Goodreads asked Cynthia Ripley Miller:

If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Cynthia Ripley Miller Honestly, I would travel to the setting of my own novel the 5th century of late ancient Rome. I chose this era to research and set my stories, On the Edge of Sunrise and The Quest for the Crown of Thorns because it was the final years of the western Roman Empire, a time period transitioning into the medieval era that was filled with conflicts and upheaval but also evolving into something new and different. I've been fascinated by some of the things I learned.

I would visit a villa in Tuscany and just enjoy the fresh fruits and vegetables and nature surrounding me. I would horseback ride and perhaps learn to weave on a loom. If I traveled, I would go into Rome and view the markets and shops and maybe attend the races in the Coliseum, and if possible, crash an aristocratic party to view the ‘Roman nightlife’ first hand. Lastly, I would travel to France and travel up the Somme to the land of the Franks (from which the word France is derived) and visit the ancient city of Cambrai as portrayed in my novel as Cambria. I would also visit Paris to see it in its early years before it grew to be the capital. My travels would be long and tedious and I most likely would have to hire a handsome bodyguard to keep me safe, just like my hero, Garic the Frank. It could be quite the adventure. ☺

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