Olga
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Katherine Arden:
Love all your sources! How about a sort of predecessor in the fantasy genre based on Russian folklore https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7973.Enchantment? Thank you so much for Vasilissa! And great poetic language., I also enjoyed your bringing obscure real historic figures into the fantasy world (Dmitry Donskoy,, Ivan Kalita, Sergyi Radonezhsky etc,) Thank you!
Katherine Arden
So glad you enjoyed The Bear and the Nightingale! Yes, I absolutely loved Enchantment when I read it as a teenager. I'm also a fan of Deathless by Catherynne Valente and Deathless by Naomi Novik! It was a lot of fun finding historical medieval characters to bring into this fantasy world...
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Louise
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Katherine Arden:
I didn't have anything to ask you I just wanted to say I love your books so so much. I kept the 2nd one to read on holiday recently because I loved the first one so much. I utterly adore the world you have created its such a gorgeous and beautiful setting. Your characters are so wonderful and the world they Live in is so unique. I cannot wait for Book 3 (which comes out just before my Birthday!)?
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