Galar News

Length is over 500 pages

A dragon dies

Jon Snow is revealed to be the child of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark

A character is burned alive

No new point of view characters outside of prologue/epilogue

The wait for the book is longer than for the previous 4 books combined (i.e. it is not released before 26th June 2026)

There is an epilogue

Word count is greater than any previous book in the series

Daenerys arrives in Westeros (Dragonstone counts)

A POV character (excluding Prologue/Epilogue) has exactly 1 chapter

Benjen Stark will be found alive

The Harpy is revealed to be Galazza Galare (the Green Grace)

All living Stark children (of Ned) will survive

Littlefinger will be killed by Lady Stoneheart/The Brotherhood Without Banners

Daenerys will destroy the house with the red door

Jon Snow ceases to be a POV character after his resurrection

A PoV character sees a literal kraken (excluding dreams, visions etc.)

Varys will gaslight Daenerys about her birth/lineage and accuse her of not being a Targaryen

Quentyn Martell is revealed to still be alive and has a POV chapter

It's published after the author's death

Daario will reveal himself to be the same person as Euron Greyjoy

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