The research. It is always the best part of writing. And, of course, it is the great excuse to travel.

Perenelle shuddered. "You know I hate leprechauns more than almost anything.

First up, the lost and found has gone missing. It itself, is lost. So please try not to lose anything until we find it.

I am thrilled when I read about fans using my stories as springboards to read about either the historical characters or the myths and legends in the books.

The two that are one, the one that is all!

But magic, like everything else, follows certain natural laws. Magic needs energy wherever it can find it. If no other source of energy is available, it will take the life force of the magician who created it. That is why every use of magic weakens the magician.

I was brought up in a home where I saw my parents read and I was taken to bookshops and libraries, so I grew up feeling very comfortable around books. Also, Ireland is a country which has honoured its writers and poets, so when someone says they wanted to be a writer, its not mocked or looked down upon.