Ben Rogers asked Morgan Rhodes:

Hey! I was wondering what made you come up with the story for the falling kingdoms series? Thanks!

Morgan Rhodes Hey yourself!! :) Lots of things inspired Falling Kingdoms. For one, I'd been wanting to write a series set on a big gameboard with lots of characters and a tapestry of subplots. I had previously written many books that followed one person's journey, or a couple of people, but they were character driven while I feel that the FK series is more "world" driven, y'know? So that was a big challenge. I love the grittiness and twists of Game of Thrones (the TV show...I haven't read the books yet since I don't want to be overly inspired!!!), and other fantasy movies like the epicness of LotR, the humor of The Princess Bride, etc; I loved Stephen King's The Eyes of the Dragon when I was younger, to name only a few inspirations. So, basically, a whole lot of ingredients went into the pot and after it simmered, Falling Kingdoms was born!

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