Joel Shepherd writes at length about creating the land of Lenayin in his newest novel Sasha (my review). It is interesting to see how he wanted to play with the tropes of medieval fantasy, especially the political system and its effect on culture.
…unlike so many peoples in so many fantasy novels, Lenays couldn’t give a [...]
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Joel Shepherd on the Political System in Sasha
Book Review: Sasha by Joel Shepherd
# Genre: Historical Fantasy, Epic/High Fantasy
# Paperback
# Publisher: Pyr
# Publication Date: October 27, 2009
# ISBN-10: 159102787X
# ISBN-13: 978-1591027874
#Author Website: Joel Shepherd
In the Cassandra Kresnov trilogy, Joel Shepherd created a strong heroine with a powerful personality. The pseudo-historical epic fantasy Sasha continues Shepherds trend by introducing the reader to Sashandra “Sasha” Lenayin, former princess and [...]
