If you could recommend only one novel or book to someone, what would it be? What are you reading at the moment (fiction, non-fiction)?Ĭurrently, I’m flip-flopping between a Yuval Noah Harari book about the course of future human development, called Homo Deus and the latest Ben Aaronovitch Rivers of London (urban fantasy) book. You’re only as good as your last book, and your next idea!
#David hair the moontide quartet series series
Several in the pipeline – writers need to eat! As well as The Tethered Citadel trilogy, I’ve got an urban fantasy idea I’m developing, a historical fantasy concept I’m working up, a possible ecologically inspired epic series, and another series set in the Moontide Quartet universe mapped out.īut whether any see the light of day will depend on market forces, of course. But I see myself primarily writing epic fantasy, which is my main love and enables me to (hopefully) build up a rich, complex and satisfying experience for the reader.ĭo you have any other projects in the pipeline, and what are you working on at the moment? Interests and issues that resonate with me are what fuels my creative process. I used to read avidly before I became a writer now I read non-fiction for research and the piece of fiction to relax. What’s your opinion of the genre today, and where do you see your work fitting into it?
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That was called The Bone Tiki, and it won a national award here in new Zealand, which effectively launched my writing career.
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I did some writing classes in my 30s, and finally tried writing a novel at the age of 36, which I finally found a publisher for in 2009. Writing was the job I always fantasized of doing, back when I was a financial services industry person, but I lacked the confidence to have a go at it. When did you realize you wanted to be an author, and what was your first foray into writing? Do you still look back on it fondly? I’ve been fortunate that mostly I’m working with traditional publishers, which makes life easier.ĭo you have any specific working, writing, researching practices?Įach series is quite distinct and requires different research, but when it’s set in our world, I’m big on walking the terrain and getting a feel for the locations. But overall I have no regrets.Īs for publishing itself, it’s very much in transition from a very structured printed book environment dominated by mainstream publishers, to a more fluid environment which is very fast-moving and confusing. It’s also less secure and your income is more lumpy and unpredictable, so you have to adjust your life to that. On the downside, it can be quite isolating, and I miss having workmates. It’s fun being creative and dreaming up new story worlds and ideas, and I love that I’m leaving a creative legacy in this world. How do you like being a writer and working within the publishing industry? That took me on to C S Lewis and JRR Tolkien, a well-trodden path into fantasy, I guess. When I was at primary school I found a copy of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner, which I loved. How were you introduced to genre fiction? That got me thinking about the impacts of western contact and colonialism, and led me to this story. In the case of The Tethered Citadel, I first conceived of the setting after visiting Japan, and noticing geographical and cultural similarities with my homeland of New Zealand (both are long, narrow, North-South-aligned mountainous island nations, and the Japanese and the New Zealand Maori both have strong warrior cultures). I think the things that drive my writing most are threefold travel (I love seeing new places and learning about different cultures) mythology (because I love the fantastic stories that we tell about ourselves) and historic and current events. What inspired you to write the novel and series? And where do you draw your inspiration from in general? Hopefully it’ll be a fun read while having some emotional and moral heft. At its core, it’s about misfits banding together in a “road movie” that gradually introduces themes around culture clash and colonialism. Map’s Edge is the first book of The Tethered Citadel It’s a fast-paced adventure story about a journey into the unknown, on a fantasy world where humanity is living in the shadow of an Ice Age brought on by misused sorcery. It looks really interesting: How would you introduce the novel and series to a potential reader? Your new series will start with Map’s Edge, due to be published by Jo Fletcher Books in October. I enjoy travel, football, wine, staying fit and spending time with family and friends. Readers might best know The Moontide Quartet and it’s sequels. I’ve written 22 novels to date, some set in imagined worlds, others in ours. Sometimes that’s epic fantasy, other times mythic, YA or adventure stories. Hi, I’m a New Zealander who writes fantasy fiction.
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Let’s start with an introduction: Who is David Hair?