And it’s only once she’s cursed that she gets to explore those possibilities and think about who she is. Lira might not want to be human, but she does want to be her own person, free from her mother’s tyranny. I think that’s a feeling a lot of us can relate to and is a real humanizing element in To Kill a Kingdom. I wanted to flip that concept of finding love on its head (with Lira literally stealing hearts) and give my female main character some agency in her own story, but I was still so intrigued by that idea of this mystical creature trying to pave her own way, go against the grain of what was expected of her, and literally transform into someone (or something) else. At its core, it was still the story of a girl wanting to forge her own path and find love. When I read Hans Christian Andersen, I was mesmerized by its dark beauty – I loved discovering that the tale I’d grown up thinking I knew was so much more sinister than I originally thought. What was your favorite part of either story, and how did they influence you when writing To Kill a Kingdom? It’s easy to see your love of the classic tale of The Little Mermaid in this book, both the Disney and the original Hans Christian Andersen version. Read on to learn about the inspiration for her first published book, scenes that had to be cut from the book, and even whom she would cast if the book were ever made into a film! This book is available now from Fierce Reads, and MuggleNet jumped at the chance to read a review copy and to also provide a copy to one lucky reader! We also seized the opportunity to interview the author of this darkly beautiful and twisted tale, Alexandra Christo. Primero cuestiona a Lira y sus intenciones cuando la deja subir a su barco, pero poco a poco se enamora de ella.To Kill a Kingdom presents an alternative telling of The Little Mermaid, one much darker than we’ve ever seen before. Se muestra que Elián es un príncipe con corazón de pirata, que no tiene interés en cumplir con sus deberes reales como futuro rey, sino que le gusta viajar a través de los mares para matar sirenas, para hacer que los mares sean seguros, como él cree que lo son los mares. He first questions Lira and her intentions when he lets her onto her ship, but slowly warms up to her and falls in love with her. El tiene diecinueve años.Įlian is shown to be a prince with a pirate's heart, who has no interest in fulfilling his royal duties as a future king, but instead he likes travelling through the seas to kill sirens- to make the seas safe, as he believes the seas are a home to him. Se encuentra por primera vez con Lira cuando la ve en el mar después de que la Reina del Mar tomó su poder. He is nineteen years old.Įlián es el príncipe heredero de Midas y capitán del barco cazador de sirenas, el Saad. He first encounters Lira when he sees her in the sea after the Sea Queen took her power. Elian is the crown prince of Midas and captain of the siren-hunting vessel, the Saad.

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