![]() ![]() I went on a tangent in order to create a system that would work for this book, because there are some plot elements that hinge on that. ![]() One thing I did find myself reading about for Strange the Dreamer was alchemy. Something about that is just so exciting to me.ĭo you do much research when you’re writing a book? It’s that idea of seeing an island from a ship and having no idea what’s there or crossing a desert and having no idea what’s on the other side. There’s just something so mystical and appealing about the idea of seeing something that has never been seen by outsiders before. There are possibly lost cities that will still be discovered, but I think that belongs to a time before everything we’ve known. No one in our lifetime will really get to have that experience of discovering a new place. I love the idea of exploration and that sort of thing. ![]() Why do you think they remain an enduring point of fascination? Taylor got on the phone with Inverse to discuss the continued allure of mythical cities, her new book, and more.įictional cities are a repeated aspect of your work. She is the author of the bestselling Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy and her new novel, Strange the Dreamer. Laini Taylor makes a living building fictional cities filled with gods and monsters. ![]()
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