Kylie says:
Thank you to everyone who took the time to read the interview and comment. There were some great answers here and a walk down memory lane with people’s recount of books they really enjoyed.
Book Chatter Cath’s comment about preferring to disappear into the fantasy world of a book as opposed to playing on the sings or with dolls made me smile – I was so much like this as a kid too! LOL
It’s clear Louis L’amour and Stephen King have had a huge impact on Richard. His passion for their writing and their worlds is evident and his goal to animate worlds like this is inspiring in itself. As an author, to know that someone feels moved to make it a goal to achieve is humbling.
But the comment that really, really resonated with me came from Belinda’s Baubles – I love writing and reading about strong, female characters and the idea that a man can be struck by love but doesn’t realise it. They’re two of the elements I’ve tried to portray in my Light Blade series – (the heroine) Annika’s fighting against the odds to make a new life for herself, and Kalan (the hero) discovers over time, once he delves deeper into who Annika is as opposed to what he believes her to be (his enemy), she’s a woman he can and does love.
So, I’d like to send the eco-VENGEANCE BORN bag to Belinda’s Baubles. I hope she likes it.
Belinda, email Kylie on: kyliegriffin71(at)optusnet(dot)come(dot)au
And here’s Kylie’s updated cover and blurb, due for release 2012.
There is no mercy in the demon realm. No escape. In this place of desperation and conflict, anyone who is not pure bred is virtually powerless. Until an unlikely champion is born…
Annika, half-blood daughter of the Na’Reish King, longs for more than her tormented life among her father’s people. Conceived in hatred and bred as a tool of retribution, she’s gifted with a special talent that can heal as well as destroy.
With the Na’Reish vastly outnumbering them, Kalan, a Light Blade warrior, knows the future of humankind depends on him alone. Incursions into human territory and raids for blood-slaves by the Na’Reish Horde have increased. As Chosen-leader, he faces the task of stopping the demons—and convincing the Council of aging Light Blade warriors that change is necessary for survival.
When Annika learns Kalan is a prisoner in her father’s dungeon, her dream of escape seems within reach. She agrees to free him in exchange for his protection once they reach human territory. Now, marked for death for helping him, Annika must learn to trust Kalan as they face not only the perilous journey to the border but enemies within the Council—and discover a shocking truth that could throw the human race into civil war…
Kylie says: