George R.r. Martin yakiriye ibyamamare ku isi nk'umwanditsi w'ikirere "indirimbo y'urubura n'umuriro", haryarya urufatiro rw'urukurikirane rwa megapopuke "umukino w'intebe". Byongeye kandi, mu myaka itari mike, Martin yagize uruhare rugaragara muri teredatuption y'imirimo ye, ariko igihe cya kane kirangiye, ubwo "umukino w'intebe" watangiye gutandukana na canva ya Roma Roma, yahisemo guha igice cya Kora mubindi bihe. Ku bwe, yarabikoze kugira ngo yibanze ku bitabo maze amaherezo yongeramo igitabo "umuyaga w'itumba" kuva kimwe.
Martin yavuze inshuro nyinshi ko bimugora guhora twihindura hagati y'akazi ku ruhererekane n'ibitabo byo kwandika. Yavuze, mu ruhererekane rw'uruhererekane rumwe yasize byibuze ibyumweru bitatu. Nubwo "umukino w'intebe" warangiye muri Gicurasi 2019, igitabo "cy'umuyaga w'itumba" kitarasohoka. Ni muri urwo rwego, mu gihe akomeje kwerekana icyerekezo cyuruhererekanicyuho kugeza imperuka, irekurwa ryigitabo gishya ryasubikwa kumunsi wanyuma.
Nubwo mu gihe runaka, imikino y'imikino y'intebe "David Benioff na Dan Morysrs yahagaritse gukurikiza inkomoko y'ubuvanganzo, Tirto ya Martin yari umunyamuryango w'ikirenga. Umwanditsi yakomeje murinzinoff na waissa, mu nzira, aho icyerekezo kizamura ikibanza ku buryo kitanditse ibice bya Saga, ariko na none abanyamuryango b'Inama y'Ubutegetsi ntabwo ari ibye.