Mia Fox
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Kyra Halland:
I noticed that your book, "The Rancher's Daughter," features a character described as a "renegade wizard." Where did that inspiration come from?
Kyra Halland
I set out to write a fantasy set in a world like the Wild West (just because I thought it would be cool, and the two genres, fantasy and western, seem made to go together) with a main character, Silas, who's a wizard who is also a bounty hunter. Who would a bounty-hunting wizard hunt? Outlaw wizards! Specifically, wizards who rebel against the rules and expectations of wizard society in the "civilized" land. As an added dimension to his character, I also decided to make him less concerned about enforcing wizard laws and more concerned about protecting the non-magical settlers on the frontier from those renegade wizards, who are only out for themselves. Of course, these ideas about protecting non-magical folks and promoting equality and freedom for them put him on the wrong side of the law, so now he's a renegade as well.
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Nox’Seax
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Kyra Halland:
Hi Kyra! I just read your book Urdaisunia and fell in love. I couldn’t put it down. The world you created was lush and the characters evocative. This is really just me wanting to let you know how much I appreciate you and Urdaisunia. Thank you for writing such an amazing book. Side Note: Do you ever consider returning to that world and Eruz and Rashali?
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