Rebecca Yarros delivered the news that should be music to Fourth Wing fans' ears during a recent Q&A. In case you were fearful, Yarros isn't planning to leave the world of The Empyrean series after Book 4 and Book 5, but that's not all.
During Iron Flame Night with the Colorado Avalanche to celebrate the second book of The Empyrean series, Yarros was asked if she will continue to write fantasy stories after she finishes Violet Sorrengail's story.
"Yes, yes, I will undoubtedly write another fantasy," Yarros said. "I'll probably write something in this world. I'll probably write something out of this world, and I'll always go back and forth with contemporary because it's how my brain functions."
"And honestly, it makes the series better, like my ability to step away from Empyrean and write something else," Yarros continued. "I'm always plotting one book ahead, so I'm always like leapfrogging my thoughts. It's given me so much to twist things and come up with things that my brain wouldn't have had I not taken the time to write Peculiar Stars or variations of things like that. So, it's for the benefit of the series that I do it."
First of all, this is the best news that Fourth Wing fans could hope for. It's great to know that Yarros has plans to stay in this world. This isn't the first time that we've heard her speak about other stories set within the same universe as Fourth Wing.
We don't know just what Yarros is cooking up, and it's obviously still many, many years away, but that's super exciting because this story has such rich history. We're only getting a small vignette at a whole epic history of Navarre and those that came before Violet and the ones who will come after.
I'm thinking about what Suzanne Collins did for The Hunger Games. We had two incredible prequels with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Sunrise on the Reaping. Yarros could definitely do something like that and tell the stories that brought us to the point we are with Navarre and Tyrrendor and much more.
So, looking at what could happen within this world, those are some of the directions Yarros could go.
Beyond that, it's super exciting to learn that Yarros has plans for other fantasy stories. One of the things that I love of Yarros' stories is simply how readable they are. She has great prose for the stories she tells. She knows how to weave in the lore and the more complex explanations in a way that doesn't turn readers off. I know I'm just describing what it means to be an author, but not all do it as well as she does.
We don't know exactly what Yarros has in store for other fantasy projects, but I have to assume that she'll have quite the opportunity to launch another big fantasy series simply based on the success of Fourth Wing and The Empyrean series.
As noted, Yarros also confirmed that this is not the end of the road for her contemporary stories either. If you like Yarros' romance books, she's going to keep writing those, too. In fact, she also has a new one, Peculiar Stars, set to be released on Nov. 17.
In the meantime, Yarros is still working on Book 4 of The Empyrean series this fall. We don't know the release date yet, but hopefully, we don't have to wait too long to find out.
We'll share more news about The Empyrean series and Yarros' other projects as we find out. Stay tuned!
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