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Nicole Galland writes critically-acclaimed novels in several different genres. She is mostly know for historical fiction, but recently teamed up with Neal Stephenson to write the New York Times bestselling, time-travel-themed The Rise And Fall of D.O.D.O. (HarperCollins, 2017). She'll be releasing its sequel, Master of the Revels, in February of 2021.

Her historical novels (all published by HarperCollins or imprints) include: The Fool's Tale; I, Iago; Revenge of the Rose; Godiva; and Crossed: A Tale of the Fourth Crusade. Her debut, The Fool's Tale, was a "Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers" selection.

Nicole has written two contemporary comic novels, Stepdog, and On The Same Page.

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What are you currently working on?

Nicole Galland I'm writing a novel with Neal Stephenson, whose work I am dazzled by, so it's a pretty thrilling ride.…moreI'm writing a novel with Neal Stephenson, whose work I am dazzled by, so it's a pretty thrilling ride.(less)

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What are some of your favorite sources for all the research that you do? What sort of things do you have to know about a time period to write about it effectively?

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I've been staring at my screen trying to figure out how to answer this ;-) My favorite thing to do, when life allows it, is to go to the Br…moreHello Tom -

I've been staring at my screen trying to figure out how to answer this ;-) My favorite thing to do, when life allows it, is to go to the British Library (an ocean away from where I live, plus one needs special permission to go into the parts I like), and peruse every book that comes up when I do a specific search (really specific, or obviously it's overwhelming. "12th-century Wales" was a GREAT search, when I wrote The Fool's Tale. If you put in, say, "Othello," you're likely to get slammed.)

For me, the hardest but most interesting thing to know about a time period is the zeitgeist. In a sense we can never really get this, but reading about social history is my favorite way in, rather than collections of facts. Henri Pirenne (I think that's how you spell it) has done some great work about the social history of the Middle Ages - the birds-eye view of how society functioned.

Also for most historical eras, religion was a far more powerful (and less diverse) force in society than it is these days. Knowing what relationship your characters have to the dominant religion(s) is huge. A Puritan has one experience in 1550's England and a very different one in 1650's New England, eg. (caveat: I know diddleysquat about Puritanism, I just threw that in there because I just finished reading Wolf Hall so Puritans have been on my mind.)(less)

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Average rating: 3.8 · 54,891 ratings · 6,031 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Master of the Revels (D.O.D.O., #2) 3.75 avg rating — 3,295 ratings — published 2021 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fool's Tale 3.64 avg rating — 1,798 ratings — published 2005 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I, Iago 3.82 avg rating — 1,058 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revenge of the Rose 3.77 avg rating — 643 ratings — published 2006 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stepdog 3.48 avg rating — 641 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Godiva 3.38 avg rating — 493 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crossed 3.64 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“If you are wronged and do nothing but sulk about it, you wrong yourself even further.”
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“Don't be beautiful, you irritating creature.”
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January Science Fiction -- The following poll decides which book will be our Science Fiction Book-of-the-month for January 2019.

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland

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This Immortal by Roger Zelazny

23 votes, 43.4%

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