Immagica by K.A. Last
Publication date: January 31st 2014
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Synopsis:
Immagica…
Where anything is possible.
Enter at your own risk.
The night before her fifteenth birthday, Rosaline Clayton uncovers a deep family secret. She receives an amulet from her deranged father, and he tells her she must find the book in order to save him. Rosaline is used to her dad not making any sense, so she dismisses their conversation as another of his crazy rants.
When Rosaline’s brother, Elliot, drags her to their nana’s attic to explore, they find the old leather-bound book tucked away in a chest. It sucks them into its pages, transporting them to a magical world. Along the way, Rosaline and Elliot are separated, and the only thing she wants is to find her brother and go home.
The creatures of Immagica have other ideas. After years of war, their land lies in ruin. Using the amulet’s power, they want Rosaline to defeat the dragon and restore Immagica to its former glory. But Rosaline is bound to Immagica in ways she doesn’t understand, and when she discovers the truth about her family, she must follow her heart to save them all.
Where anything is possible.
Enter at your own risk.
The night before her fifteenth birthday, Rosaline Clayton uncovers a deep family secret. She receives an amulet from her deranged father, and he tells her she must find the book in order to save him. Rosaline is used to her dad not making any sense, so she dismisses their conversation as another of his crazy rants.
When Rosaline’s brother, Elliot, drags her to their nana’s attic to explore, they find the old leather-bound book tucked away in a chest. It sucks them into its pages, transporting them to a magical world. Along the way, Rosaline and Elliot are separated, and the only thing she wants is to find her brother and go home.
The creatures of Immagica have other ideas. After years of war, their land lies in ruin. Using the amulet’s power, they want Rosaline to defeat the dragon and restore Immagica to its former glory. But Rosaline is bound to Immagica in ways she doesn’t understand, and when she discovers the truth about her family, she must follow her heart to save them all.
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Describe yourself in three words?
Crazy, pedantic, and
passionate.
What are five things people may not know about you?
I’m half Italian.
I’d rather drive a 4WD
than a sports car.
I received an Award of
Excellence for my outstanding commitment to the Miss Australia Awards in 2000.
One
of my legs is 1cm shorter than the other.
The
first time I got my nose pierced it made me vomit.
What does writing mean to you?
Writing for me is a
release, a way of getting my dreams and daydreams onto paper. It means I can
stay sane in a world that often wants to test my sanity. When I write I get
lost in the story and for a while nothing else can touch me. The worlds I
create in my stories become my safe havens, and the characters become my
friends. Writing is very much a part of who I am. Without it, I wouldn’t be me.
Who is the favourite character you’ve written so far?
That’s like asking me to
choose a favourite between my two children. I love all my characters, but there
are others that are more fun to write. In Fall
For Me I really enjoyed writing Archer, Grace’s brother. He’s a bit cocky
and has a pretty cool sense of humour. In Sacrifice,
I loved getting into Michael’s head. Even though the book isn’t from his POV,
he was an awesome character to write. He’ll be making an appearance in future
books as well, so watch out. With Immagica,
I enjoyed fleshing out Lex’s character. He is so much deeper than he might
appear on the surface. At this stage Immagica
is a standalone book, but there could be room for Lex to grow sometime in the
future.
Are you a plotter or a pantser?
When I first started
writing I just let it all flow out as it would in any which way. I usually have
a loose idea in my head of what I want to happen, but I don’t set anything in
stone. I think I enjoy the process more when I don’t know what’s going to
happen, and I love how my characters often surprise me. In saying that, I have
plotted out the next instalment of The Tate Chronicles. I did this because I
really needed to know where the story was going before I could continue with
it. So, I guess you could say I’m a bit of both. I like to get my ideas down on
paper, but I’m pretty flexible and don’t mind deviating from the path if I need
to.
Where do your ideas come from?
Oh! They come from
everywhere. I’ve always been a daydreamer, and I love to stare into space,
thinking about all the ‘what ifs’. I also have a really cool story idea that
came to me in a dream. I actually jumped out of bed at one am to write it all
down. I haven’t got past the first chapter with it, but it’s a story I think
about all the time. One day it will become a book. The other thing I love doing
is people watching. It’s amazing how the smallest action or snippet of
conversation can spark an idea.
How did the idea for Immagica come about?
One of my favourite books
is The Neverending Story by Michael
Ende. I also love Narnia, Oz and Alice. I love the concept of travelling to a
different world in some way, especially through the pages of a book, but I
wanted to put my own special twist on it. I asked myself what a world would be
like where it could be made, governed and controlled by imagination. The idea
for Immagica actually started with the amulet. One night I was sitting in my
recliner and I started doodling. About half an hour later I had my first rough
sketch of how the amulet looks now. I took the amulet and made it the centre of
Immagica, and the Eye was born. Everything else pretty much stemmed from there.
In essence, Immagica is a portal fantasy adventure with fairies and a unicorn.
What’s ahead for you in 2014?
Well, I want to try and
finish The Tate Chronicles. I have another novella and the sequel in the works.
I probably won’t get it all published, but I want to at least finish writing it
and publish the novella. I’d also like to pull my 2011 NaNo novel out of the
drawer and dust it off. It’s not finished, but I think I’m in a good place now
to give it a go and see where it takes me. Then I have a swarm of other ideas
that are trying to bust out of my brain. I’d like to tackle some of those, too.
K. A. Last was born in Subiaco, Western Australia, and moved to Sydney with her parents and older brother when she was eight. Artistic and creative by nature, she studied Graphic Design and graduated with an Advanced Diploma. After marrying her high school sweetheart, she concentrated on her career before settling into family life. Blessed with a vivid imagination, she began writing to let off creative steam, and fell in love with it. K. A. Last is currently studying her Bachelor of Arts at Charles Sturt University, with a major in English, and minors in Children’s Literature, Art History, and Visual Culture. She resides in a peaceful, leafy suburb north of Sydney with her husband, their two children, a rabbit named Twitch, and a guinea pig called Squeak.
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