.LacyMB chats with mk_lobb about her dark new YA fantasy, SevenFacelessSaints, a story of murder, mystery, and magical politics.
is set in a richly detailed magical world with a complex political hierarchy. The city of Ombrazia is built around the worship of seven gods, who have each gifted their descendants—known as “disciples”—-with specific kinds of magic.
Paste: I love the intricate nature of the world-building in this book — from the setup of Ombrazia itself to the history of the saints and the magic of their various disciples—-how much time did you spend plotting all this out? : I take a lot of my world-building inspiration from real history, so the city of Ombrazia is actually inspired by Florence, Italy back when it was run by seven major guilds, or.
The issues they deal with in the book could certainly be “adult” issues as well, but I think they handle them as teenagers. They don’t quite know who they are yet, andPaste: I know you probably love both your broken children equally, but whose POV did you enjoy writing more Roz or Damian?: You know, this seems to be a common question, and it’s so difficult to answer! I never looked forward to writing one POV more than another—-I always just tried to pick the one that would best serve the scene.
Now, though, she’s expected to become part of this institution by virtue of something she can’t control. It feels like a horrible betrayal to her father’s memory, and it’s at odds with everything she believes in. She’s going to have to come to terms with that and start confronting her self-loathing.
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