Editing Jon Snow (character) (section)

===''A Feast for Crows'' and ''A Dance with Dragons''===
Jon is not a POV character in 2005's ''[[A Feast for Crows]]'', but appears briefly from Sam's perspective as he sends Sam away from Castle Black with the Watch's [[Maester Aemon]] and Mance's newborn son to protect them from being sacrificed by the Red Priestess [[Melisandre]]. Jon also gives Sam the specific mission of traveling to the Citadel in [[Oldtown (A Song of Ice and Fire)|Oldtown]] to become a maester, so that he may better understand the threat of the Others and eventually succeed Maester Aemon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fantasticreviews.com/feast_for_crows.htm |title=Fantasy Book Review: ''A Feast for Crows'' by George R. R. Martin |first=Aaron |last=Hughes |website=Fantastic Reviews |date=January 2006 |access-date=July 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626201143/http://www.fantasticreviews.com/feast_for_crows.htm |archive-date=June 26, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]'' (2011), Jon prepares the defense of the realm against the Others. He attempts to juggle the integration of the wildlings, growing unrest within the Night's Watch, and Stannis' attempts to use the Watch in his war for the [[Iron Throne (A Song of Ice and Fire)|Iron Throne]], while trying to maintain the Watch's strict political neutrality. When Slynt openly defies Jon's orders multiple times, Jon executes him, which increases tension between factions. Later, he advises Stannis against attacking the Dreadfort. Jon plans to settle the wildlings in sparsely populated regions of the North and allows some of them to join the Watch to garrison the many abandoned Night's Watch fortresses. Many members of the Watch dislike the idea of allowing their ancient enemies through the Wall and welcoming them into their ranks. <!-- Please don't change the following sentence to mention Sansa. This section of the article is about the books, not the TV show, and in the books Sansa plays no role in this storyline. -->Jon learns that his sister [[Arya Stark|Arya]]<!-- Please don't change this to mention Sansa. This section of the article is about the books, not the TV show, and in the books Sansa plays no role in this storyline. --> is being married to [[Ramsay Bolton]] to secure the Bolton hold on Winterfell but in truth, the bride is [[Jeyne Poole]] posing as Arya. Jon allows Melisandre to send Mance to rescue her. He later receives a letter from Ramsay claiming that Stannis, who marched on Winterfell, has been defeated and Mance is a prisoner. Ramsay demands hostages, threatening to march on the Wall and kill Jon if he is defied.<ref name="NYT 2011-08"/><ref name="NYT Dance 2011-07"/><ref name=time_problem_power/><ref name="sfreviews DWD 2011"/><ref name="Booklist Dance"/> Finally pushed to his breaking point, Jon instead decides that he will seek out and kill Ramsay himself, openly compromising his neutrality, but he is stabbed by his Night's Watch brothers in a mutiny.<ref name="Forbes Dance">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2015/06/07/will-game-of-thrones-jon-snow-meet-the-same-fate-in-the-show-as-he-does-in-the-books/ |title=Will ''Game of Thrones'' Jon Snow Have The Same Story In The Show As He Does In The Books? |work=[[Forbes]] |first=Dave |last=Thier |date=June 7, 2015 |access-date=June 15, 2015 |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610031713/http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2015/06/07/will-game-of-thrones-jon-snow-meet-the-same-fate-in-the-show-as-he-does-in-the-books/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Martin|2011}}

Jon's presence in the forthcoming volume ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'' is uncertain; when asked in 2011 by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' "Why did you kill Jon Snow?", author Martin responded "Oh, you think he’s dead, do you?"<ref name="EW 2011-07 Hibberd"/> Asked later whether Jon was killed or will survive, Martin responded with a laugh, "I will not comment on that."<ref name="SmarterTravel">{{cite web |last=Roberts |first=Josh |url=http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/game-of-thrones-exclusive-george-martin-talks-season-the-winds-of-winter-and-real-world-influences-for-song-of-ice-and-fire.html?id=10593041 |title=''Game of Thrones'' Exclusive! George R.R. Martin Talks Season Two, ''The Winds of Winter'', and Real-World Influences for ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' |publisher=SmarterTravel.com |date=April 1, 2012 |access-date=June 11, 2015 |archive-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331180708/http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/game-of-thrones-exclusive-george-martin-talks-season-the-winds-of-winter-and-real-world-influences-for-song-of-ice-and-fire.html?id=10593041 |url-status=live }}</ref>