Fantasy Authors Unplugged: An Interview with Daniel Adorno

What’s your background with the fantasy genre and what drew you to begin writing your books?

I grew up reading many fantasy stories and watching various fantasy-themed movies and shows. The books that drew me into the genre the most were J.R.R Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series. Tolkien is a master storyteller and as a young wannabe writer, I loved the immersive world he created. I knew I couldn’t begin to scratch the surface of something like Middle-Earth, but I still wanted to attempt to create a fantasy world of my own and that’s where the Azuleah series stemmed from.

“Currently I’m working on a new science fiction series”

How old were you when you started writing and when did you first envision the Azuleah series? What was the triggering idea to begin it?

I was 9 years old and in 4th grade when I started writing. After completing…