Laura Fisher asked Cornelia Funke:

So I've been reading the revised first installment of Reckless (love the new touches!) and I spotted some things that reminded me of Game of Thrones. The elements were both already there in the first version (the Blood wedding and Kamie'n and the fairy) but they reminded me of the Red Wedding and Stannis Baratheon and Melisandre. So I wondered: were these elements based of GoT or is it just a coincidence?

Cornelia Funke Heavens Laura, if I start basing my stories on other stories, that will be a sad day!:) And as you say - the blood wedding was there when I wrote the book eight years ago:) I didn't watch Game of Thrones so can't comment on what you mention. I read the first three books twenty years ago (liked them very much) but gave up because of all the cruelty and sadness at some point. I guess I need some more light:) But.....all stories come from the same human experience. Just look at all the common motives in myths and fairy tale all over the world.

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