Winds of Winter release date, sample chapters: George R.R. Martin might be writing about Tyrion Lannister’s end in his new novel, to be released on April 2015

By Kara Michelle Aug 29, 2014 10:34 PM EDT

Winds of Winter release date, sample chapters: George R.R. Martin might be writing about Tyrion Lannister's end in his new novel, to be released on April 2015

If George R.R. Martin's pace of writing 300 words a day is to be the basis, fans can expect the "Winds of Winter" release date by April 2015.

The novel is said to be the last on the author's beloved "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, the books which have been the basis for the uber popular "Game of Thrones" show on HBO.

According to "Winds of Winter" reports, Martin might be writing about Tyrion Lannister's death in his upcoming work.

Martin has always maintained that death is and always will be a constant element in his works and that even the most popular characters will not be spared.

"They say that you write what you want to read and you create what you want to watch. I love shows that are unpredictable. I like shows to be more real. Predictable shows and books bore me. I want to be in the edge of my seat. So the deaths are important and at all times necessary," Martin shares.

Of Tyrion, he says, "I love all my characters of course but Tyrion has always been my favorite. He is the easiest to write...The only thing that is hard is that it takes me days and sometimes weeks to come up with the one-liners that Tyrion comes up with in, like, a minute. I wish in real life I was nearly as acerbic and funny as Tyrion."

Asked if he will indeed kill off the most popular Lannister, Martin mysteriously replied, "Well, I did cut of his nose, so..."

Read a "Winds of Winter" sample chapter here: http://www.georgerrmartin.com/excerpt-from-the-winds-of-winter/