Hi Sherry! First I want to say welcome back to Two Chicks on
Books! I loved THE ELEMENTAL TRILOGY and can’t wait to see what you do next!
So great to be back! I am thrilled that the trilogy is complete
and that I’ve done everything I wanted with the story.
For the readers: can you give us a recap of the
series?
The Burning Sky is about Iolanthe, a
girl mage on the run, disguised as a boy at an ordinary boys’ school in
England. There she is trained by Titus, a fellow mage. They start out with some
trust issues, but as time goes on, they brave a lot of dangers together and
forge a tight bond.
The Perilous Sea has a boy and a
girl waking up in the Sahara Desert, with no idea who they are or how they got
there. I’m not spoiling it for anyone when I say readers quickly realize that
the two are Titus and Iolanthe. The timeline of the narrative switches back and
forth between the desert and a few weeks earlier, when they were still at
school. And the mystery of how they ended up in the desert is revealed in a
tense climax.
What can we expect in THE IMMORTAL HEIGHTS?
The
Perilous Sea ended on a cliffhanger, with Iolanthe and Titus,
who have recovered their memory, surrounded by forces of Atlantis. So The Immortal Heights opens right in the
middle of that confrontation.
But they have bigger tasks than simply staying alive. They need
to take their fight to the Bane’s stronghold. Complicating their tasks,
however, are new prophecies that basically show that their attempt will be
doomed.
So our heroes must figure out how to proceed in the face of
such overwhelming odds—and whether to proceed at all.
What are you working on now? Will you write more YA?
I will write more YA but now I’m working on a historical mystery that I’m
rather excited about.
What is your favorite passage/scene in THE IMMORTAL HEIGHTS?
There is a scene that I call the hearts-and-bunnies scene. It’s Titus
showering romantic gestures on Iolanthe, using magic charms to produce a
miniature galaxy, hundreds of butterflies, and so on and so forth. And Iolanthe
laughing at him for being completely clichéd. So then he’s saying, well I guess
you don’t want me to make it rain hearts and bunnies. And she’s like, but of
course I want to see something that ridiculous.
It would have been a very silly, if sweet, scene if Titus hadn’t
just learned something absolutely horrific about the future. So this is them
trying to hold that future at bay for a minute longer.
What are you reading right now? Or what do you have on your TBR that you’re
dying to read?
I have been reading lots of research books for my historical mystery. The Poisoner’s Handbook, anyone? And I
am very excited about the upcoming Illuminae,
by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. I hope to survive my deadline and fall upon
it.
Who is your ultimate Book Boyfriend?
In peace time, Mr. Darcy. In war, Aragorn. Now if someone will write a slash
fic of Mr. Darcy going on a quest with some hobbits. J
Lightening Round Questions
What Hogwarts House would the Sorting Hat place you
in?
Ravenclaw, I hope. Slytherin, I fear.
Twitter or Facebook?
Twitter.
Favorite Superhero?
Black Widow
Favorite TV show?
I tend to watch shows only when they’ve gone off air. So really old ones like
Lost and Battlestar Galactica.
Sweet or Salty?
Salty usually. Sweet while on deadline.
Song you can’t get enough of right now?
I really like some of the Ryan Adams 1989 songs.
Fall Movie you’re most looking forward to?
I’m more of a summer movie person—I’d love to have movie amnesia so I
could watch Mad Max: Fury Road for the first time again.
Thanks so much Sherry for answering my questions! I can’t wait for
everyone to read THE IMMORTAL HEIGHTS!
Thank you so much for having me. A pleasure as always!
