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I read all of your 12 books of the Circle of Ceridwen including Sidroc’s story. I absolutely love this saga and hoping you are planning on writing Book 13 of this wonderful saga. Are you planning on continuing this series? I want to know what happens to all of Ceridwen’s 3 children with Sidroc.

Octavia Randolph Dear Leilani - if you finished Treasure, Book Twelve, you will know that just like Book Eleven, To the Sun, the story ends with these words: "This is a never ending story. More books will follow." Some readers do not accept or believe me when I say this. I do not know what more I can do or say than these words, which are also spoken by my great narrator Nano Nagle at the end of the audio book. Please try to believe me.

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I do not have a question. I just want to tell you, as voracious a reader as I am, I have never read more that three or four books in any series…UNTIL I downloaded “The Circle,,,” to my Kindle. I literally finished one and downloaded the next. Tonight I have just finished “To The Sun.” I can not wait to read the next book. I thrive on well written sentence structure and English history. Thank you! ‘25 publish date?

Octavia Randolph Thank you Mary. Yes, I am making good progress on yet-unamed Book Twleve, and you may expect it later this year. I have worked hard to provide a release every year for the last six years, and hope to continue doing so. Thank you for "wanting more" - it is coming!

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Any news as to when your next book will be released. I have read all of your books and very much enjoy your characters. Looking forward to reading the next release? Thank you Diane Gonzalez

Octavia Randolph I am about 70,000 words in to Book Twelve, Diane, which does not yet have a title. Expect it later this year. I have been able to release a new Saga novel every year for the past five years, and am working very hard to continue that streak!

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I've poked around a bit on your website and general internet. I am curious if you have a place where the specific places you use in the Circle of Ceridwen are discussed. I was wondering where Kilton was. I assueme it would have been near Kilton parish in Somerset? Thank you! I am really liking the series!

Octavia Randolph The cliff side scenery should remind you of Exmoor... :)

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Good afternoon! I have just completed book 11 of the Ceridwen Saga, not including Sidroc’s stand alone ad was wondering when we could expect to see book 12? Thank you, and have a great week.

Octavia Randolph Hello Brenda! I am writing Book Twelve now, and hope to have it in your hands late next year. As you will have noticed I have been quite good about releasing one novel a year, and as long as the Gods continue to smile I hope I can continue doing this...

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I’m in the process of reading Water Borne and it’s taking my breath away in how the characters are so entwined. As you write this magical saga, how far back in your thoughts did you see this drama enfold, or does it come as you put paper to pen? I recall that you knew well ahead of our reading the story of Ashild. I’m amazed

Octavia Randolph The Saga Folk are always talking to me, and as I walk early in the morning through medieval Visby I carry a tiny recorder so I can speak what they tell me. When I return home I transcribe what I've recorded: it serves as an armature for a scene, or it might be snatches of dialogue, descriptions of weather or landscape... There is always some valuable information. There are certain key events I perceive years in advance (such as what occurs in Chapter the Fifteenth in For Me Fate Wove This) but often times on my walk the Saga Folk speak very directly, and unexpectedly, to me. Edwin, for instance, appeared one morning last March to tell me he was going to sail here to Gotland to face Sidroc. I think the best way I can answer your very good question is to say I trust the Saga Folk, and they trust me.

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How did you decide to use the name Ceridwen? It's my namesake (Keradwen) and I love finding it in media and other places.

Octavia Randolph I chose "Ceridwen" for the Welsh Goddess, as "my" Ceridwen in the Saga books is half-Welsh. She deserved an ancient name associated with feminine power!

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Thank you so much for bringing this wondrous saga into the world. I will surely read this series will be read again and again. Will there be a book 8?

Octavia Randolph Thank you Selome. I am already 46,000 words into Book Eight, and hope to have it in your hands by next Summer. Please tell your friends here on Goodreads about the Saga; I count on my great readers to help me grow the Circle. Thank you for your devotion to the Saga folk!

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I just finished reading Silver Hammer, Golden Cross. There has to be a next book, this story is unfinished. There will be a next book, right?

Octavia Randolph Chavonne, Chavonne...of course there will be a next book! (And a next, and I next!) I am no sadist. Do you think I cloud leave Ashild, Ceric, and Hrald, our beloved young people, like that? Do you think For One Moment I could leave Sidroc like that? Or Ceridwen? Never! I am writing Book Seven now. Do you know of the Saga Discussion and Idea Group on Facebook? A great group of dedicated readers for whom I produce exclusive content...and they see and know everything first - including when Book Seven is coming. We welcome you.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/14302...

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Will there be an audible version of the next book? Having read the previous 6 books, I often have trouble with the Gaelic pronunciations and decided I would buy the next book with audible so I could hear all the correct pronunciations. Does the same person narrate the previous books?

Octavia Randolph Each and every Saga novel will continue to be narrated by the great Nano Nagle, "the Voice of the Saga". She has recorded all seven current books, and will, we promise, continue to do all coming books. I'm so glad you enjoy her work. Also, you may wish to visit my homepage at www.octavia.net . where I have a short video of me saying all the characters' names. This will help fix them in your mind, as well.

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I started with Cidroc the Dane and then read all of The Circle Of Ceridwen series. I have loved each and every one of them and cannot wait for the next. They have a wonderful story but the history and ways of life are also so fascinating. I just love your books. How many more books do you anticipate?

Octavia Randolph Thank you Linley. There shall be a total of perhaps ten Saga novels, I think, as we must follow the historical trajectory of Alfred the Great's reign, and just as importantly, the narrative arc of the lives of our our Saga folk. So expect at least three more books!

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Octavia Randolph For pronunciation, please visit my website, www.octavia.net where on the home page you'll see a video of me speaking all the character's names. As far as the Next Saga book, to be released April 2018 - yes, the wonderful Audie-Award nominated London actress Nano Nagle (The Voice of the Saga!) is recording it now.

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Hi Octavia. I have finished all 6 books in The Circle of Ceridwen Saga, and feel absolutely hanging in a void. I was transported back in time and felt a sense of belonging. Now I have to come back to reality and am experiencing a sense of loss as I became so involved with the characters, it is as if they were family! No pressure, but please publish book 7 soon? You are a wonderful writer. Thank you.

Octavia Randolph Sue Cooper I thank you! And I am very happy to tell you that the Next Saga book shall be in your hands in April. Thank you for your continuing devotion to my work. I also warmly invite you to the CoC Saga Discussion and Idea Group on Facebook; a group of dedicated and intelligent readers. I will reveal the title and cover first there! We welcome you.

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Octavia Randolph Very hard for me to choose between Alice's Wonderland, or Dorothy's Oz...but I think life in the Emerald City would be glorious...!

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Any idea when Book 7 will be out? I read all six novels back to back and now I feel at loose ends! I enjoyed the books very much. Thank you.

Octavia Randolph Thank you Jane for wanting "more"! I am working very hard every day to bring you this new book. My stay on my beloved Gotland was highly productive, and if the Gods continue to smile, it will be ready for you later this year. I'm very eager to place it into your hands!

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How many books have you planned for the series? I just finished book 6 now I have to wait for book 7. I was kind of surprised by some of the things that happened in this latest book.

Octavia Randolph Hello Kathryn! Of course there will be more Saga novels. I would not leave our young people - or my dear readers - like that! There is a definite narrative arc to the characters' lives which must be achieved, and there will be at least three, possibly four more, Saga books to tell the full story. So do not fear, more is on the way. And thank you for such devotion to my work. Please tell your book-loving friends about the Saga; I count on my great readers to help grow the Circle.

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What are you currently working on?

Octavia Randolph I'm preparing to write about the new character Tindr from The Hall of Tyr, Book Four in the Circle of Ceridwen Saga. He's a young man who is an expert hunter, thoughtful (in the precise sense of the word: he thinks a lot), kind, and handsome. And he is also deaf. I am deeply intrigued with him; in fact, he is haunting me. He is deeply devoted to the Goddess Freyja, and I feel compelled to enlarge upon his story. I don't know yet if it will be a novella, a full novel...an opera...What? Did I say opera? I got carried away for a moment. I do often hear music (inside my head) when I write.

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