The Big Idea: John Scalzi's "Whatever" Blog

The Heir of Night is being launched in the US on 1 October—and very cool news, John Scalzi has offered me a Big Idea slot on his Whatever blog on 21 October!

There is a "big idea" behind Heir and The Wall of Night series, one that has driven the writing of the book "from the beginning" —as my friend Ruth will bear witness given that I used to talk to her endlessly about it over coffee when we both lived in Dunedin–oh my goodness—a decade ago now. It took me a little longer to actually get...