Thomas Locke

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Q&A: How I grappled with using magic in ‘Merchant of Alyss’

Q: There’s magic in Merchant of Alyss. What do you hope readers take away from the “magic” element in the story? Thomas Locke: The issue of using magic was something I grappled with for some time. I found immense guidance from the works of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Four thousand years ago, when the…

Q and A: Why did you write ‘Merchant of Alyss’?

Q: Why did you write Merchant of Alyss? Thomas Locke: I began work on Merchant of Alyss before Emissary (book 1 in the series) had been accepted for publication. I had no idea anyone would accept these stories, since they were so utterly different from what I had been writing up to that point. But…

Q and A: What keeps you sane in the middle of craziness?

Q: What keeps you sane in the middle of craziness? Hopeful in the middle of stress and life’s storms? Thomas Locke: I am going to skip the two obvious answers, my faith and my wife. These are essential to me. The crux of this question is, what else offers these positive elements in hard times,…