Could AI resolve The Game of Thrones?

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“I drink and I know things.”

I miss Game of Thrones. The initial seasons were exceptional, but the later ones suffered from rushed storytelling and failed to sustain the quality and visceral world-building found in George R.R. Martin’s original books. It’s been over a decade since I read A Dance with Dragons. Since then, The Winds of Winter, once highly anticipated, now nearly mythical, remains unpublished, more than a decade after Martin’s last book, with no clear release date in sight.

Martin isn’t alone. Patrick Rothfuss, renowned for The Name of the Wind, has also left readers in narrative limbo. The long-delayed Doors of Stone, the final book in The Kingkiller Chronicle, has become a running joke among fantasy fans, symbolising promise turned purgatory.

These unfinished works aren’t merely about impatience. They show emotional investment in the characters. The standout for me? Well, it’s Tyrion Lannister.

Witty, wounded, wise, and constantly underestimated, Tyrion became the heart of the series. His quotes are ingrained in the collective memory of fans: “A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone.”

Tyrion is, for many, the soul of Westeros. His mix of brutal honesty, dark humour, and moral complexity makes him the emotional compass of a story where loyalty is scarce and happy endings even more so. Because these characters are so unforgettable, the lack of closure hurts. We want to see Tyrion’s journey completed in Martin’s voice, not just on screen. We want Kvothe’s secrets ultimately revealed by Rothfuss himself. Until then, we keep rereading, rewatching, and hoping.

Then this week, I watched the excellent YouTube channel The Harry Potter Theory, a beautifully written, compelling “extension” to the Harry Potter stories, which explores what happens to Harry, Hermione, and Ron following the destruction of Voldemort and the aftermath and consequences of that event.

It seems implausible, even immoral to suggest (and it is almost certainly illegal), but maybe AI could finish the Thrones stories, and even open the Doors of Stone?