In the Author's Notes of Book 4 in 2006, he writes that he completed the book, and it was so large (2000 pages) that he was forced to cut it in half, and that f

In the Author's Notes of Book 4 in 2006, he writes that he completed the book, and it was so large (2000 pages) that he was forced to cut it in half, and that first half was Book 4, and that Book 5 would be out the following year. Then he took another 6 years to publish Book 5, which was ostensibly done back in 2006. Granted, he said he changed his mind about a lot of things and had to rewrite stuff, but the fact remains that he said it was "done" in 2006. In the meantime, his blog posts were about his football predictions and painting his house. I have sympathy for authors who don't put deadlines out there, but there's no excuse for being 6 years late after saying it was already done. Considering that the release of the 5th book coincided with a TV series, it strikes me as nothing more than a cash grab. One of the (many) reasons why I don't support GRRM or his work anymore. Which is a shame. The aSoIaF series was fantastically written.