Katie
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A.G. Riddle:
Hey! My husband and I are *huge* fans! He has read every one of your books, and I've only got a couple left to read! We were wondering if the Rock of Gibraltar had any special or personal meaning to you? We both finished up Lost In Time a couple of weeks ago, and we were talking about your stories yesterday and the mention of the rock in a lot of your books, so we thought we would ask you!
A.G. Riddle
Hi Katie,
I'm so glad you both enjoyed the books!
Yes--I visited Gibraltar probably a decade ago and have always been fascinated by the Rock of Gibraltar for a few reasons:
-- its significance in ancient myths (as part of the boundary of the known world)
-- the Barbary macaques (which are present nowhere else in Europe that I know of)
-- the tunnels
For the Atlantis trilogy, the location worked really well with the story, so I used it (and continued incorporating it in future works as sort of a callback).
Hope all is well and thanks for the note.
- Gerry
I'm so glad you both enjoyed the books!
Yes--I visited Gibraltar probably a decade ago and have always been fascinated by the Rock of Gibraltar for a few reasons:
-- its significance in ancient myths (as part of the boundary of the known world)
-- the Barbary macaques (which are present nowhere else in Europe that I know of)
-- the tunnels
For the Atlantis trilogy, the location worked really well with the story, so I used it (and continued incorporating it in future works as sort of a callback).
Hope all is well and thanks for the note.
- Gerry
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