She was a bodyguard with jacked-up reflexes (who also moved like a cat) charged with protecting a more laid-back, easy-going guy, like Justin. Joyce: Did other characters/works influence the creation of GOTG at all? For instance, Mae reminds me of one of my favorite sci-fi heroines of all time: Molly Millions from the book Neuromancer by William Gibson. Richelle: There's so many! You could pick any number of things having to do with religion, race, social policy … I think I'll just have to leave it in the hands of the reader to choose. What theme would you recommend they write about? Joyce: Suppose high school or college students had to read GOTG and write a paper about one theme.
The book is also written from a third-person POV and follows multiple characters, which creates a style that's very different from other things I've written. Vampire Academy and Bloodlines borrow from our own modern world, but much of Gameboard's had to be created, so there's a lot of history and sociopolitical policies for readers to learn about.
Richelle: The world is much more complex, and the writing subsequently reflects that. Joyce: Other than the obvious ways, how is GOTG (and the Age of X series) different from your Vampire Academy and Bloodlines books? A government agent charged with investigating these things and his debutante-turned-super-soldier-bodyguard soon find themselves caught up in powerful forces attempting to work their way into the world. One of this country's strictest policies is that belief in religion and the supernatural are dangerous things, a policy that becomes difficult to uphold when mysterious and inexplicable phenomena begin occurring. and Canada after a devastating virus wreaked havoc on the world. Richelle: Gameboard takes place a hundred years in the future, in a country that's been formed out of parts of the U.S. To get readers oriented, could you tell us a bit about the book? Joyce: Welcome back to HEA, Richelle! First, let me say: Gameboard of the Gods is an awesome read. Here, she talks with HEA about GOTG and what's next in the Age of X series, as well as the Vampire Academy movie coming next year. Richelle takes a different-for-her approach with GOTG, balancing world-building with political and religious themes. USA TODAY best-selling author Richelle Mead returns to HEA to talk about her new release, Gameboard of the Gods (out today, June 4).
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