I am curious what prompted/inspired you to write Black Wind.

I checked the previous threads and found discussion of the historical aspects of the book - but no one asked what drew you into the story.

Thanks!

I am curious what prompted/inspired you to write Black Wind.

I checked the previous threads and found discussion of the historical aspects of the book - but no one asked what drew you into the story.

Thanks!

I don't know. I had notes for sensory deprivation via self-mutilation releasing something toxic...I had notes for a weapon that sucked the life out of everything...I was reading At Dawn We Slept and pieces started clinking into place. From there it simply grew. I knew it was a bad career move because it was unclassifiable and unclassifiable novels don't do well, but I was so taken by the story that I had to write it.

...I had notes for a weapon that sucked the life out of everything....

You also had "Demonsong," where the Choir of Chaos instilled the same sort of horrifyingly debilitating "wilts" as the Black Wind...also the same misery, despair and hopelesness.

Love that connection.

Interesting!

Funny how some stories absolutely INSIST on being written, even when they are "bad career moves" - obviously, this wasn't.

It is a wonderful book. Thought so the first time I read it (when it first came out) and still think so, having just read it again.

Thanks!

I don't know. I had notes for sensory deprivation via self-mutilation releasing something toxic...I had notes for a weapon that sucked the life out of everything...I was reading At Dawn We Slept and pieces started clinking into place. From there it simply grew. I knew it was a bad career move because it was unclassifiable and unclassifiable novels don't do well, but I was so taken by the story that I had to write it.

Well, I'm glad you did. It's an amazing story and I absolutely love it. I can't wait for the limited from Borderlands to come out, it's the only book I'd pay $100 for.

Well, I'm glad you did. It's an amazing story and I absolutely love it. I can't wait for the limited from Borderlands to come out, it's the only book I'd pay $100 for.

Is that what they're asking?

You know I just noticed that I have a hard back copy of Black Wind but haven't read it yet (forgot I had it). I'll have to hit that one after I finish The Tery.

Is that what they're asking?

Yup, I actually learned that in a post you made with all the info from Borderlands. Here's a link to the thread: Link

I didn't know it was going to be that much when I reserved mine, but I still want it.

Since there is a Black Wind thread going I will add my two cents.

I think this is probably my favorite FPW book. A lot of the reason being that you captured better then anything else I have read, watched or whatever, the culture clash of Japanese and American. Having been a Gaijin who lived in Japan (in a totally different time, and totally different mindset on both countries) I thought it was amazing. I fell in love with Japan and the Japanese culture while living there but there are definately points of friction between Japanese culture and American/western culture. What I liked best was there was really no good guy and bad guy as far as the countries went, there was good and bad in both countries.

Did you spend any time in Japan when researching the book?

It's been a long time since I read Black Wind (when it was first published), but it's my favorite FPW novel, too.

Hunter