Britney (BookDrunkSloth)
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hi MIchael! I just finished The Crown Tower, and I loved reading Hadrian and Royce's origin story. I will never tire of reading about these two so put my vote in to continue the ten book Chronicles! Ok, my question: Why is Hadrian the main POV in the books? Why wouldn't you do a more 50/50 POV changes between them both?
Michael J. Sullivan
Hey Britney, Thanks for reading...and thanks for the question. Interesting enough, my latest novel, The Death of Dulgath uses Royce as the primary POV character for the pair. There are several reasons why we haven't been in Royce's head much prior to that.
1. I try to limit the POV characters in general as it can get confusing to the author when there are many.
2. Hadrian is the more loquacious of the pair, more of a "people person" so it make sense to be in his head the most.
3. Royce's head isn't often a "nice place to be." And I do want the books to have a light, fun, vibe to them. Royce's thoughts, especially before Hadrian and Gwen is able to put chinks in the wall Royce has built, tend to be dark and gloomy. Not even Royce likes being there ;-)
So why did I use Royce's voice a lot in The Death of Dulgath.
1. Well, I was revealing something about him very personal, so being in his head was necessary for the story line.
2. There were scenes that naturally would only contain Royce and Lady Dulgath and of the two, it's much better to be in his head than hers. I don't want to say too much because it would insert spoilers to that story, but suffice to say I DID NOT want to have her as a POV character.
3. I thought it would be fun, given I don't get into Royce's head much, to do so now.
If you keep reading The Chronicles you'll get to The Death of Dulgath, book #3 of that series for those who aren't familiar. And then you'll be able to spend some extended time with Royce. I think it is entertaining. And I hope you feel so as well.
1. I try to limit the POV characters in general as it can get confusing to the author when there are many.
2. Hadrian is the more loquacious of the pair, more of a "people person" so it make sense to be in his head the most.
3. Royce's head isn't often a "nice place to be." And I do want the books to have a light, fun, vibe to them. Royce's thoughts, especially before Hadrian and Gwen is able to put chinks in the wall Royce has built, tend to be dark and gloomy. Not even Royce likes being there ;-)
So why did I use Royce's voice a lot in The Death of Dulgath.
1. Well, I was revealing something about him very personal, so being in his head was necessary for the story line.
2. There were scenes that naturally would only contain Royce and Lady Dulgath and of the two, it's much better to be in his head than hers. I don't want to say too much because it would insert spoilers to that story, but suffice to say I DID NOT want to have her as a POV character.
3. I thought it would be fun, given I don't get into Royce's head much, to do so now.
If you keep reading The Chronicles you'll get to The Death of Dulgath, book #3 of that series for those who aren't familiar. And then you'll be able to spend some extended time with Royce. I think it is entertaining. And I hope you feel so as well.
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J. Griff
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Will Graphic Audio by making the last 2 Legends of the First Empire (Age of Death & Age of Empyre) novels into audiobooks? I own the rest of the series on Graphic Audio & am a bit of a completist when it comes with series. If not I'll just grab them up off Audible.
Andy Mccarl
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Has anyone mentioned that there is a small "glitch" in the downloadable version of Age of War? I can't pinpoint exactly where in the recording it is, but at one point in the story a voice comes in and says "End of Disc 10". (At least, I'm pretty sure that's the one - I didn't bookmark it to go back and find it again.) That would make sense on the CD's but it is pretty jarring and unnecessary on the download.
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