Tenzin Kendrick

Tenzin Kendrick asked Brent Weeks:

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Brent Weeks Yes. I wrote these books with layers of surprises and added meaning. Dante said he wrote at 4 levels at all times. I do less than that, mostly. ;) I wrote so that anyone (I thought) could understand the plot, even if they were reading really fast, but I wanted to reward careful readers and re-readers.

It's a bit scary to spend a lot of time adding extra layers that you realize most readers and critics will never even see, but that's just the way I write. I enjoy adding that. I gain so much pleasure when readers make obscure connections that I don't mind if some blogger misses it.

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Evgeni Kirilov

Evgeni Kirilov asked Brent Weeks:

In The Black Prism, Lord Omnichrome claims that the Chromeria performs "dark rituals" on/with the bodies of old drafters who have been Freed. Is there truth to his claim, and what does the Chromeria do with the bodies? Why aren't they returned to their families?

Rez Delnava

Rez Delnava asked Brent Weeks:

In your writing, you haven't shied away from LGBT characters, often making them strong and sympathetic characters, which I greatly appreciate. And I think my boyfriend would greatly enjoy reading your work... so what would you recommend to get him to reading: have the Night Angel torture and judge him, have Andross Guile blackmail and extort him into reading, or something else?

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