I half expected to see a final scene, perhaps post credits, where Aerion drinks the wildfire and kills himself. I think it would be a poetic scene, but could perhaps undermine the finale.
What do you think?
Obviously, we are all exhausted by the endless rants of disappointed readers. We're all in the same boat, and while there is no wind (pun unintended) all we can do is blow into the sails ourselves.
I just think it would be morbidly entertaining for all of us to compare our predictions and expectations.
I've seen very different predictions online. There are the people who say it will never come. There are the people who've been saying it's coming in two years since 2011. ChatGPT itself said it expects a 2027/2028 release.
My favourite theory is that both remaining books will be released posthumously, but that's not based in any solid proof.
Considering the recent dig at Martin in AKOTSK, with Ser Arlan saying "a true knight always finishes his story", I wonder what you all think. Will he finish? When?