When I came home from Spain I read everything I could, and suddenly I realized I had an idea for a sequel when I thought that Last Song was actually a standalone. But in Fire Dance, the addition of dance as one of the art forms was really because I was inspired by a trip to Spain. So in a way, song and poetry are interchangeable in the series. Myer: So in my mind, because I came to this series by way of the Celtic poets, poetry and song were always, in a way, one artistic medium, because it was based on the tradition of poets either singing or reciting their poetry with the accompaniment of a harp. Den of Geek spoke with Myer about making some cracks in Eivar’s glass ceiling, and putting her own unique spin on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.ĭen of Geek: It would seem that a different art defines each book in the Harp and Ring Sequence ( Last Song Before Night, Fire Dance, The Poet King): song, dance, and poetry. It’s not necessarily a happily ever after, but it is a satisfying journey. Myer has always imbued Eivar with our own reality’s ingrained sexism, especially as concerns the young women who must prove themselves as noble poets and Seers-or just break out of oppressive female archetypes. However, the second half of the quote speaks even more keenly to the fantasy world that Myer has grounded in real-life issues: “Until the wear and toll of our lives take us from that enchantment.” With wonder and surprise.” It’s a useful perspective for anyone concluding their epic fantasy series, as Myer has with the Harp and Ring Sequence: returning to that state of wonder. Myer’s The Poet King, two poets recall the restorative power of the poetry woven into the land of Eivar: “The idea is that for art we need, more than anything, to see the world as we did when we were just beginning.
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