If anyone is interested, here is audio of one of the panels I was on for Con of Thrones earlier this year about the Five Year Gap:
Con of Thrones 2018, featuring Ashaya, Joe Magician, Bookshelfstud & Joanna Lannister. Why scrapping the gap was a great idea, why GRRM planned it in the first place, and how many of the characters might have turned out if he hadn't.
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