Tia
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K.D. Edwards:
I was just reminiscing about how great The Last Sun was and checking to see if I misremembered the publishing date of The Hanged Man... unfortunately still some months to wait! In the mean time - do you have any books to recommend that you were inspired by? Or generally fantasy or m/m you particularly like with well developed lead & supporting characters? Thank you in advance :)
K.D. Edwards
Hey there, Tianne! Well, good news is that HANGED MAN comes out on Dec 17 -- so we're close.
As for other GLBT+ books I love with strong characters? I really liked CARRY ON. I adored -- absolutely freaking adored - IN OTHER LANDS. If you like High Fantasy, the Nightrunner series isn't just a high bar, it is *the* bar. If you like superhero novels, Perry Moore's HERO was wonderful (and still consider Mr. Moore's death a profound loss to the world). If you like darker books that don't hesitate from triggers, the WARCHILD books are powerful, as is A COMPANION TO WOLVES. Another fantasy series that focuses on core characters -- two brothers, one gay -- is the MELUSINE quartet. Gregory Ashe has a wonderful YA modern day series called HOLLOW FOLK. MJ Lyons recently published a fantastic, inventive alternate history called MURDER AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. Ah! I almost forgot -- T. Frohock's NEFILIM books have a beautiful M/M romance at the heart of it, along with concepts of found family, and all of it wrapped in deeply-researched historical fiction.
I could go on and on. The MELUSINE books have the strongest bond between characters -- they were probably even a small influence on Rune and Brand. HERO's style of writing heavily influenced my own tendency to adopt a sparser writing style during fight scenes. WARCHILD and COMPANION TO WOLVES definitely influenced the darkness in my own writing. All of these are influences.
Anyway, I hope you check out HANGED MAN in December, and like it!
Keith
As for other GLBT+ books I love with strong characters? I really liked CARRY ON. I adored -- absolutely freaking adored - IN OTHER LANDS. If you like High Fantasy, the Nightrunner series isn't just a high bar, it is *the* bar. If you like superhero novels, Perry Moore's HERO was wonderful (and still consider Mr. Moore's death a profound loss to the world). If you like darker books that don't hesitate from triggers, the WARCHILD books are powerful, as is A COMPANION TO WOLVES. Another fantasy series that focuses on core characters -- two brothers, one gay -- is the MELUSINE quartet. Gregory Ashe has a wonderful YA modern day series called HOLLOW FOLK. MJ Lyons recently published a fantastic, inventive alternate history called MURDER AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. Ah! I almost forgot -- T. Frohock's NEFILIM books have a beautiful M/M romance at the heart of it, along with concepts of found family, and all of it wrapped in deeply-researched historical fiction.
I could go on and on. The MELUSINE books have the strongest bond between characters -- they were probably even a small influence on Rune and Brand. HERO's style of writing heavily influenced my own tendency to adopt a sparser writing style during fight scenes. WARCHILD and COMPANION TO WOLVES definitely influenced the darkness in my own writing. All of these are influences.
Anyway, I hope you check out HANGED MAN in December, and like it!
Keith
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K.D. Edwards:
Hi! You've mentioned in the past that you use beta readers for your manuscripts. I’m wondering how you find these beta readers and if you ever let fans beta read? I’m currently studying English with hopes of finding a career in editing/publishing and I’d love to get involved somehow if there’s ever an opportunity. I also just want to say how much I love TTS! The worldbuilding and bits of foreshadowing are incredible
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