I’m excited to be participating in the blog tour for the release of Julie Kagawa‘s The Iron Knight [review].  For my stop Julie was kind enough to do a little Q and A for my readers.

Q: Why did you decide to do The Iron Knight from Ash’s point of view?
JK: Well, Meghan’s story had come to an end in The Iron Queen. I had a very specific character arc in mind for Meghan when starting this series; she had to learn to accept responsibility and act for the good of all, even at great cost. And she did. Her story was done, so it was up to Ash to continue the tale, to figure out how far he is willing to go to be with the one he loves.

Q. Where did you get your inspiration for the physical environment of the Nevernever?
JK: For me, the home of the fey should be beautiful, haunting, and just a little bit creepy, much like the faeries themselves. So I took an environment and made it so that something was just a little off about it. I wanted readers to experience the same unease as Meghan when traveling through the land of the fey.

Q. Before writing this series did you always know how it would end or did it develop as you wrote each one?
JK: I knew how Meghan’s story would ultimately end, yes. But within each book, I knew there were certain things that had to happen, and I wrote toward those events.

Q. If you had no other choice, which character would you want to step into the life of within your Iron Fey series?
JK: It would have to be Grimalkin. Super smart, super snarky, and can turn invisible whenever he wants. Who wouldn’t love to be a cat? ;-)

Thanks go out to Julie for stopping by.  You all know that The Iron Fey series is one of my favorites so please hurry out to get all four!  They are definitely a fantastic read.