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[Français en dessous !] Today, I want to do something quite different than usual : an interview of an author that I really love. For this first time, I had the chance to interviewed Amélie Wen Zhao , author of Blood Heir . This was my first read of 2020, and I am really happy and excited by this ! Blood Heir by Amélie Wen Zhao I leave you with the interview ! Q : Your debut novel, Blood Heir , is a retelling of the famous story of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. Why did you choose this story ? A :  When I began writing Blood Heir, I had just gone to Russia for a college graduation trip, and I fell in love with the history of this grand country and how it came to be in today’s world: a story of royalty and bloodshed and revolution. I was fascinated by the Romanov family, the shortcomings that led to their demise, and specifically, the legend of the “lost” Duchess Anastasia. I drew inspiration from that tale, and made it my own: an...

Blood Heir #1 : Blood Heir (VO) de Amélie Wen Zhao ♦ Genres : Fantasy, Young Adult Mon édition (VO) : Harper Voyager (Hardcover) 400 pages ♦ Résumé (VO) : «In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled. Their varied gifts to control the world around them are unnatural—dangerous. And Anastacya Mikhailov, the crown princess, has a terrifying secret. Her deadly Affinity to blood is her curse and the reason she has lived her life hidden behind palace walls. When Ana’s father, the emperor, is murdered, her world is shattered. Framed as his killer, Ana must flee the palace to save her life. And to clear her name, she must find her father’s murderer on her own. But the Cyrilia beyond the palace walls is far different from the one she thought she knew. Corruption rules the land, and a greater conspiracy is at work—one that threatens the very balance of her world. And there is only one person corrupt enough to help Ana get to its core: Ramson Quicktongue. ...