Goodreads asked Laura Engelhardt:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Laura Engelhardt I was inspired by my love of the ocean and mythology (for example, Chia was a goddess in pre-Hispanic Colombian mythology, and Nga and Num are from Siberian legends. Of course, you're probably familiar with Titania from Shakespeare and Aphrodite from Greek mythology, but you may not have heard of Agnus mac Og or noiamoors before). I also wanted to have my characters visit every continent on Earth (except maybe Antarctica) and used lots of real places to set the story, like the Taiga, the Brazilian coast, the Yorkshire moors, the Congolese rainforests, and even 2Amys Pizzaria in Washington D.C.

I wrote this book because I couldn't find anything like it to read. I wanted to read an urban fantasy featuring political intrigue, but without graphic GOT violence. I wanted to read about characters at the mid-point in their careers as opposed to characters who were just starting out. Since I couldn't find anything like that, I wrote this story.

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