HBO - Game of Thrones SPOILERS INSIDE. you have been warned

[Skelas]

Well, he flat out lies at times about his progress on the books. When A Feast for Crows was released he said that A Dance with Dragons was also done, but it was too big to publish all at once. So when did A Dance with Dragons actually come out? 6 years later. Supposedly done in 2005. Published in 2011. Don't get me wrong, he can write at any pace he wants, but 6 years between the two, and it was all supposedly done in 2005.

I've given up hope of a conclusion in book form.