Winds Of Winter Release Date:  The keeper of the watch Jon Snow, portrayed by Kit Harington, was stabbed to death by his brothers on the Night's Watch in the finale of Game of Thrones season 5. Since then all eyes have been on George R. R. Martin, busy writing the "Winds of Winter," next installment of "A Song of Ice and Fire," the book series Game of Thrones is based on.

George R.R. Martin remains hush about when "The Winds of Winter," the sixth installment in the bestselling saga, will be officially published.There are rumors that Martin may complete the much-anticipated book "Winds of Winter" by Feb. 23, 2016.

George R.R Martin says Winds of Winter will be released sometime in early 2016. Martin revealed that the ending of the next "A Song of Ice and Fire" installment will be bittersweet, but he says don't rush him, there is no way he could write it any faster.

"I've been hearing them come up behind me for years, and the question is, How can I make myself write faster? I think, by now, the answer is, I can't," Martin told Northwestern Talk on Wednesday. "I write at the pace I write, and what the show is doing is not going to change what the books are."

During in a Reddit AMA, director and producer Jack Bender was asked if he read an advance copy of Winds of Winter. Bender said "Yes."

Fans took this as confirmation that Winds of Winter is complete.

But Martin cautioned "Never believe rumors. I've said that a thousand times."

"A very reliable WotW source has confirmed to us that Bender hasn't seen an advanced copy/draft of The Winds of Winter, and must have confused it with the season 6 outline when answering the question," Watchers On The Wall wrote.

George R.R Martin says Winds of Winter will be released sometime in early 2016. Martin revealed that the ending of the next "A Song of Ice and Fire" installment will be bittersweet, but he says don't rush him, there is no way he could write it any faster.

"I've been hearing them come up behind me for years, and the question is, How can I make myself write faster? I think, by now, the answer is, I can't," Martin told Northwestern Talk on Wednesday. "I write at the pace I write, and what the show is doing is not going to change what the books are."

While we're waiting for Winds of Winter, Martin suggested his fans keep themselves busy by filling in his new official 'Game of Thrones' coloring book.

'Game of Thrones,' which was inspired from his book series, will return in spring for its 6th season. "Game of Thrones" season 5 saw the murder of the night's watch commander Jon Snow.

Martin said he was surprised that HBO's Game of Thrones series caught up with the novel series.

Hollywood witch Marie Bargas threw some cards on the Game of Thrones cast and discovered that Sansa Stark is a Queen of Swords. 

"Game of Thrones" Season 6 is slated to return to the airwaves on April 24, 2016.