![]() ![]() Iraya has spent her life in a cell, but every day brings her closer to freedom - and vengeance. In an interview Smart stated that she was compelled to continue with the novel without fear after she heard the announcement of Children of Blood and Bone because it gave her hope about writing something different from the ones she had seen. ![]() In writing the book she made several research about Obeah and Jamaican culture. When she was on the trip to Jamaica, she visited Rose Hall and became obsessed with the idea of Black witches. Smart first had the early inspiration for novel when she went on her second family trip to Jamaica when she was twelve years old and she did not start writing until she read An Ember in the Ashes. It will be followed by a sequel, Empress Crowned in Red scheduled for release on May 10, 2022. Smart's debut novel inspired by Jamaican mythology was published on 20 April 2021 by HarperCollins and follows two enemy witches who must enter an alliance to fight a common enemy. Witches Steeped in Gold is a 2021 young adult dark fantasy novel by British Jamaican writer Ciannon Smart. ![]()
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