It lets the reader take them out of the realm of the familiar, look at them in a new way, whether its conquest, genocide, or race. LT: Fantasy is an excellent way to look at real world issues. As with your trilogy Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy, this story is populated with gods and monsters, yet the characters reveal so much about the human condition, and the issues that they struggled with are very present in the real world. It’s a magical place.īR: And you have a particular way with magic. He definitely has the relentless curiosity that’s a prerequisite for the job. A librarian was a better fit.īR: I was particularly struck by the line “he wanted to know everything, and he wanted to help.” Those are the reasons I wanted to become a librarian. A scholar wasn’t exactly right for Lazlo’s character he needed that craving for knowledge that scholars have, but scholars are more self-centered, inward creatures. LT: Writing him was a trial and error process. It was haunted and there were scenes with Lazlo and ghosts before I worked out the mythology of ghosts in the book’s universe.īR: I’m so glad he turned out to be a librarian. He started as a scholar who lived in a crypt. I wanted to introduce Sarai through the eyes of a stranger, and needed a character who could experience Weep as an outsider. I was delighted to meet him! How did his character come about? Molly Wetta for Book Riot: Let’s talk about Lazlo.
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