Unfettered II: New Tales by Masters of Fantasy by Brandon Sanderson & Shawn Speakman

Author:Brandon Sanderson & Shawn Speakman
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Tags: Anthologies, Fantasy, Anthologies & Short Stories, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Publisher: Grim Oak Press
Published: 2016-11-21T05:00:00+00:00

Sarah Beth Durst

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“THE HEDGEWITCH” IS ABOUT A CHARACTER YOU FIRST MEET IN The Queen of Blood—the first book in my new epic fantasy series, The Queens of Renthia—and I wrote this story shortly after finishing revisions on book two.

I wrote it because I couldn’t say goodbye.

When I finish writing a book, I know I’m supposed to celebrate—break out the champagne, release the flying monkeys, and collapse in a relieved yet pleased heap—but after living so long in an imagined world, I’m always sad when I wrestle that final bit of punctuation into place. It’s such an immersive thing, living inside a story, falling in love with fictional people, that it’s hard to leave.

So even though I’ll be able to return to Renthia for the next book, this story was a chance to sneak back into the forests of Aratay early and see again the towering trees and the light that filters through the canopy. . . . It was also a way to see what made one of my favorite characters tick.

I always want to know the why of people. Why are you the way you are? I wish it weren’t considered rude to walk up to strangers and say, “Tell me your story. What makes you you?” Luckily, fictional people can’t object to your manners when you do that.

And so, here is Hanna’s story, set before the events of The Queen of Blood, in the beautiful and dangerous world of Renthia . . .

Sarah Beth Durst

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