EXPLORE
`THE TWELVE REALMS'
The Twelve Realms is a historical reimagining that links kings and paupers, priests and soldiers, and shaman and witches in an epic adventure. Nabii is the key within a tapestry of intertwined people from Western Africa to the Far East and the British Isles who must join forces and find a weapon that will defeat the shadows prophesized to rise from the deep.
EXPLORE
`THE TWELVE REALMS'
The Twelve Realms is a historical reimagining that links kings and paupers, priests and soldiers, and shaman and witches in an epic adventure. Nabii is the key within a tapestry of intertwined people from Western Africa to the Far East and the British Isles who must join forces and find a weapon that will defeat the shadows prophesized to rise from the deep.
THE AUTHOR
A.D. Sloane is the author of The Twelve Realms. She grew up in Athens, GA and Champaign-Urbana, IL. She attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she earned her B.S. in Occupational Therapy and DePaul University, where she earned her MPA.
She has enjoyed a career as a development officer for nonprofits and universities where she focused on Diversity Initiatives and K-14 outreach programs. She currently lives near Chicago, Illinois with her husband and two children
November 2016, A.D. Sloane conceived a basic premise for what is now The Twelve Realms.
The story, a blend of historical and fantastical Earth in the early 5th century, features a royal family of Yoruba descent who rule a quaint kingdom in southern Spain during beginning of the fall of the Roman Empire and the meteoric rise of Christianity. A historical fantasy, the novel is a reimagining of world history and the global influences that changed a powerful empire and the world.
FUN FACTS
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My favorite authors are Laini Taylor and Leigh Bardugo. Laini’s a genius. Don’t bother disputing me on that or we may fight to the death. My favourite book for many years was, "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison. It was beautiful and haunting.
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I’m a veteran. United States Air Force. Although I’m a tree hugging liberal, I’m also a flag-hugging patriot. You can be both!
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My son created animated models and the trailer for my novel. He’s brilliant (and free!) My daughter is a brilliant writer, but I’m biased about both of my kids.
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I graduated from high school at 16 and completed my college degree at 28. Yes, I lived in between, but who does that? Despite the fact that it makes me a hypocrite, if my children try that I'm cutting them off!
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There’s a little bit of me in all of my characters. That fact should simultaneously warm your heart and terrify you.
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Favorite movies. I own 700 DVDS so it would be impossible to choose one or even ten. I have a habit of reading books that correspond with movie and television shows and complaining about the inadequacy of the movie compared to the book's storyline.
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On my DVD collection: If you try to touch my DVDs we will fight to the death- despite the fact that everyone streams and couldn't care less.
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I’m a comedic genius. Fine - I believe that I’m a comedic genius and that’s all that matters. I'm madly in love with my husband whom I modeled huge chunks of Hanif and Bleda's personalities after. Don't worry - his mom is alive and well.
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I'm utterly convinced that my late father has been whispering in my ear as I write this epic novel.