Andrew Wheeler wrote:
> icarpenter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<icarpenter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> I see that Amazon is now accepting orders for A Dance With Dragons,
>> but there is nothing on GRRM's website. Is this wishful thinking
>> by
>> Amazon or does it mean our long wait may soon be over?
>
> Amazon lists any book that has an ISBN and a publication date; it
> means nothing. Those systems are entirely automatic.
>
> (Publication dates can, and do, change very often, and some
> publishers
> have systems that require some date be entered even if that date is
> entirely fictional.)
>
> Also, the fact that an author that forthcoming and communicative
> with
> his fans hasn't said "I finished it" should be a major clue.
And when he has said, in so many words, "I haven't finished it",
little doubt remains.
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