Tas le Fay
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Maria V. Snyder:
Hi Maria, after having just finished Shadow Study (which was great - just by Yelena/Valek's presence if nothing else!) I've been really curious as to why you chose to write in 3 POVs, unlike all your other books?
Maria V. Snyder
Hi Tas! Glad you liked Shadow Study :) As for the POVs, I was switching between the two main protagonists in my Healer series - I started with short scenes in Scent of Magic and Taste of Darkness. I wanted to show Kerrick's mission (instead of him telling her all about it later) and I wanted to try something different. For Shadow Study, I knew Valek's past would be important and I thought the best way to show it was through flashbacks from his POV and since I'd already written 3 books solely from Yelena's POV, I wanted to learn more about Valek. Which is why they alternate chapters. As for Janco, that was pure indulgence on my part - I love that guy and thought his short scenes would add some humor to the story.
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Connie
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Maria V. Snyder:
I love your fantasy series but I'm having serious forest world withdraws (like in the Study series and the Healer series). If you ever wanted to write another fantasy in such a world - I'm here for it. Or you know, you can always add 3 more books to the Healer series. I do love me some of the gang (Flea, Kerrick, Avry, Belen etc) or I'd even take 3 more with Valek and Yeleana. I miss them all so much?
Lindsey
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Maria V. Snyder:
Hello Maria! My question is what is the age difference between Valek and Yelena? In the first book it seems like they are 13+ years apart, and then now reading Shadow Study it seems they are only 4 years apart? I'm loving this series and I can't wait to read your other books!
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