Sons of Empire follows the son of a high mage with unique powers who needs to find out who his allies are in a growing war environment. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?

I had been writing thrillers for years and sales were going down. My agent suggested I write about Winston Churchill and his era since I have studied it for so long, but everything that could be had been written about him and his times. So I began writing about an alternate world in which there had been a Magical Revolution instead of an Industrial one, and things just took off from there.

Fantasy novels embrace magic in their own unique ways, each world having its own flair. Can you explain what technomagic is and how you developed this into a unique facet of your book?

Technomagic is the Unmagiced’s answer to the power of the Altmages. It is powered by a mysterious stone called Meersham that has multiple uses from fuel to medicine, and it drives the Empires. Of course, Technomages are not above using Altmage magic when no one is looking.

What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this series, and how do they differ from other fantasy series currently out?

I wanted to tell the tale of how men can rise from their stations to become world powers and how intrigue behind the scenes can often work against the very causes it purports to support. A constant theme is devotion to duty and honor.

Where does the story go in the next book, and where do you see it going in the future?

It will come as no surprise to some that the series very loosely follows events in our own world circa 1900 – 1945 so there is that spoiler. But don’t worry. While some will see ties from fictional characters to some real, the differences created by magic, the Council of Five, the Assassin’s Guild, and the requirements of fiction dictate a very different world and characters in many ways. Enjoy.

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