Micki Peluso asked P.H. Solomon:

Did this book require a lot of research on the period you wrote about, or was it all fantasy from your own imagination?

P.H. Solomon Thanks for the question, Micki. I think even traditional fantasy takes research. The book features such things as archery, woodsman skills and differing cultures. I learned archery long ago so using the skill was important. I've read about tracking and survival skills at times for information. I have a degree in Anthropology so I lean on that learning to highlight differing fantasy cultures. I think a writer should always be seeking information because you never know when it can be useful - even for alternate-world fantasy. Any number of things like politics, religion, culture, skills, botany, geography, etc. are all useful topics to create setting and plot in ways the influence characters throughout a book! Good question!

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