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James Islington

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396 total appearances

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Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

And then for Strength of the Few, there was obviously two more cultures that I had to – I want to say I had to.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

I actually really enjoy it.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

It was –

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

It's the sort of thing that I've always kind of been interested in when I was at school.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

Egypt was really, really fascinating to me.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

Celtic, I was surprised to find that there's not a lot.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

There is some and there's ongoing research and so on, but the knowledge that they have of the Celtic people, it's not as rich as certainly Rome and also Egypt.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

Yeah, exactly.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

I mean, you know, and so much has survived as well for Rome.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

They've got so much evidence that they can go back to.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

Whereas, you know, the Celts not so much.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

Yeah.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

I've done my best.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

It's the sort of thing that I've looked up as much as possible.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

I'm sure I've made mistakes.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

We were talking earlier about mispronunciations.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

I always say I never, I always forgive anybody who mispronounces these names because when I wrote Will of the Many, I just looked up these names.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

I know no Latin, right?

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

And I just looked up these names.

Lit Witches: A Fantasy Book Podcast
The Roman Empire is back: Author James Islington on his high fantasy 'Hierarchy' series | EP06

I'm like, this is a cool name.