Legacy of Flames Isaiah Burt
About the Book
Legacy of Flames is a novella set in the world of Sundara. The protagonist, Gnav, is a Razor Skull, cinderscale lizardfolk, who accompanies a group of mercenaries that are protecting a caravan. The trade route is plagued by a dragon, and Gnav must defeat many of the dragon’s minions in order to confront the mighty creature himself.
An appendix gives Pathfinder game stats for the protagonist, Gnav.
The novella is currently available as PDF and EPUB; for the PDF, one page is the front cover, three the front matter and one the Open Game License and links.
Author Interview
1. Can you tell us a little about your publishing journey, please?
Legacy of Flames came to be because of my love of the Sundara fantasy setting created by my friend Neal Litherland. I really, really wanted to write a piece of fiction set it in, so I asked for his permission, and he sent me to his publisher, who liked my idea and gave me the greenlight. The rest is history!
2. How do you decide who to dedicate your books to?
There isn’t a specific dedication in Legacy of Flames, but Neal knows that it’s dedicated to him, for obvious reasons. (https://nealflitherland.blogspot.com/2023/01/the-unique-feeling-when-someone-else.html) Beyond that, whether I write it in the book or not, each one is dedicated to my wife. I am eternally grateful for her everlasting support.
3. What was the inspiration behind your latest release?
One of the things that really drew me to Neal’s Sundara setting was the way he took a lot of tired, old D&D tropes and breathed new life into them. His setting very much feels like D&D, but it has a lot more vitality to it. I wanted to write a tale about slaying the dragon, as that’s a classic of both D&D and fantasy as a whole, and this was the perfect opportunity. There’s a lot more to it than the hero slaying the dragon, too, but you’ll have to buy a copy and find that out for yourself!
4. Do you find it hard to let your characters go when you finish writing the book?
I normally don’t have to let my characters go because I like to write my stories in series format (namely my Diabolical Ascension mythos). But, I’ll admit, I really love Gnav of Legacy of Flames, and yeah, I’m having a hard time letting him go. I hope to write another tale about him in the future.
5. Can you name one of your favourite reads?
My favorite read of this last year is definitely the Night Lords Omnibus by Aaron Dembski-Bowden. He does characterization so well that I sniffled when one of the mutant sidekicks on the Chaos Space Marine ship died. The plot is also constructed excellently, and he does a great job of making loose ends work for him rather than against him. It’s also a great study in written imagery.
6. Who is your favourite author?
Without a doubt, Michael Moorcock. Elric of Melniboné is my all-time favorite fantasy character, and the ideas and tropes of those stories are the foundation of my own work.
7. Was there a point in your life that a book helped you get through, and which one?
Truth be told, I grew up in an abusive household, and so being able to read fantasy in general helped me get through my childhood. I especially loved reading the Legend of Drizzt (up to the Hunter’s Blades trilogy) by R.A. Salvatore.
8. Is there anyone that you would like to mention and thank for their support of your writing?
First and foremost, my wife, who was strangely attracted to me because of my writing, not in spite of it. I would also like to thank fellow author Neal Litherland, again, for letting me play in his world, and Daniel J. Davis, another fellow author who took the time to give me amazing feedback and really dive into my work when I was starting to get serious about being a pro. Lastly, I’d like to thank Ms. Kim Fields, my teacher from third through fifth grade, for doing lessons on writing fiction and being so passionate about it.
9. If you had the power to give everyone in the world one book, what would it be and why?
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk. Though it is primarily a book on complex post-traumatic stress disorder, it has important lessons about how the mind affects the body, one of which is how important keeping one’s imagination intact is for healing from trauma. With that said, I feel that everyone could find a useful lesson in that book, regardless of whether or not they engage with written fiction.
10. What are you working on now?
I am perpetually working on new tales of Zeraga Baal’khal for my Diabolical Ascension mythos, and I am also working on a science fiction novelette for Prudence Games. Additionally, I’m formatting my short story anthology Darkness & Glory for print on demand, and Adrian of Azukail Games is working with me on doing the same for Legacy of Flames.
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