![]() ![]() I definitely use short stories as a kind of test ground for ideas. Are short stories how you usually begin your novels? ![]() So I tried to transplant some aspects of that character into a different world so I could tell a bigger story and the more I read, the further it went away from his origins and it became post-apocalyptic with the sort of eco-catastrophe theme. ![]() I like writing that sort of rough-hewn, barely literate, Huckleberry Finn-ish kind of voice. But in this case, the short story was a million miles away from where the novels landed, and it wasn’t even science fiction, it was a fantasy! It was set in a sort of medieval world with magic, and really the only things that survive are the voice in some aspects of the protagonist. ![]() It was a weird process in this case because it was a short story that came first. We sat down with M.R Carey to discuss the series and what dystopian fiction looks like during a real life global pandemic… How did you first come up with the idea for Koli’s adventures? With killer trees, impressive tech and an array of diverse and interesting characters, The Rampart Trilogy is dystopian fiction at its very best. The first novel, The Book Of Koli, was released earlier this year and the second book The Trials Of Koli is out now. Set in a dystopian future where the world has been ravaged due to the catastrophic Unfinished War and complications with climate change, The Rampart Trilogy is written by The Girl With All The Gifts author, M.R. ![]()
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