While there is no official information regarding the release of George R.R. Martin's next book "Winds of Winter," which is the next installment of his extremely popular book series "A Song of Ice and Fire," which is popularly known as the "Game of Thrones," fans have already begun speculating as to which character will die next.

In fact, R.R. Martin's book series is somewhat notorious for killing off main characters one affter another, leaving fans in shock, but always coming back for more. In addition, the author is also infamous for another thing - his sluggish writing pace, which attributes to the unknown release date of the next book.

It is reported that Martin writes at a pace of only 250 words per day and is obstinate to continue with this pace. On the other hand, J.K. Rowling, who became famous with her "Harry Potter" book series, reportedly wrote at a pace of just 350 words - very similar to Martin.

As far as speculation regarding the release of "Winds of Winter" is concerned, fans currently believe that all of the remaining Stark children will live. They are also of the view that the other favorites like Tryion Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen, and Stannis Baratheon will also survive the next book. However, the fate of Jon Snow is at the moment unknown, especially after he was attacked when he last appeared.

Several fans of Martin think that Cersei Lannister will die in "Winds of Winter". In fact, there is speculation that following her walk of atonement and subsequent diminishing of her power, the character has little to contribute to the continuing plot of the series.

In addition, fans are also speculating that Victarion Greyjoy will die in the next book. In fact, he was last seen in Meereen after being unsuccessful in his attempt to take his brother's place in Kingsmoot.

Fans are still left frustrated at when the release date of the new book will finally arrive, but one thing's for sure, when R.R. Martin finishes his marathon novels, it's usually worth the wait.