Author Lisa Shearin stops by SciFiChick.com today on her latest Blog Tour! Lisa was kind enough to answer some questions about her books and her experience in writing. And keep reading for a chance to win her latest book All Spell Breaks Loose!
Can you tell us a bit about Raine Benares and your latest release ALL SPELL BREAKS LOOSE in your own words?
Raine Benares is a seeker, which is basically a detective who uses magic to find missing people and stolen objects. At the beginning of the series (MAGIC LOST, TROUBLE FOUND) she inadvertently gets herself psychically bonded to the Saghred—a stone that gives the one bonded to it unlimited power, with a side order of insanity. Not crazy like an eccentric aunt, but take-over-the-world-and-kill-millions kind of crazy.
The entire series (all six books) takes place in an approximate three-month timeframe. That’s a lot of action in very little time, but thanks to the Saghred (and the evil megalomaniacs who want the stone for their own), Raine is in a lot of trouble with very little ways out of it.
Thanks to friends and allies (both old and new), and ill-timed romantic entanglements (it ain’t easy to fight for your life and have a relationship at the same time), Raine manages to stay one step ahead of the power-hungry elves and goblin aristocrats who want the stone and its power for their own. Unfortunately Raine can’t just give it to them. Once bonded to the Saghred, you’re bonded for life. Only death can break that bond. Yours. Understandably, Raine has a problem with that last part.
ALL SPELL BREAKS LOOSE is the finale of the Saghred storyline. In it, Raine and a small band of good friends, not-so-good friends, and one outright enemy (don’t ask), travel to the goblin capital of Regor in order to destroy the Saghred and kill the goblin archmage who has found a way to use the stone’s power to enslave the world. While there, Raine & Company must also renegade goblin prince on the throne. Piece of cake. Not.
Has the series progressed as you expected? Any surprises along the way?
The biggest surprise was that the series extended into six books. I expected three books max. But the characters kept growing and their stories began to take on lives of their own, so it was impossible for me to stop after three books. I had to find out what happened for myself.
So this is the 6th and final book in the series? What will you miss most about writing for this series? Is it easy to move on to something new?