Thank you, Jo-Anne, for having me. It’s an honour to be here.
My novel, Return of the Son of
Hamorin, which is book one of The
Zargothian Tales trilogy, is about a young American high school kid named
Henry Simmons who finds a gold coin. He later learns that the coin has magical
qualities and it takes him to a wondrous land named Zargothia where he must
free the humans from a savage alien race known as The Sadarkians. He’s not
alone in his quest, however, and has the help from a witty talking cat named
Jasper and two Airforce pilots from 1945. Will Henry succeed in his quest and
free King Argoth and the humans?
Is
the Zargothian Tales part of a series? If so, what can we expect from this
series?
Yes, The Zargothian Tales
is part of a trilogy and you can expect lots of action with shocking twists and
turns (especially in book two) with a healthy dollop of humour thrown in as
well.
Can
you tell us about your main characters?
Sure. The main character is Henry – a happy-go-lucky 15 year-old
American high school kid who loves reading Superman comics and has his eye on a
blonde cheerleader. His life is turned upside down when he finds the golden
coin and Henry learns a valuable lesson in having a lot of magical powers at
his disposal and the responsibilities that come with this power.
King Argoth - king of the humans in Zargothia - is a king fighting
for freedom but he cannot do much until Henry’s arrival and he hopes to free
the humans from the Sadarkians’ cruel reign.
King Zakarius - king of the Sadarkians and Henry’s nemesis - is a
ruthless king and will stop at nothing to be rid of humans forever. Zakarius
hates the humans for a past betrayal but little does he know that all is not
what it seems.
How
did you get the idea for the Zargothian Tales?
I don’t know really. I guess it all stemmed from a question, “What
if a World War II plane was attacked by dragons” and I took it from there. I
love all things military and I thought it would be cool to have a WWII era
plane attacked by a flying dragons but I didn't know how to incorporate the
dragons into the opening scene in the book. One day I was watching a
documentary on a tragic incident that occurred in December 1945 called ‘The
Flight 19 incident’ and that was basically about four planes mysteriously
disappearing over The Bermuda Triangle back in 1945 and they've never been
found since. I thought that it would be cool to use the Bermuda Triangle as a means
of bringing the dragons into my story.
King Argoth and the Zargothian inhabitants were originally from a
humorous short story I wrote but it was going nowhere so I used those
characters and brought them into this book and it worked perfectly. I love history,
especially medieval warfare, and it was this love of that time period that
inspired some of the battles in Return of
the Son of Hamorin. While I was
researching medieval warfare, certain facts about how soldiers fought in siege
warfare gave me some cool ideas to use in my book and the end result proved
pretty effective. I just hope the readers feel the same way. J
Where
do you draw your inspiration from?
Even though authors such as Tolkien and David Gemmel have been a bit
of an influence, I’m very much my own man and have developed my own style and
honed it over the last decade.
What
is your favourite genre to read?
I don’t have a favourite genre as such. I love reading everything
from fantasy, to sci-fi to non-fiction books on the paranormal and historical
figures such as Julius Caesar and Irish patriots.
If
you could co-author a book with anyone alive or dead, who would you choose and
why?
Hmm…that’s a pretty tough question to answer. Gosh, there are so
many talented authors out there that I couldn't possibly choose one. If I did
have to choose, I guess I’d love to do something with Geoff Johns on Superman.
I know he’s not an author of books but he wrote some damn fine comic book
stories and let’s face it, who wouldn't want to work on Superman?
If
you were a superhero, what would your name be?
Considering I’m from Ireland, I think it would be Shamrockman! Ha,
ha. Just kidding! I don’t know really. I guess my super powers of choice would
be flight, teleportation and invulnerability to bullets, knives etc. But as for
a name, gee, that’s a tough one. The
Green Avenger would be one name I’d like.
When Air Force Pilots Edward Johnson and Conor MacCall flew a
routine patrol over the Atlantic, the last thing they expected to encounter was
bogeys. Even more unexpected was the nature of the bogeys – large flying
reptiles belching streams of flame. In their efforts to evade, the two find
themselves in a strange new world, a world at war, and in urgent need of a
leader. Could the long awaited leader be found in a quiet high school boy?
Aidan
Lucid hails from a small town called, Ballyheigue in County Kerry, Ireland. He
has been writing since 2002 and in 2004, he first began to send out his
material to magazines, newspapers etc. and was published seven times that year.
Since then he has been published widely in many ezines and poetry anthologies.
In 2005, while recovering from a car accident, Aidan wrote his debut fantasy
novel, The Zargothian Tales: Return of
the Son of Hamorin, (www.thezargothiantales.com),
which was published by WordTechs Press in ebook format in December 2010 and in
paperback in 2011. Despite being born with a very rare syndrome known as,
Moebius Syndrome, Lucid has never let his disability hold him back and he has
received diplomas of distinction in freelance journalism and creative writing
from online courses and was a film reviewer for his local newspaper, The Kerryman, for nine months in 2007.
Aidan
is now working on book two of The
Zargothian Tales series and has his own film review blog – The Lucid Review where he
reviews all the latest cinema and DVD/Blu-ray releases. Mr Lucid is also
branching out into writing screenplays. For more information about this author,
go to: www.aidanlucidauthor.com
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