Why did they shorten Game of Thrones?

More recently, HBO offered the showrunners more money and time to at least add more episodes to the final season, after eight seasons, the last two being shortened, was concocted as a compromise. "HBO would have been happy for the show to keep going, to have more episodes in the final season," Benioff said.

Does Game of Thrones Season 6 follow the books?

Writing. With the end of the fifth season, the plot has reached the most recent novel in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Dance with Dragons. Season 6 director Jeremy Podeswa said in August 2015, "Right now in season six, what we're shooting currently isn't based on anything in the book.

When will Book 6 of Game of Thrones be released?

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What is the sixth book of Game of Thrones?

"The Winds of Winter," the sixth book in George R.R. Martin's " A Song of Ice and Fire " series won't be released in 2015. Unlike winter, the sixth "Game of Thrones" book won't be coming until at least 2016.

How many books are there in the Game of Thrones?

Game of Thrones is not based on a single book but a series called A Song of Ice and Fire authored by GRR Martin . The series has 7 books of which 5 have been published while the last two are awaited. The published books are.