"The Winds of Winter" release date may be scheduled just before the "Game of Thrones" season 7 premieres. In this way, fans of both the book and HBO series will have a better understanding on why the Targaryens and Starks were forbidden to unite especially when an impending meeting between Jon Snow and Daenerys is set to happen in the coming season.

George R.R. Martin is believed to be on the finishing touches to the sixth book of the epic fantasy "A Song of Ice and Fire." "The Winds of Winter" is preceded by "A Dance with Dragons" and followed by "A Dream of Spring."

The seventh book is also expected to be finished before summer next year. Both "The Winds of Winter" and "A Dream of Spring" are slated for a fall 2017 release. Martin has made no official announcements, but fans are putting together possible timelines that will put the stories in the book and the HBO series connected and established.

Martin serves as the co-producer in the HBO series The "Game of Thrones," which the author will help promote using "The Winds of Winter" release date just before season 7 starts. The books may help with the ratings for rumors say that season 7 may be the least watched season in the exiting series, which will end with season 8.

The "Winds of Winter" may possibly establish some important facts. For instance, the white walkers may not be as evil as what many "Games of Thrones" viewers believe. Nan's stories to Bran spoke of the Night Commander, a Stark, who fell in love with a woman of ice and cold as reported in iDigital Times. 

That man is believed to be the night king of ages past, created by magic to keep the Targaryen-Stark powers in check. The union between the two houses means the union of their powers. One has the ability to hatch and control dragons while the other can warg into animals.

Putting these powers together will make a Targaryen-Stark offspring with the ability to warg and control dragons, allowing that person immense power over Westeros. This is why the Targaryens must never marry a Stark and the two houses shall have dominion in separate lands.

If these plot twists were true, this could mean that Jon Snow is the most powerful character in Westeros having both Targaryen and Stark blood in him. He holds the key to defeat the Night King and all will be well in the seven Kingdoms.

Unfortunately, these may just be rumors after all for "The Winds of Winter" release date remains unconfirmed. Martin in his official live journal reiterates that "there won't be any clues to decipher" and he adds, "the announcement will be straightforward and to the point."