| Interview with the Author "The Healing" is part two of the series that started with "Treason". Is it very much different from the first book? It's vastly different. Originally, both books were meant to be two parts of a single volume, but as I wrote, I realized that part two was so different from the first that it would have to stand alone. For one thing all but the three main characters are new. It also takes place in Lucius's birthplace, which is completely removed from the Torpani Empire. My writing style changed, too-"The Healing" is much more lush and descriptive than "Treason". Was the change a conscious one? Yes and no. "Treason" is an adventure story. "The Healing" is about going home and all it entails: family, friends, finding and/or regaining your place in the world. Anyone who's been away from home for a while may understand what Lucius feels as he draws closer to a place he never meant to see again. He's only doing it (he thinks) to help his daughter, which is probably the least selfish thing he's ever done in his life. "He thinks"? Oh, yeah. He's not the kind of guy who looks back, so he tells himself that he's going home for Aurelia's sake, when in truth he's a wounded animal, and wounded animals return to the den to heal. Hence the title. But wounded animals are also very dangerous. That's right. So what awaits him in Castasia? Everything
and everyone he left behind. Good, bad, you name it, he's heading
toward it. Though a lot happens in this part of the story, it happens
over a shorter period of time compared to "Treason". It's
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"Ruth
R. Greig is a refreshing and talented writer who really knows how
to engage a reader.
Her descriptions are lush and gorgeous." - Nicole D. Myers "Ms.
Greig pulled me into the story; I felt it, not just read it. Her characters
[are] complex |
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'Treason' is masterful … [peopled by] strong characters in a
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How did "Treason" begin? "Treason"
began as a story for my best friend. She actually gave me the name
and character of Lucius Aurelius, she told me who and what he was,
where he was in his Well, who is Lucius? He's
the commander of a troop called the Castasian mercenaries, but he
and his Was it difficult to write about him? At
first, yes. I've been writing for thirty years and I've never met
a character His name is Roman … The
Torpani Empire is very loosely based on the Romans', in that's it's
So, Lucius is not Torpani? No,
he's Castasian. He took the name after leaving home. But that's
another story …
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