Chloe Rogers
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Juliet Marillier:
Dear Juliet, I'd like to start by telling you how influential your work has been to me. Sorcha's story is so close to my heart, and at times I feel like I am a child of Sevenwaters. I read through the answered questions and I don't believe anyone has asked about Padriac. I am so curious about his life, and also about the time Simon spent with the Fey. Could you tell me anything about them?
Juliet Marillier
Hi Chloe, and apologies for the delay in replying - I am working hard on the new series. Have you read my novella, Twixt Firelight and Water? That fills in quite a bit about what Padriac did in the years after he went away. One of the characters is his daughter. You can find Twixt Firelight and Water as a stand-alone ebook - it was published by HarperCollins Australia and is still available. Also, it's in my collection, Prickle Moon.
Re Simon's time with the fey, it would have been deeply disturbing for him because of the way time goes at a different speed in the Otherworld, so you can feel like you've been away for only a week or so and come back to find many years have passed, or vice versa. That's the way it is in old stories. Sometimes the Fey are kind to humans who wander into their world, and sometimes they're cruel - that is generally put down to their being incapable of the kind of emotions humans have. Simon would have hated the lack of control. When he was there, he would have been completely at their bidding.
This was a good question to ask, as I have a slightly similar plot thread coming up in the current novel. I must think it out carefully!
all the best, Juliet
Re Simon's time with the fey, it would have been deeply disturbing for him because of the way time goes at a different speed in the Otherworld, so you can feel like you've been away for only a week or so and come back to find many years have passed, or vice versa. That's the way it is in old stories. Sometimes the Fey are kind to humans who wander into their world, and sometimes they're cruel - that is generally put down to their being incapable of the kind of emotions humans have. Simon would have hated the lack of control. When he was there, he would have been completely at their bidding.
This was a good question to ask, as I have a slightly similar plot thread coming up in the current novel. I must think it out carefully!
all the best, Juliet
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Gen
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Juliet Marillier:
2025 has been the year of Marillier- I have happily devoured all your novels and can say it's truly been a pleasure to lose myself in the complex worlds of Blackthorn, Sorcha, and Neryn. These tales of hope and struggle are especially important in light of current world events. I adored the rich connection to the natural world and the cycle of life and death- is that lore something you were raised with or found?
Jami Bahr
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Juliet Marillier:
Juliet, I LOVE your books. I want to live in them. Your writing is so beautiful and so immersive and just really so wonderful. I wondered if you have ever thought about or been approached regarding other media for your stories. Movies? T.V.? I have thought, while reading Blackthorn and Grim, what a great television series that would make.
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