Ian Glen, umenyereye abafana b'uruhererekane rw'uruhare rw'umwami Utanga Morrnont, mu kiganiro giherutse kuvuga ko ibyanditswe by'intebe y'intebe, mu kiganiro cyatanzwe na Dan, barwanyaga abakinnyi basomye "Indirimbo ya Ice na Flame "- kugirango imico yabo iba karemano. Ian yemeye ko we ubwe yasomye igitabo cya mbere cyizunguruka nyuma yo kubona uruhare muri serimbuka - naho abasigaye, babisabwe n'abanditsi, ntibanigeze bafata.
Nk'uko Glen abitangaza ngo ibintu byatanze abakinnyi gusuzuma ibintu bikaganira ku gice cy '"imikino y'intebe" nk'abakozi ku giti cyabo "nta mateka y'ingenzi ku kuba ibintu biringaniye na byo Bitandukanye nibyabaye mubitabo, abanditsi, nkuko Glen bemeye, ntabwo aribyo byose.
Ariko, mugihe cya 6 cyimikino yintebe, itegeko ritemewe nukumenyana n '"indirimbo ya ice n'umuriro" ntibizaba bifite akamaro - ibyabaye muri iki gihe cya 6 by'igihe, bizarenga kubyabaye mu bitabo, Kandi abafana barashobora gutegereza gusa George R. Martin azarangiza igitabo cya gatandatu cywle.