She was like John Rambo meets Polly Pocket; Dakota Fanning crossed with Death Wish 4.

He [Stuart Immonen] and I have known each other over email for 18, 19 years or something, so to finally work with him is like kissing the girl that you always wanted to kiss.

The animated books pay the lowest rates at the Big Two and you can forget about royalties.

I always think it's a mistake when you actually have to set books aside and actually sit down and research something. I always think they've got to come from within.

I think exactly the same qualities as men [women role model needs], exactly the same, which is kindness, courage and intelligence.

I wanted to portray very, very dark subject matter and a deceptively complex story in the brightest colours and simplest lines possible to leave the readers reeling.

Ever since 1980, sci-fi has generally been more Bladerunner than Star Wars. People talk about Star Wars being the most influential movie of all time and creating the blockbuster along with Jaws and that sort of thing, but really there's not been a space opera that anyone can go and see.