Goodreads asked Lewis F. McIntyre:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Lewis F. McIntyre My latest book was inspired by some ancient history "The Ancient Mariners," which discussed the enormous yet today almost forgotten Roman maritime trade across the Indian Ocean. The book mentioned that by 166AD, the Romans had a presence in the court of China and the two emperors corresponded. So wow! What would that first trip be like? When would it happen, and what would happen to them enroute? Cultural conflicts when they get there? So twenty years later, "The Eagle and the Dragon, a Novel of Rome and China" tells the story of that first trip, lost to history now... but if it didn't happen like my fictional account, it certainly could have. Seriously, the story captured me, and I had to write, to find out what happened next!

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