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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea
I read he's completed 7 chapters of the last book, and can be found online. I don't seem to have any luck finding them though.
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There are 5 books completed and published. The sample chapters on-line you reference are from the upcoming (hopefully) book 6 called Winds of Winter. It will not be the last book, there is going to be at least one more after that. However, given where things sit in the books at the end of book 5, it is fairly hard to believe he can wrap it all up in just two more books. If he does, each book is going to be 1,500+ pages.
I'm holding out hope that he has taken so long to get book 6 out because he had to also get pretty far along into book 7 to make sure it all flows together and that all the incredibly complex webs work out correctly. Also, once the show got past the books (which happened in season 6), he may be wanting to let the show play out while he works on both of the last two books. That's probably wishful thinking on my part though. But if he hasn't made his way into writing book 7 by now, the odds are pretty slim that he can get it all finished.
Here is a link that should have the sample chapters, but to be honest, they won't make much sense to you if you've only watched the show and have not read the first 5 books. The books and the show are light years apart at this point.
http://towerofthehand.com/books/106/excerpts.html