And that means she’s not only got to solve the mystery of how the doorway to a forbidden realm opened in the first place, but do it while placating power hungry guests and keeping the Inn and its secrets safe.Ĭulturess got the chance to chat with Holland herself recently about her inspiration for Havenfall, what it’s like writing contemporary fantasy, what we can expect to see in the story’s sequel and more.Ĭulturess: Havenfall is a really appealing mix of contemporary and more traditional fantasy elements – and something that isn’t really out there in the marketplace so much at the moment. But when tragedy strikes and a monster attacks, Maddie must step forward to fill her badly injured uncle’s shoes sooner than she’d ever have imagined. She hopes to become Innkeeper herself one day. She adores her uncle Marcus, the Innkeeper, and loves the way she’s able to be fully herself around the visiting delegations. Teenager Maddie Morrow has always viewed summer trips to Havenfall with wonder. This is the way it has been for generations, through good times and bad, even when a fourth realm – the dark and mysterious Solaria – was cast out from the others. Each summer, delegates from these lands – the crisp, icy Fiordenkill and the hot and barren desert world of Bryn – visit our world, charged with revising and renewing the peace agreement between them all. The Inn itself is a neutral zone, sworn to provide a safe haven for anyone from any of the Adjacent Realms. But it’s also the very realistic and relatable story of a regular human girl trying to figure out her place in the world, and who she wants to grow up to be.

(And, spoiler alert: It’s a great story that manages to feel fairly unique in the current YA fantasy landscape.) On the surface, it’s a tale of a a mysterious inn hidden beneath the Rocky Mountains that serves as as a crossroads between other magical worlds.

Havenfall, the latest novel from author Sara Holland, hit shelves last week. By Lacy Baugher 3 years ago Culturess chats with Havenfall author Sara Holland about her new novel, her process of writing this twisty story, and what else she’s reading these days.

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