There were pieces of Season 5 that were never in George R.R. Martin‘s book series. "A Song of Ice and Fire," and there will be segments of Season 6 that do go back and pick up storylines from the first five books. But the sixth book is not out yet, and Season 6 is the first year the series will take place almost entirely beyond the novel storyline to date. However, Benioff said the books will not be spoiled for readers, in terms of watching the show before reading "The Winds of Winter," whenever it comes out. "So much of what we’re doing diverges from the books at this point," Benioff told EW. "And while there are certain key elements that will be the same, we’re not going to talk so much about that — and I don’t think George is either. People are going to be very surprised when they read the books after the show. They’re quite divergent in so many respects for the remainder of the show."
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