On October 6, 2009, Martin said that his working manuscript for A Dance With Dragons had just exceeded 1,100 pages of completed chapters, plus "considerably more in partials, fragments, and roughs."
Pe 6 octombrie 2009, Martin a spus că lucrul la mansucrisul Dansul dragonilor a depășit deja 1.100 de pagini cu capitole finalizate, plus „multe alte bucăți, fragmente și ciorne.”