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James Islington:
Hello I'm a huge fan of the series!!!! Is The Great Eastern Empire Asian influenced?? Will any characters be making their way over there?? Is there a rough release time for Book 2??
James Islington
Thank-you! I won't go into it too much but yes, the Eastern Empire is partly influenced by Asian (specifically Edo-period Japanese) culture. Probably won't see any of it in the trilogy beyond meeting some characters from there, but I certainly have related ideas for stories that I may do something with in the future.
Book 2's on track for the end of this / beginning of next year - if you want to check on how things are going at any point, I'm posting fairly regular updates over at: http://www.jamesislington.com/upcomin....
Book 2's on track for the end of this / beginning of next year - if you want to check on how things are going at any point, I'm posting fairly regular updates over at: http://www.jamesislington.com/upcomin....
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