Gothwin

Gothwin asked Mark Lawrence:

Hey Mark. We had a little exchange on Twitter when I polled to see which of your books I should read (having read and enjoyed your sci-fi trilogy). I know you said that your fantasy is 'tinged' with sci-fi, but I'm just curious why you (as a scientist) don't write more sci-fi? Is it because you need escapism from the science or something else? Not a dig, but a genuinely curious.

Mark Lawrence I guess scifi has just never excited me as much. The scifi I read as a kid was pretty dry stuff where the ideas dominated and the characters were fairly blah. They had very little emotion in them.

Lord of the Rings on the other hand was high drama, triumph, loss. I wanted a sword in my hand, not a ray gun. And I write what I want to read.

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Maurice Spurgeon

Maurice Spurgeon asked Mark Lawrence:

1. Have you ever thought of diving back into the world of Red Queens War/The Broken Empire or Book of the Ancestor/Book of the Ice? 2. Any chance we get an insight on what your next series of books are?

Simeon

Simeon asked Mark Lawrence:

Given the choice, would you prefer you readers to buy your books in e-reader edition? Or would you prefer us to buy the printed editions? Just an outline of your opinion will be enough. I ask as I'm considering buying an e-reader and reading in digital format in future. Sorry if this has been asked before!

Anirudh

Anirudh asked Mark Lawrence:

What gave you the idea to merge Science Fiction with Fantasy and create a unique world? A medieval Europe in a post apocalyptic world, how did that come to be? Did you always intend to write a novel with both those elements?

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