One thing that’s fun about writing epic fantasy is an author gets to throw every geeky thing they have immense love for into the mix. And be sure to check out her Pinterest page, where she has a lot of images of her inspirations as well! Please welcome Laurie Forest to this week’s Geek Speaks…Fiction! as she tells us what made her geek out while she was writing her debut novel. The themes of the book are certainly highly charged, especially in today’s political environment, and the journey of the heroine of this book from a place of extreme prejudice to a position of acceptance and activism, overcoming hate and racism, is something that could bring hope to readers as we live in a world with some sad parallels to that in The Black Witch. The book has received glowing praise from authors like Tamora Pierce and Robin Hobb, and starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews.Ī lot of readers weren’t prepared to see the world through the eyes Elloren and live in her ordinary world that is so focused on cultural purity and conservatism, however, and made their opinions known on social media. The book takes a fearless and direct approach to the topics of prejudice and injustice, with a complicated and highly-flawed main character who enters a world that will open her eyes to integration and diversity. Laurie Forest’s young adult fantasy novel, The Black Witch, was released amongst some controversy.
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