Goodreads asked Maria Mathis:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Maria Mathis My inspiration for writing this series probably started about ten years ago when I found it difficult to locate fantasy novels with people of color in them. The second inspiration was watching the TV show Ancient Aliens. I was fascinated by the idea of aliens acting as gods and interacting with primitive humans and wondered, what would happen if one of "them" fell in love with one of "us?"

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