An Unexpected Heroine: Interview with A. K. Larkwood, Author of ‘The Unspoken Name’

Before you read this email interview, I want to thank Tor Books for giving us the chance to partner with them and review books and interview their amazing writers. I had the opportunity to interview fantasy and science fiction writer A. K. Larkwood through email, a route I chose because we live on different continents and did not want her to have to wait for me. I hope I asked some great questions that you all will enjoy reading the answers to. I have included part of our greetings to help ease into the questions and answers and give a bit of an introduction. Without further ado, please enjoy. Greetings, A. K. Larkwood, I really enjoyed The Unspoken Name. It was an amazing debut novel with several unexpected turns that made for an enjoyable ride as I read your book. I was really drawn in by the main character and her world, the way you used “religion” and loyalty, and the image of giant snakes reading books in libraries. Dear Kenneth, Thank you very much for interviewing me, for your kind words about the book, and for asking such interesting questions! This was a lot of fun to think about. Here goes: Kenneth: One thing I find interesting in terms of your main character is that she isn’t your typical heroine. While she is bad ass, she isn’t human. She isn’t just regular. How did you decide on the image of Csorwe, and was it important for you to make your main character so unexpected? A. K.: This was actually one of the first things that came together for me. A lot of the fant…