Ask the Author: David Dalglish
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David Dalglish
She never read/liked fantasy books with a lot of the more traditional sword and sorcery fantasy elements like orcs and elves and medieval kingdoms. Skyborn shed a lot of those elements for something slightly more modern feeling, which she was always really excited for.
David Dalglish
Uhh...probably Lycaena from Vagrant Gods, I'd guess.
David Dalglish
A little bit yes, a little bit no? The original Shadowdance books, when I self-published them, were just those first three that have been translated. I then wrote three more, adding onto the story when I signed with Orbit Books, but there's no big cliffhanger or unanswered questions after the third book. At the same time, yes, there's clearly more, and it continues even beyond the other three untranslated Shadowdance books, because it eventually leads into my Half-Orcs series as well.
If I was to give a solid yes or no, I think yes, you'll overall be fine.
If I was to give a solid yes or no, I think yes, you'll overall be fine.
David Dalglish
If I remember correctly, Tommy is Devin's deceased wife's brother, which makes him their brother-in-law.
David Dalglish
I appreciate the suggestions, but should I return to the VG series, it'll be because I've got an itch to tell a specific story I want to tell, which means it's going to be one personal and close to me. If you like the idea, tho, you've got my full blessing to write any and all fanfic exploring it :)
David Dalglish
I think I tossed in the tiniest of easter eggs to imply it was potentially the case, but basically no, it's a fully separate story/world with its own rules and lore.
David Dalglish
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Um, if I could wave a magic wand and just get whatever I desired, it'd be an animated rendition, Castlevania on Netflix style, of Vagrant Gods. That'd be sick.
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David Dalglish
Nah, as you said yourself, there's plenty of nods toward it throughout the books. Some people may be surprised, but I suspect it's on the lower end of numbers.
David Dalglish
Hrm, this list shifts and changes over time, but I think it is roughly something like this (in no specific ranked order).
Bloodborne
Hades
Elden Ring
FFXIV
Chrono Trigger
Factorio
FFX
Baldur's Gate 3
Starcraft 1 and 2
FFVI
Dark Souls 3
Lies of P
Bloodborne
Hades
Elden Ring
FFXIV
Chrono Trigger
Factorio
FFX
Baldur's Gate 3
Starcraft 1 and 2
FFVI
Dark Souls 3
Lies of P
David Dalglish
You got it right on your first try, Vi-kiss is how I also pronounce it in my head (but I've also never been a stickler for pronunciations for any of my characters, so if that bugs you hearing it that way, consider yourself with full permission to refer to them as Vi-siss).
David Dalglish
Hey, I'm glad you enjoyed the Paladins! And the Half-Orcs books do get into Redclaw's children starting in...book six, I believe? They're not 100% the focus but their story does continue on from there.
David Dalglish
I mean. If you ever become a billionaire and want to create a Vagrant Gods anime, I will certainly not say no ;)
David Dalglish
Um, ok, let's rapid fire these.
Favorite game: Bloodborne
Song: Answers by Masayoshi Soken
Seraphim character: Bree. She was just so much fun to write.
Ocarina of Time: on release on the N64
SF2: way way way back when, my parents took us out to pizza once a week, and the restaurant had a small arcade section, and SF2 was one of the cabinets, so I played it a ton there, until we eventually got the SNES version so we could play it at home.
Favorite game: Bloodborne
Song: Answers by Masayoshi Soken
Seraphim character: Bree. She was just so much fun to write.
Ocarina of Time: on release on the N64
SF2: way way way back when, my parents took us out to pizza once a week, and the restaurant had a small arcade section, and SF2 was one of the cabinets, so I played it a ton there, until we eventually got the SNES version so we could play it at home.
David Dalglish
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David Dalglish
Hey, I'm glad you enjoyed the trilogy! As of right now, there are no plans to continue Cyrus's story. If I do, it will likely be a one off, something I do when I've some time between projects. Currently, I've got six new books lined up for Orbit, all set to publishing in the next three years, so even if I choose to write some more in Thanet and Gadir, it's going to be a bit. I won't ever say never, but for now, it's unlikely, sorry :(
David Dalglish
If this is your very first book, my advice would be to simply have fun. Don't worry about marketing or publishing or agents or any of all the stuff that can suck the joy out of writing. Just...do your best to tell a fun, interesting story. Expect it to be rough. Expect it to need a lot of work. And when you're done, know you accomplished something extremely difficult that, no matter what happens next, you can be proud of.
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