Tia
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K.D. Edwards:
I was just reminiscing about how great The Last Sun was and checking to see if I misremembered the publishing date of The Hanged Man... unfortunately still some months to wait! In the mean time - do you have any books to recommend that you were inspired by? Or generally fantasy or m/m you particularly like with well developed lead & supporting characters? Thank you in advance :)
K.D. Edwards
Hey there, Tianne! Well, good news is that HANGED MAN comes out on Dec 17 -- so we're close.
As for other GLBT+ books I love with strong characters? I really liked CARRY ON. I adored -- absolutely freaking adored - IN OTHER LANDS. If you like High Fantasy, the Nightrunner series isn't just a high bar, it is *the* bar. If you like superhero novels, Perry Moore's HERO was wonderful (and still consider Mr. Moore's death a profound loss to the world). If you like darker books that don't hesitate from triggers, the WARCHILD books are powerful, as is A COMPANION TO WOLVES. Another fantasy series that focuses on core characters -- two brothers, one gay -- is the MELUSINE quartet. Gregory Ashe has a wonderful YA modern day series called HOLLOW FOLK. MJ Lyons recently published a fantastic, inventive alternate history called MURDER AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. Ah! I almost forgot -- T. Frohock's NEFILIM books have a beautiful M/M romance at the heart of it, along with concepts of found family, and all of it wrapped in deeply-researched historical fiction.
I could go on and on. The MELUSINE books have the strongest bond between characters -- they were probably even a small influence on Rune and Brand. HERO's style of writing heavily influenced my own tendency to adopt a sparser writing style during fight scenes. WARCHILD and COMPANION TO WOLVES definitely influenced the darkness in my own writing. All of these are influences.
Anyway, I hope you check out HANGED MAN in December, and like it!
Keith
As for other GLBT+ books I love with strong characters? I really liked CARRY ON. I adored -- absolutely freaking adored - IN OTHER LANDS. If you like High Fantasy, the Nightrunner series isn't just a high bar, it is *the* bar. If you like superhero novels, Perry Moore's HERO was wonderful (and still consider Mr. Moore's death a profound loss to the world). If you like darker books that don't hesitate from triggers, the WARCHILD books are powerful, as is A COMPANION TO WOLVES. Another fantasy series that focuses on core characters -- two brothers, one gay -- is the MELUSINE quartet. Gregory Ashe has a wonderful YA modern day series called HOLLOW FOLK. MJ Lyons recently published a fantastic, inventive alternate history called MURDER AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. Ah! I almost forgot -- T. Frohock's NEFILIM books have a beautiful M/M romance at the heart of it, along with concepts of found family, and all of it wrapped in deeply-researched historical fiction.
I could go on and on. The MELUSINE books have the strongest bond between characters -- they were probably even a small influence on Rune and Brand. HERO's style of writing heavily influenced my own tendency to adopt a sparser writing style during fight scenes. WARCHILD and COMPANION TO WOLVES definitely influenced the darkness in my own writing. All of these are influences.
Anyway, I hope you check out HANGED MAN in December, and like it!
Keith
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Ambra
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K.D. Edwards:
Hello! Just finished the Last Sun and I loved it, can't wait to read the Hanged Man! ...do you have a mailing list to which I could subscribe? I saw there was no kindle edition of the Hanged Man available for preorder and I'd love to get notifications about your progress and book releases (I follow a lot of autors and don't want to miss the release and forget about the series)
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