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Ask the Author: Lou Anders

“I'd be happy to answer questions about my Thrones & Bones trilogy, comprised of the middle grade novels Frostborn, Nightborn, and Skyborn.” Lou Anders

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
Lou Anders Mine. Then the Forgotten Realms.
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What books are on your summer reading list this year?
Lou Anders Joe Abercrombie's Half a World.
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What is the latest on a release date for "Skyborn"? I loved the first two books in that series and am eager to read the third.
Lou Anders Hi Kelley,
So glad to hear you loved the first two! Skyborn will be out September 6th. It's already up for preorder on Amazon, BN.com, BAM etc... and there's a Goodreads page too. I think Justin Gerard's cover may be the best of the three.
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I was just looking over the new description of "Nightborn," and I'm looking very forward to reading it, as I enjoyed the first book a great deal. But the description makes it sound as if Thianna, my favorite character from the first book, plays a much smaller role in the second book. Is this accurate? Does she still get plenty of cool stuff to do?
Lou Anders HI Kelly, I just noticed your question so you probably already know the answer now! My apologies for missing it. But Thianna does indeed have a lot of cool stuff in the book. And in book three, which I'm currently in rewrites on.
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Mr. Anders, I'm eagerly awaiting my copy of Frostborn at the library! I have to say that, having heard you speak, I'm particularly interested in dissecting the structure of your book. Currently, I'm outlining my next novel based on the 44 beats in My Story Can Beat Up Your Story. (Thank you so much for recommending it!) I'm curious if you used that framework or some other when writing Frostborn.
Lou Anders Hi Maud,
My apologies for not seeing this sooner! I don't want to give away too many secrets, but I do find Jeff Schechter's story ideas very, very helpful!
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