Heirs of War Blog Tour: Character Interview
Heirs of WarBook OneNew Adult/Upper Young Adult FantasyOctober 13, 2013
Seventeen-year-old Zelene doesn't believe in magic or prophecies. When she's told she is part of the prophecy foretelling five powerful girls bringing peace to the war-torn worlds, she scoffs. The idea of other dimensions layered on top of the world she lives in is almost as ludicrous as the idea that she might be able to save them. After she is attacked by magic-wielding assassins, she finds she can't argue with reality.
As their enemies strike, the girls are taken back to their world and discover the ties binding them together. Rhaya has always had an uncanny knack for reading people, but can’t seem to unravel the mystery tying her to Isauria, the new friend she bonded with instantly. For years, Isauria has been dreaming of Terrena, a girl living her life on the run in a magical world ripped apart by the tragedies of war, completely unaware that she is psychically linked to the world she was born in.
Zelene views them all with a distrustful eye, familial bonds or no, and can think of a place or two she’d like to shove the crown she supposedly inherited. When she learns that her long-lost twin Ariana has been captured by the rebels, Zelene’s attitude changes. She doesn’t know how she is supposed to go against an army of magic-wielding rebels when her own ability to manipulate the elements is still locked within her. But can she trust the elders to rescue Ariana when it seems their medieval politics are what brought about the war in the first place? With all that is at stake, the answer becomes clear to Zelene.
Screw the worlds. She’s getting her sister back.
Today I have a character interview with Nandalia from Heirs of War by my good friend Mara Valderran. I'm excited for Mara because she's been working her butt off for this. So here we are, meet Nandalia!
Why don’t we start by letting you introduce yourself?Nandalia: My name is Nandalia of the Duillaine. I represent the element Fire.Tell us more about the Duillaine. Nandalia: The Duillaine are the most powerful people in all the worlds, with the strongest ties to the elements. Our power is passed from generation to generation, to the daughters born on our sacred days. This generation is a bit different, isn’t it?Nandalia: Yes. There is a prophecy that states that there will be a fifth born to the Duillaine, and together, the five of this generation will have the power to unite the worlds and save us all from the war that threatens us. My three girls are part of the five.But you sent the five of them away, didn’t you? How can they unite us now?Nandalia: We sent them away for their own protection. There was an incident not long after my twins were born. We realized that Anscombe was no longer safe for them. That must have been a tough decision, to send your own children away.Nandalia: It wasn’t our idea. It was Sylvanna’s, the eldest Duillaine. The night after Solanna’s child was taken, Sylvanna came to us with her plan. She wasted no time in sending the girls away with their Cynewards. You sound surprised by this. Nandalia: Truthfully, we were. Sylvanna is very…strict in her views. People have their places, and we must adhere to the rules society puts before us or there will be chaos. One of those rules is that Cynewards have no place beside the Duillaine, only behind them or in the shadows. They are warriors and seen as barbarians, so to place them in the role of parenting our children…Well, it breaks more than one of Sylvanna’s precious societal rules. Desperate times call for desperate measures, I suppose.Nandalia: I suppose, yes. Tell us what is ahead for you.
Nandalia: Hopefully, seeing my girls again. The twins will be turning eighteen soon, which means their abilities will be much stronger. I look forward to guiding them in the journeys ahead. Mostly, I just look forward to holding all three of my girls again.
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Mara Valderran has been coming up with stories pretty almost since she could talk, often commandeering her brother's G.I. Joes to play out her fictional tales alongside her Barbies. Once she hit adolescence and realized playing with dolls wasn't cool anymore, she started putting her ideas to paper. And she hasn’t stopped since.
Mara has worn many different artistic hats throughout her life. She has dabbled in screenwriting, plucked guitars and basses, toyed with singing, retired from acting, and drawn some pretty mean stick figures in her time. However, writing books seems to fit her best as she finds nothing more fulfilling than creating worlds and characters she can lose herself in.
Mara is more than just a madwoman with a writing box. She lives in the south with her husband and demanding cat. She hopes to one day meet Daniel Jackson from SG1, or at least the actor who played him. When she’s not writing, you can find her reading, playing video games, or spending time at her favorite local coffee shop.
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Seventeen-year-old Zelene doesn't believe in magic or prophecies. When she's told she is part of the prophecy foretelling five powerful girls bringing peace to the war-torn worlds, she scoffs. The idea of other dimensions layered on top of the world she lives in is almost as ludicrous as the idea that she might be able to save them. After she is attacked by magic-wielding assassins, she finds she can't argue with reality.
As their enemies strike, the girls are taken back to their world and discover the ties binding them together. Rhaya has always had an uncanny knack for reading people, but can’t seem to unravel the mystery tying her to Isauria, the new friend she bonded with instantly. For years, Isauria has been dreaming of Terrena, a girl living her life on the run in a magical world ripped apart by the tragedies of war, completely unaware that she is psychically linked to the world she was born in.
Zelene views them all with a distrustful eye, familial bonds or no, and can think of a place or two she’d like to shove the crown she supposedly inherited. When she learns that her long-lost twin Ariana has been captured by the rebels, Zelene’s attitude changes. She doesn’t know how she is supposed to go against an army of magic-wielding rebels when her own ability to manipulate the elements is still locked within her. But can she trust the elders to rescue Ariana when it seems their medieval politics are what brought about the war in the first place? With all that is at stake, the answer becomes clear to Zelene.
Screw the worlds. She’s getting her sister back.
Today I have a character interview with Nandalia from Heirs of War by my good friend Mara Valderran. I'm excited for Mara because she's been working her butt off for this. So here we are, meet Nandalia!
Why don’t we start by letting you introduce yourself?Nandalia: My name is Nandalia of the Duillaine. I represent the element Fire.Tell us more about the Duillaine. Nandalia: The Duillaine are the most powerful people in all the worlds, with the strongest ties to the elements. Our power is passed from generation to generation, to the daughters born on our sacred days. This generation is a bit different, isn’t it?Nandalia: Yes. There is a prophecy that states that there will be a fifth born to the Duillaine, and together, the five of this generation will have the power to unite the worlds and save us all from the war that threatens us. My three girls are part of the five.But you sent the five of them away, didn’t you? How can they unite us now?Nandalia: We sent them away for their own protection. There was an incident not long after my twins were born. We realized that Anscombe was no longer safe for them. That must have been a tough decision, to send your own children away.Nandalia: It wasn’t our idea. It was Sylvanna’s, the eldest Duillaine. The night after Solanna’s child was taken, Sylvanna came to us with her plan. She wasted no time in sending the girls away with their Cynewards. You sound surprised by this. Nandalia: Truthfully, we were. Sylvanna is very…strict in her views. People have their places, and we must adhere to the rules society puts before us or there will be chaos. One of those rules is that Cynewards have no place beside the Duillaine, only behind them or in the shadows. They are warriors and seen as barbarians, so to place them in the role of parenting our children…Well, it breaks more than one of Sylvanna’s precious societal rules. Desperate times call for desperate measures, I suppose.Nandalia: I suppose, yes. Tell us what is ahead for you.
Nandalia: Hopefully, seeing my girls again. The twins will be turning eighteen soon, which means their abilities will be much stronger. I look forward to guiding them in the journeys ahead. Mostly, I just look forward to holding all three of my girls again.
Links:Goodreads Amazon: Not Available Yet Barnes & Noble: Link TBA Smashwords
Mara Valderran has been coming up with stories pretty almost since she could talk, often commandeering her brother's G.I. Joes to play out her fictional tales alongside her Barbies. Once she hit adolescence and realized playing with dolls wasn't cool anymore, she started putting her ideas to paper. And she hasn’t stopped since.
Mara has worn many different artistic hats throughout her life. She has dabbled in screenwriting, plucked guitars and basses, toyed with singing, retired from acting, and drawn some pretty mean stick figures in her time. However, writing books seems to fit her best as she finds nothing more fulfilling than creating worlds and characters she can lose herself in.
Mara is more than just a madwoman with a writing box. She lives in the south with her husband and demanding cat. She hopes to one day meet Daniel Jackson from SG1, or at least the actor who played him. When she’s not writing, you can find her reading, playing video games, or spending time at her favorite local coffee shop.
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