The # of Confirmed Chapters that GRRM has at least worked on for TWOW (Spoilers Extended)
Info on TWOW POVs
GRRM has talked numerous times in the last decade or so (tears lol) about the different POVs he is working on for the book. Due to the sheer number of POVs alive (20) and confirmed for TWOW (17). I thought it would be fun to take a look and see how many chapters are confirmed to have at least been worked on at some point.
Note: Due to how often GRRM writes and rewrites, etc. just because GRRM mentions he is working on a chapter, it doesn't necessarily mean a new chapter.
Note II: Even the chapters that are available in full are subject to editing/alteration
(8) Confirmed Chapters that are Available in Full
- Mercy (Arya I)
- Alayne (Sansa I)
- Theon I
- Tyrion II
- Barristan I
- Arianne I, II
- The Forsaken
(4) Confirmed Chapters that are Partially Available (Summary, Fragment, etc.)
- Tyrion I
- Barristan II
- Victarion I
- Asha ?
(2) Moved from ADWD
- Areo Hotah I
- Bran I
(14) Mentioned in SSMs
- Melisandre I, II
- Davos I
- Asha II
- Arya II, III
- Cersei I
- JonCon I
- Arianne III
- Areo Hotah I
- Victarion II
- Daenerys I
- Samwell I
- Prologue (appearance by Jeyne Westerling)
Total: 28 Chapters (including the Prologue)
(3) Unconfirmed POVs
- Jaime Lannister
- Brienne of Tarth
- Jon Snow
If you like posts about the POV structure of TWoW, etc., please check out: Death of a POV: There is always another POV Character Around
TLDR: While its very likely there are more,it seems at a minimum there are 28 chapters confirmed that GRRM has at least worked on. 8 of these chapters are available in full (either being released or from a con). 4 of these chapters are available in partial form (summary of a reading, partial chapter, fragment). 3 of the chapters are confirmed to have been moved from ADWD to TWOW and then 13 chapters (including the Prologue) have been mentioned in various SSMs.
oh and I guess I will insert: "he hasn't worked on any bc winds isn't coming" joke here even though that joke was no longer funny years ago lol
Posted Feb 9, 2022, 1:28 PM UTC · edited