Goodreads asked N. Lang:

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

N. Lang The world of Ethereal came to me over the course of many books and movies but my main insprestion for Taylinn and the Elousen race would be a mix between the Elves from "Lord of the Rings" and "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" I read that book many times when I was a kid. I decide to give my characters fur of the rats, and human face of the Elves. And the rest is history, as they say.

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