Sabrina
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Juliet Marillier:
Hi Juliet Marillier; I find it impossible to ask all the questions in my head regarding your work. I have enjoyed every story, but my favorite hands down was Foxmask. So I would love to know what inspired this story, in particular the main female character Creidhe?
Juliet Marillier
Hi Sabrina and sorry to be slow to reply. Around the time I was planning the sequel to Wolfskin there were a lot of fantasy books and TV series featuring female protagonists of the ballsy, fighting kind who showed their strength in a traditionally masculine way. I decided to create a female protagonist who would be equally strong, but be far more of a traditionally feminine type - hence Creidhe's embroidery and also her physical characteristics. I thought hard about what she would have inherited from Eyvind and Nessa, both strong characters in their own ways. Foxmask is also a story about Somerled's journey to redemption, something I really wanted to do after ending Wolfskin on a note of question! The overall story is the most fantastic of all my novels, partly inspired by the very wild landscape of the Faroe Islands, where everything is extreme!
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Sifra
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Juliet Marillier:
Hi Juliet! For years now I've been a huge fan of your books. I love the themes, setting and mix of history and fantasy! This year, I've read the Bridei Chronicles and I was wondering if you would ever consider writing a sequel? It seems to me there is a story to be told about Circinn (if Bridei is able to unite the two kingdoms, more adventures of Faolan and Eile etc!). Thanks for your reply!!
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