In May 2005, Martin announced that the "sheer size" of his still-unfinished manuscript for A Feast for Crows had led him and his publishers to split the narrative into two books.
En maio de 2005, Martin anunciou que o "gran tamaño" do seu manuscrito aínda inacabado de A Feast for Crows motivou que el e os seus editores dividisen a novela en dous libros.