George R.R. Martin has not yet announced when the "Winds of Winter" or Book 6 of his "A Song of Ice and Fire" saga will be released but one thing is for sure: The author is already envisioning a "bittersweet" ending for the book series.

In his interview with the Observer, the author revealed that the ending will not have a bloodbath or a very traumatic scene. Martin, whose work inspired HBO's popular TV series "Game of Thrones," denied that it will "end in some horrible apocalypse."

"I haven't written the ending yet, so I don't know, but no. That's certainly not my intent," Martin said.

It would please millions of his fans to know that the conclusion will not be something very hard to bear. Parting with a literary masterpiece would be difficult if this would be the case since some fans may not feel that the series was given a fitting closure.

The 66-year-old author also teased that the ending will be reminiscent of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings," a novel, which also amassed a great following, including Martin himself.

"I mean, it's no secret that Tolkien has been a huge influence on me, and I love the way he ended Lord of the Rings. It ends with victory, but it's a bittersweet victory. Frodo is never whole again, and he goes away to the Undying Lands, and the other people live their lives," Martin shared.

More revelations on 'Winds of Winter'

It will take a while before fans discover how everything will wrap up. However, something that the author said in an interview two months ago may break the hearts of readers once more.

In June, Martin revealed on Spiegel Online that a character is doomed to die. WinterIsComing.net provided a rough translation of the text, which reads "There's this character, which I always knew that she will die, from the moment of their introduction to them was doomed to die. But I did not know how she was going to die. Since last night, I know it. Maybe it was Hamburg, no idea."

The outlet clarified that the "she" in the quote doesn't necessarily confirm that a female character will die, since the quote in German was referring to a "gender-neutral" pronoun.

Who could it be?

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