Dance with Dragons release date?

[Ramoth's Rider]

Whilst aimlessly looking on Amazon for my next saga to tackle, I looked at George R R Martin cos a friend in the states recommended him, and noticed there's a new book available to pre order!!
So I emailed my american mate full of joy to share this bit of news with him, to find he knew nothing about it and that its not even on GRRMs website!

Attached is the link, so is it a new book or not?
Amazon.co.uk: A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice & Fire): Books: George R.R. Martin

further down the page it says release date 7th april 2008.

[Overread]

Ok first off this is the lastest book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series *the best there is now in fantasy!!*
It starts with A Game of Thrones - which you really really should read

Anyway this is the latest book, but he is taking a long time to write it - its not written yet. This means that the Amazon release date is an old on, not yet updated. Fans are eargerly awaiting this book - but its not ready yet

[TK-421]

Amazon has been known to put such dates as they were speculated by the publishers. At the risk of being corrected by Wert or Raven, I will say that I have a gut feeling that we will soon hear some very good news from GRRM. By that, I mean probably sometime in February. The reason is that it seems he has been writting alot more these past few months and it's likely the final push to complete ADWD.

[Ramoth's Rider]

ah so i led my american friend down the garden path then?
I did have a wonder when he couldn't find it on Amazon.com.
Ooops never mind
OR i do mean to get into these but have to finish WOT first only up to book 6 so far.
Gonna see if waterstones are doing a 3 for 2 so i can get 7-9 or just get the whole lot depending on price. its only another 2 books after 9 aint it?

[Overread]

not to hot on the wheel of time - but one book is still writing - by a different author - so not sure

[Ramoth's Rider]

will have a look on rj page!

[Lucien21]

Update - A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin's Official Website

He hasn't finished writing it yet.

No chance for April.

[Overread]

darn darn darn!
in that one link he mentions at lest 5 new authors for me!!
and I was trying to cut down the to read pile!

[TK-421]

Oh darn indeed. Well, I was wrong again and my gut was probably just telling me it was hungry or something.

[Lubbock]

Yup i try to avoid Georges What im Reading page, last time i ended up with over 9 books that needed reading, im such a fanboy doing whatever the big man says is cool

[Werthead]

As others have said, no way for April. June was looking possible for a while...but now the smart money is on October/November for the UK and maybe 1-2 months later in the USA.

To get it out by October in the UK he needs to finish by late May, which seems more than doable. Nothing is solid until he says it's done though.

[Ramoth's Rider]

Thats just bad advertising by Amazon then. If i was a die had fan and pre ordered it, how frustrating would that be? Mind you if i was a die hard fan then i would know he hadnt finished it yet.
Ah well time to burst the bubble for my american friend. Thanks guys.

[viZion]

You've actually been able to preorder ADWD almost since the release of AFFC. Amazon often will put a release date that, more than likely, is completely inaccurate. This allows them to start selling the book. Of course, these days it's better to just find the author's website and get it straight from them.

[MIDNIGHT]

I preordered and paid for AFFC 3 years before it was released. When it was finally released, lo and behold, I wasn't sent a copy. The large chain book store wouldn't honor what I had paid 3 years prior. I had a few choice words for them and went and bought another copy from a mom and pop store. Still burns my shorts!!

[viZion]

What was their excuse for that, Midnight? Did they have no record of it? How could they get away with that? I've always been afraid of something like that happening so I've never preordered a book until a definite release date is announced by the author. It's terrible that they wouldn't give you the book.