David Watkins
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Mark Lawrence:
With an already written trilogy by a popular author, what is the thinking behind the scheduling of the release of volumes? No criticism should be inferred as none is intended. I am just interested.
Mark Lawrence
Publishers like to release a book a year. It gives a series time to build an audience, making the release of later books more of an event and more likely to hit bestselling lists and attract more readers.
Also, having a buffer of written books minimizes the risk of keeping readers waiting longer than a year if a later book proves difficult to complete on that schedule.
Also, having a buffer of written books minimizes the risk of keeping readers waiting longer than a year if a later book proves difficult to complete on that schedule.
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Sasha Kurup
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Mark Lawrence:
Could you please, please write another funny fantasy book, a la mode 'the red queen' trilogy? It is my favourite. It is so difficult to find elsewhere the tone you set in the book- a serious fantastical world seen through the eyes of a comical, witty character. The vice-versa is more commonly found. What inspired the departure from your usual style to one with so much humour? Hope you and your loved ones are safe
Greg Louderback
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Mark Lawrence:
I'm not a scientist but I do have a better than average grasp on the way that science affects our daily world. So to me when I read science fiction I think to myself that many of the premises I could see one day coming to pass. But the way you present the magic in your tales, it seems like it's a byproduct of science. I know that you have a much greater understanding of science and AI, is magic a byproduct of science?
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