![]() Thomas pitched “The Sunbearer Trials” as a cross between the beloved Percy Jackson series and the Hunger Games trilogy. More: These are the authors to see at Texas Book Festival, from food to fiction Thomas was scheduled to appear, but he had to cancel because of illness, according to his publisher. "The Sunbearer Trials" was one of the young adult picks for the Texas Book Festival, which is Nov. There's a lot of Easter eggs within the book that are nods to specific indigenous cultures, and also to actual cities and places.” “Pantheons are representative of a culture not only where they are geographically located, but also things like what are their ideals and their morals? What do they prioritize?. “A lot of it was inspired by modern day Mexico,” he said. ![]() ![]() Inspired by indigenous mythology in Mexico, where his family is from, Thomas said he wanted to create gods that felt true to his contemporary experience of his culture. One of the first steps young adult author Aiden Thomas took when writing his new book “The Sunbearer Trials” was no small feat: He had to concoct a creation myth and craft a pantheon full of gods to populate his fictional world. ![]() 3 update: Aiden Thomas has canceled his book fest appearance because of illness, according to his publisher. ![]()
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