‘Winds of Winter’ Release Date: Polish Website Claims Manuscript Expected to be Translated before 2016

It looks like "Winds of Winter," George R.R. Martin's highly anticipated book, will definitely be completed by the end of the year.

According to Winteriscoming.net, a Polish website, PIESN LODU I OGNIA, is claiming that a man named Michael Jakuszewski will be translating the book into Polish. Jakuszewki will allegedly get the manuscript of the sixth book in Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series before the end of the year. If that is the case, a release date for English version could be scheduled for early 2016.

Prior to this report, Spanish editor Alejo Cuervo also revealed that "Winds of Winter" would be translated into Spanish and released next year.

"They have promised us that they will give us the manuscript before the release date in English, but it won't be a big difference (between the two dates)," he had said in mid September.

Martin previously told fans that the book's release date will be announced exclusively on his website. Fans are hoping the book will come out before the premiere of season 6 of the hit HBO TV series, "Games of Thrones," which is based from the books.

Season 6 is caught up to the sixth book but since "Winds of Winter" has not been completed, the story lines for the show are expected to be quite different from the book. However, Martin does work with the show's producers and writers so some of the characters' fates could still be the same. Throughout the first five seasons, the TV show has diverged from the books' plots a lot already.

"Games of Thrones" season six should be premiering around April 2016. Filming has already begun.