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Writers, After Dark #22: Tasha Suri Of dance magic, Mughal-inspired empires, and paying stories forward

Writers, After Dark #22: Tasha Suri Of dance magic, Mughal-inspired empires, and paying stories forward

by Summer Brooks | January 17, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Tasha Suri stops by to chat about her epic fantasy debut, Empire of Sand, the history and myths used in the world-building and magic system, and where the story goes from here. She talks about the various stories that influenced her wanting to tell stories and some of the themes that filtered in, and so much more.

And the book has just been optioned for development as a TV series!

Website: tashasuri.com
Twitter: @tashadrinkstea

Review: “Empire of Sand”: New flavors of myths and magic

What other myths or cultures would you like to see featured in a fantasy epic? Let us know! Call 602-635-6976 and leave a message, send Summer an email, or have your say in the comments below!

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  • Summer Brooks
    Summer Brooks

    Summer Brooks enjoys putting her additiocn to sci-fi & horror stories to good use in interviewing guests. She is a long-time podcaster, in several roles (co-host , host and producer) for Slice of SciFi since 2005, as co-host for The Babylon Podcast since 2006, and host of Writers, After Dark since 2018.

    She is an avid reader and writer of sci-fi, fantasy, and thrillers, with a handful of publishing credits to her name. Next on her agenda is writing a graphic novel urban fantasy, and a B-movie creature feature.

    Summer also does story narrations for Tales to Terrify, StarShip Sofa, and Escape Pod, among others.

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