George RR Martin releases new chapter from 'The Winds of Winter' — hypable.com

Fans of A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin can slake their thirst for The Winds of Winter with a new sample chapter released today. Though the release date for The Winds of Winter is still shrouded in fog and mystery, George RR Martin has delivered on a recent promise to release a never-before-seen sample chapter from the forthcoming novel. Martin, the author of epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, wrote yesterday on his “Not A Blog”-blog that “the time [is] ripe to give my readers another taste of The Winds of Winter.” The chapter in question appeared on Martin’s website today, and is (perhaps ominously) titled “Mercy.” Following the pattern established in the series, the chapter is told from the point of view of a character who identifies as “Mercy” – though his or her full name is – at least initially – up for speculation.

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