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This is DJ. I run the SF/F book blog, MyLifeMyBooksMyEscape. I just posted a review with Rachel Dunne, author the new epic fantasy novel, In the Shadow of the Gods, yesterday and wanted to share it.
I had received an eARC for In the Shadow of the Gods and LOVED it! One of the best I've read this year. So, it's a post-read interview (no spoilers, don't worry), and the questions, I believe, are more direct that than most generic questions you find in interviews.
Check out the interview, and I hope you like it
https://mylifemybooksmyescape.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/author-interview-rachel-dunne/
DJ: Hey Rachel! Thanks for stopping by to do this interview!
For readers who aren’t familiar with you, could you tell us a little about yourself?
Rachel Dunne: I’m happy to be here! I’m a debut author, with In the Shadow of the Gods out for a few weeks now, but I’ve been writing my whole life. It’s just a part of who I am, so actually having a book published is a dream come true. I live in the Midwest, which means I spend a lot of time indoors, but I’ve got a giant dog who keeps me on my toes.
DJ: What is the In the Shadow of the Gods about?
RD: The basis for the story is that, centuries ago, a pair of gods called the Twins were cast down and locked away. There are two groups in the world they left behind: one group trying to free the Twins, and the other trying to make sure they stay locked away. The story follows a few people from each of these groups, and there’s a lot of grey morality—there’s no good or bad side, and sometimes it’s not even clear which side each character is on.
DJ: What is the world of In the Shadow of the Gods like?
RD: Most of the story takes place in Fiatera, which isn’t necessarily the happiest country: threads of a long-standing religious combat run throughout the country, and even though this combat isn’t always violent, it creates tension. Religion is, therefore, a big part of what shapes the country. The majority of the population worship the Parents, but there’s a cult-like following for their outcast children, the Twins, and these two related religions are constantly at odds. Fiatera is also pretty unique (especially among fantasy novels) in that there’s no real patriarchy or matriarchy—there’s genuine equality of genders, which makes for some interactions and situations that wouldn’t be found in many other books that do have some sort of gender-based ruling society. There’s another part of Fiatera that used to be its own country, the Tashat Highlands, which is where mages come from and are trained—I can’t say too much about the Highlands here, since I’ll be exploring its history a little more in future books, but it’s hopefully an interesting question why this whole culture of powerful mages has chosen to become part of a country that’s objectively weaker than them.
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This is DJ. I run the SF/F book blog, MyLifeMyBooksMyEscape. I just posted a review with Rachel Dunne, author the new epic fantasy novel, In the Shadow of the Gods, yesterday and wanted to share it.
I had received an eARC for In the Shadow of the Gods and LOVED it! One of the best I've read this year. So, it's a post-read interview (no spoilers, don't worry), and the questions, I believe, are more direct that than most generic questions you find in interviews.
Check out the interview, and I hope you like it
https://mylifemybooksmyescape.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/author-interview-rachel-dunne/
DJ: Hey Rachel! Thanks for stopping by to do this interview!
For readers who aren’t familiar with you, could you tell us a little about yourself?
Rachel Dunne: I’m happy to be here! I’m a debut author, with In the Shadow of the Gods out for a few weeks now, but I’ve been writing my whole life. It’s just a part of who I am, so actually having a book published is a dream come true. I live in the Midwest, which means I spend a lot of time indoors, but I’ve got a giant dog who keeps me on my toes.
DJ: What is the In the Shadow of the Gods about?
RD: The basis for the story is that, centuries ago, a pair of gods called the Twins were cast down and locked away. There are two groups in the world they left behind: one group trying to free the Twins, and the other trying to make sure they stay locked away. The story follows a few people from each of these groups, and there’s a lot of grey morality—there’s no good or bad side, and sometimes it’s not even clear which side each character is on.
DJ: What is the world of In the Shadow of the Gods like?
RD: Most of the story takes place in Fiatera, which isn’t necessarily the happiest country: threads of a long-standing religious combat run throughout the country, and even though this combat isn’t always violent, it creates tension. Religion is, therefore, a big part of what shapes the country. The majority of the population worship the Parents, but there’s a cult-like following for their outcast children, the Twins, and these two related religions are constantly at odds. Fiatera is also pretty unique (especially among fantasy novels) in that there’s no real patriarchy or matriarchy—there’s genuine equality of genders, which makes for some interactions and situations that wouldn’t be found in many other books that do have some sort of gender-based ruling society. There’s another part of Fiatera that used to be its own country, the Tashat Highlands, which is where mages come from and are trained—I can’t say too much about the Highlands here, since I’ll be exploring its history a little more in future books, but it’s hopefully an interesting question why this whole culture of powerful mages has chosen to become part of a country that’s objectively weaker than them.
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