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Nimrod Daniel
Nimrod Daniel asked Nicholas Eames:

Hello Nicholas ! Your first question here - Which authors have influenced you the most and how?

Nicholas Eames Hi! Thanks for asking my first question!

Far and away, the author who's influenced me the most is Guy Gavriel Kay. Outside of writing, his books have shifted my perspective on life itself, and given me a keener appreciation of things like beauty, art, sorrow, love, friendship, sport...Heck--just about everything! And although we have vastly different styles (I know this because I tried emulating him for too long and failed miserably) I sincerely hope that once in a while I craft a paragraph, or a sentence, or a scene that affects someone the way his work affects me.

Aside from him, the work of Scott Lynch and Joe Abercrombie helped make me believe there was an audience for comedy in fantasy, even if I planned to push it a little further. Oddly, I never read Terry Pratchett (another master!) until I'd finished writing Kings of the Wyld, otherwise I'd probably be citing his name as well.

Lastly, Pat Rothfuss's simple, genuine, beautiful prose is quite an inspiration, as is the pacing/commitment-to-outrageous-fun of Ernest Cline's Ready Player One. I began writing the novel that got me published immediately after reading that book!

Thanks again for the question!
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Aaron
Aaron asked Nicholas Eames:

Thanks for the great reply Nicholas. Reading KotW RN, currently at the chimera scene and loving it, some of the best action writing I've read since David Gemmell. Sorry this isn't a question. So here's one, did you have any particular Heavy Metal band in mind when you were imagining Saga?

Jack Gibbons
Jack Gibbons asked Nicholas Eames:

Hi Nicholas, I loved KotW and I've just discovered the soundtrack for it on your website which has inspired me to pick it up again - really enhancing the experience second time around. Have you got plans to provide something similar for Bloody Rose? Thanks for doing what you're doing! Jack

Competitive Cupcake
Competitive Cupcake asked Nicholas Eames:

I loved Kings of the Wyld and can’t wait to read Bloody Rose (just waiting for a day I can binge it all at once XD) What was your favourite part to write in kings of the Wyld?

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