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Interview: Cinda Williams Chima

February 4, 2013 Posted in  Interviews, Robbie One comment

CindaWilliamsChimaMuggleNet thanks Cinda Chima, author of the “Heir Chronicles” and the “Seven Realms” novels, for graciously agreeing to let this star-struck reviewer interview her.

For those of you tuning in late, the “Heir Chronicles” is (so far) a trilogy consisting of the books The Warrior Heir, The Wizard Heir, and The Dragon Heir. Set in a variant of our present-day world, these books dramatize the conflict between five “guilds” of magically gifted people, known as Weir. Wizards and warriors are only the tip of the iceberg in a teen fantasy filled with danger, battles, betrayal, and sacrifice. Readers of all ages can enjoy this exciting series, as my parents can bear witness—once I started reading it to them, they couldn’t get enough! As you will see below, there is more to come in this series.

The “Seven Realms” series, meanwhile, boasts four books to-date: The Demon King, The Exiled Queen, The Gray Wolf Throne, and The Crimson Crown...

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