallen" series by Steven Erikson is set tens of thousands of years ago and will follow the story of men and Gods mingling with and plotting against each other. "The First Law" trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" by Suzanna Clarke and "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman are other good reads.
iDigital Times also recommended a number of good books to read while waiting to get your hands on "Winds of Winter." According to the outlet, Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" series is Martin's inspiration to "A Song of Ice and Fire."
Mervyn Peake's "Gormenghast" trilogy is different from Martin's book series in a way that it takes on a dark Gothic fantasy tone. The outlet also cited that "The Silmarillion," the prequel to the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is also an interesting book, which takes on the story of Middle Earth in its first years.
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