Alex Robins

Alex Robins asked Django Wexler:

Hi there Django. I was wondering if you had any film recommendations thematically similar to your Shadow Campaign books? I've been thinking of some of the colonial films like The Patriot, Last of the Mohicans or Glory, and some of the older stuff like The Charge of the Light Brigade, Waterloo, Lawrence of Arabia or Zulu. Anything more obscure that inspired you? Keep up the good work!

Django Wexler It's tough, because filming something like that generally involves big, expensive battle scenes, so there aren't that many! You've got a lot of what I would recommend -- the Gettysburg movie also does a pretty good job. Waterloo in particular has some amazing battle stuff, although I don't know that it's a good movie overall.

Anything based on Dumas is fairly close, too -- Three Musketeers or Count of Monte Cristo have gone through a bunch of different versions, some better than others.

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Yoruhime

Yoruhime asked Django Wexler:

Hello Mr Wexler ! I recently read the three first volumes of the Shadow Campaigns ( and the fouth is coming out right now .). I wanted to say it's an incredible series ! And actually, I had a question : amongst demon-carrying characters such as Winter or genius like Janus, Marcus is quite... normal, and I find him fascinating, the soldier struggling in the middle of it all. How did you create the character ?

Kennedy Gerber

Kennedy Gerber asked Django Wexler:

I just finished The Thousand Names and really enjoyed it! I rekindled my longstanding love of the Napoleonic Wars from Sharpe, Hornblower, and Aubrey–Maturin (high praise). As I move on to the rest of the series, I was wondering if you had a recommendation for where a first-time reader should read The First Kill and The Penitent Damned. I assume The Shadow of Elysium should be read between books 2 and 3? Thanks!

M.L. Brennan

M.L. Brennan asked Django Wexler:

One of my favorite moments in The Forbidden Library is when Ashes is traumatized by getting wet. Having read The Mad Apprentice, I was delighted to discover that it happens again in the first chapter! Can I look forward to further dunkings in book 3?

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