I'm about halfway through A Dance with Dragons and have become so tired of Stannis. By this time in the show, they kill him off, which I thought was a great cap to his story and character. You tried, you failed. Bye Bye. But no, GRRM confirms him to still be alive in the books (haven't read that far yet...they've just stalled in their march to Winterfell), so we'll be treated to more whining about how he deserves the throne and needs allies blah blah blah.
Dude, just give up. It's been four books now and you haven't even made it to Kings Landing, though other characters have traveled circles around you.
I enjoy reading the books, but the show came first to me. Knowing that GRRM divulged the final plot details and ending points for the characters to the show, I'll accept that as the official end to the story, until he decides to put out the rest on his own.