![]() ![]() I actually started out writing not Six Crimson Cranes but kind of like a prequel to it, based on a different character in the book. And why not weave some of my favorite Chinese and Japanese legends and stories in with it?” I knew I wanted to stay in the same world as Spin the Dawn because I just loved it, and I had more stories to tell!ĭid anything change in your approach as you began the new series? ![]() But having had that instilled in me from when I was a kid, and then watching a bunch of international animations of the fairy tale, I was like, “You know what? There haven’t been that many retellings of this. My parents had these picture books that they bought when we were traveling in Asia, and I would just read them constantly-I guess for a little while, I thought it was an East Asian fairy tale, and later as I grew up, I realized it was actually European. ![]() It’s always been one of my favorite fairy tales. ![]() So Six Crimson Cranes is based on “The Wild Swans” by Hans Christian Andersen, or the Grimm Brothers, depending on which version you go by. Can you talk about your inspiration behind this new duology? Eagle-eyed readers will notice this is set in the same universe as the Blood of Stars duology. ![]()
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