Oh, wow. I figured that since the last book published was so many years ago and the TV series has wrapped, the books had wrapped, too. I've been so careful to avoid spoilers that I haven't seen discussions online otherwise. Having checked (carefully!) just now I'm not sure there is a lot of discussion anymore. It's been a few years at this point, so the fervor seems to have died down.
For those who are interested in a non-spoiler source, I found an article on Polygon from July this year. It confirms that the creators of the series made their own storyline past the end of the 5th book, that Martin still says the plan is 7 books, and that the books' conclusion will be different from the TV show.
The article's main source, incidentally, is George R. R. Martin's blog. When I saw that I was like, OMG, somebody else is still writing a blog like it's 2011!
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For those who are interested in a non-spoiler source, I found an article on Polygon from July this year. It confirms that the creators of the series made their own storyline past the end of the 5th book, that Martin still says the plan is 7 books, and that the books' conclusion will be different from the TV show.
The article's main source, incidentally, is George R. R. Martin's blog. When I saw that I was like, OMG, somebody else is still writing a blog like it's 2011!