Sarah J. Maas is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the Throne of Glass, Court of Thorns and Roses, and Crescent City series. Her books have sold more than nine million copies and are published in thirty-seven languages. A New York native, Sarah lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and dog.
Today, Sarah J. Maas is on the blog to answer a few questions about the latest Court of Thorns and Roses novel, A Court of Silver Flames. Read on!
Sarah J. Maas (Photo by Beowulf Sheehan).
Tell us about A Court of Silver Flames!
A Court of Silver Flames is Nesta’s story—if you’ve read the previous books in the Court of Thorns and Roses series, you know that Nesta is a spitfire! I love writing her. I don’t want to give away too much about the book, but there’s lots of action, some new characters, and plenty of scenes to steam up the windows.
In three words, what can readers expect from the book?
Nesta’s enemies’ destruction.
One thing readers adore about your books is their distinct focus on complex heroines. When writing these women, what’s important to you in creating a heroine people want to root for?
There are all kinds of women in the world, and I want everyone to be able to find pieces of themselves in my books. So a big part of it is making sure these women are multi-faceted enough to seem both real and sympathetic.
Sex-positivity and equality seem to be crucial for the romances in your books. Can you talk more about that? What do you hope that accomplishes for your readers?
We have a lot of work to do in our own world regarding sex-positivity and equality, so I want to show my readers a world where this is better, and where it’s possible. There’s so much shame around sex in our world—no one should be made to feel embarrassed or wrong about liking sex, or how they like their sex, or who they like to have it with. It’s natural. With consenting partners, sex is healthy and fun and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s beautiful.
Let’s talk about this beautiful cover! Can you tell us what involvement you had in the design process and what that was like for you?
I’m lucky to work with a publisher who values my input on covers. We found a pair of tattoo artists who did such a beautiful job on the reissues of the previous books and on this new book—their art is so dynamic and just feels alive. We went back and forth a bit on what the mask should look like, and I’m really happy with where we landed: badass and sexy and creepy and mysterious.
—A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury Publishing Australia) is out now.
A Court of Silver Flames
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