The Talents Trilogy

The Talents Trilogy is a historical fantasy series by Canadian poet and novelist Steven Price, who wrote it under the penname of J. M. Miro. In an interview with Alli Vail for Victoria Festival of Authors, he explained that he had the idea of "Children with powers in Victorian England" several years ago, when driving his children home from gymnastics one day. He mentioned it to his wife, who advised him to write it. He began to write during the beginning of lockdown in 2020, choosing the Victorian era and locations he was already familiar with.Vail, Alli (August 7, 2022). "Q&A with J.M. Miro". Victoria Festival of Authors. However, some locations extended globally, where Miro wanted to "acknowledg[e] the diversity and complexity of the nineteenth century world." He noted of the time period that made it a perfect setting, "There's something familiar about it. We know that world, and yet it's so removed from us. It's that balance between the familiar and the strange that drew me to it, I think."
Regarding the many different perspectives of characters, he explained, "I could go deeper into the ways each character views themselves, and play a little with dramatic irony and shifting ideas of good and evil. I did know that I wanted to write a novel that gave agency to those who, historically, have had very little—orphans, women, visible minorities, to name just a few. The Victorian world was a brutal one. But it was also extraordinarily diverse, and rich; we so often imagine only a narrow, limited version of it. I wanted to pry that apart, peer into the cracks." He added, "Entering into the perspectives of all these different, lonely characters helped to make clear, I think, how similar they all were too, how much they had in common, and how they weren't as alone as they feared." He named Ribs to be his favorite, though is "rather fond of all of them. Even Jacob." He revealed to Los Angeles Public Library that one character in particular "was lost as I went; his entire storyline had to be cut away. I've kept him for the second novel."M., Daryl (September 1, 2022). "Interview With an Author: J.M. Miro". Los Angeles Public Library.
== Novels ==
* Ordinary Monsters (2022)
* Bringer of Dust (2024)
== References ==
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