User blog comment:Belt of Deltora/Exciting news!-Emily Rodda Interview/@comment-29517617-20130905103314

Is this considered cheating? :P Anyway, I think we will go with more basic questions at first, but if we ever do another interview with Rodda, we may be able to use some of these questions. Q: Is it true that the island of Dorne, the land of Deltora, the Shadowlands and the land on which Rin is located is in the same fantasy universe, and in the same sea? I heard a rumor that Deltora and Rin is in the same universe, from a fellow fan of yours who went to one of the Melbourne writers festivals.

Q: Does the continent/land where Rin is located have a name? If yes, what is it?

Q: Do you think that the land of Deltora would evolve technologically over time, like the real world has done? If yes, what kind of technology do you think they would produce? Steam-powered cranes for the Ralads to use on their buildings perhaps?

Q: If the rumor that Deltora and Rin is in the same universe are true, can you tell me whether Rowan and Lief live at the same time?

Q: Have you optioned any of your works lately, for either film or TV? Perhaps a Deltora Shadowlands anime series?

Q: Who were Jarred's parents? You said tha this father was a trusted service who died in the service of King Alton, but how did he die? Did Prandine murder him because had learnt of his "treachery?"

Q: How exactly does the Belt of Deltora protect the land? Is it like the banishing spells of the Torans? Does it repel the Shadow Lord from entering Deltora? Or even his creatures? Or does it simply work on a clsoer range?

Q: Who made the Pirran Pipe?

Q: Do you think you will ever revisit old characters, such as Jarred and Endon when they were young? Or Jarred as he is today? I believe the last thing we heard was that he went on a journey to find out if the rumor that dragons can lay eggs without a mate was true, and I think that would be a very interesting story to tell.

Q: Are you and Marc McBride planning on showing how more of the creatures, settings and even characters look like? I have always wanted to see how an Ol actually look like in its actual form. And also how Leif, Barda and Jasmine looks.

Q: We here at the Deltora Quest Wiki have been talking about creating a timeline which would describe the events in the Deltora Quest universe (not only in the land of Deltora, but also others found in the same sea, such as Dorne) in chronological order. Do you think you will be able to help us with this? The series have not exactly been very precise about what happened when, and how much time has passed between certain major events.

Stay creative,

- Lukas