Cecily Luft
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Intisar Khanani:
This isn't so much a question, as a comment. I wanted you to know that I am very, very impressed with Memories of Ash. I enjoyed Sunbolt, but did not expect the sequel to be so compelling and beautifully written. I am eagerly awaiting the third installment. Thank you for making us such a wonderful world and for peopling it with such fascinating characters and creatures. Your writing truly touched my heart. ?
Intisar Khanani
Thank you so much for writing, Cecily. I must say, this is the best "Pending Question" Goodreads has ever wanted me to answer. ;) I am so, so happy that you enjoyed Memories of Ash so much, and that it touched you in the way that it did. I was very nervous about how long it took me to get Memories of Ash "right" before publishing, and I'm so very glad that I didn't rush it past what I was able to do well. I've now spent about two months working on the outline for Book 3. I make occasional forays into editing the early chapters I've already written, but I always end up back at the outline. I've never spent this long outlining, but I'm hopeful that this work up front will deliver an equally good book just a little bit sooner (or at least with a couple less revision rounds!). Here's hoping that you will find the next installment as compelling as you did this one! :)
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Intisar Khanani:
Hello! I can't tell you how much I love your books! I have read Thorn three times. Your books have been a great gift for me. I have a few questions . . . 1. Did you have the plots for Theft of Sunlight and Darkness at the Door in mind when you began writing Thorn? 2. Do you have favorite re-imagined fairytales by other authors? 3. Are you planning to write any more books in the Dauntless Path series?
Freedomtodream
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Intisar Khanani:
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Was this parallel in Thorn intentional?
I've reread The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis and got a headache from its anti-Middle Eastern content. Falada and Bree are similar: A talking Horse who's proud often to the point of ridiculousness, and more magnificent than regular horses, who mentors a young protagonist new to the wide world.
If intentional, the nod makes me happy, kind of a reclamation thing.
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I've reread The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis and got a headache from its anti-Middle Eastern content. Falada and Bree are similar: A talking Horse who's proud often to the point of ridiculousness, and more magnificent than regular horses, who mentors a young protagonist new to the wide world.
If intentional, the nod makes me happy, kind of a reclamation thing. (hide spoiler)]
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