The fans love the series as much as they love their books. However, when season 6 of the show came sooner than the book, the fans were hesitant to watch it out of fear that it might spoil the book for them.
But George RR Martin revealed earlier that the fans need not worry as there is a huge plot difference between the book and the show. "It involves a dead character, one of whom is dead in the show but not dead in the books. So the show can't do this, unfortunately, because they have killed a character that I have not killed," Martin said.
Even the "Game of Thrones" showrunner, David Benioff, assured the fans that the show will not spoil the much awaited book for them. "People are talking about whether the books are going to be spoiled - and it's really not true," he said in an interview.
Meanwhile, the death and violence are paramount in "A Song of Ice and Fire" books as well as the show. Thus, the fans can expect to see many characters die in "The Winds of Winter." There have also been previous reports that Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister, Bran Stark and Arya Stark are the characters that will die in the next book.
However, there are other reports claiming that these characters will make it alive till the end of the TV Series, and most likely survive in the book too. But since these are spoilers based on speculation, so the fans should take this possibility with a grain of salt because if anything else, Martin is known for its plot twists and surprises.
