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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
Amazon just throws up release dates with no rhyme or reason. I don't think there is any way its done by 9/30, forget it being released that day!
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In this particular case, Spectra did announce a 9/30 laydown for the book, so this isn't a placeholder date. However, the manuscript isn't in yet, we're looking at two weeks less in-house (and counting) than Feast for Crows had, and promotion seems to be lagging behind what Feast was doing at this juncture. On the other hand, Martin is likely to turn in a near-publishable work as is, the art and ads are likely all ready to go, and it would take serious missing of deadlines to muck with the printing schedule. Best guess is six months from the day Martin says "It's done", but they might be able to stick to the announced laydown if he turns it in by July 1 this year.