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Q: You also have some very exciting battles between airships; did you get to know a lot about airships while you were researching for the book?
Q: The villains in the story are ruthless in their pursuit of Lily but were probably fun to write - who is your favourite? So my advice is, never throw anything away. (In terms of writing I mean. Obviously in real life throw some things away - you don't want to be drowning in stuff!)A: I tried to write screen plays but that is quite technical and I found it a bit boring. I was taking classes in writing at the City Lit at the time I was writing Cogheart, which had begun as a screen play. I decided to write it as prose fiction instead. One of the advantages is that you don't need to worry whether something can be animated or not. Author Guy Bass introduces SCRAP, about one robot who tried to protect the humans on his planet against an army of robots. Now the humans need his... Bunzl’s numerous influences include: British authors Roald Dahl, Lewis Carroll, and Sir Philip Pullman; the comic works of Quentin Blake and Carl Barks; and French authors Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. Bunzl, whose literary agent is Jo Williamson, specializes with the steampunk and juvenile literature niches. But on her birthday, Lily receives a mysterious gift and an even stranger invitation. The present is her dead mother’s notebook and journal. Lily has no idea how these came into the sender’s possession. Stories of women who pushed for justice in politics, medicine, art, music, religion, tribal leadership, and more. Champions of Change introduces young readers not only to Anthony and Wells, but also to a diverse group of 25 firsts and freedom-fighters in America’s fight for equality, with colorful portraitures and actual photos of the individuals. Show book
Q: Do you have more adventures planned for Lily, Robert and Malkin? Can you give us a glimpse into the next Cogheart book, or what you are writing now? Accompanied by her two human friends, Robert and Tolley, and her mechanical fox, Lily visits Slimwood’s High Top. But the experience is far from fun. A: If I had a mechanimal it would have to be an animal that didn't exist in the real world, like a dragon. My mechanical dragon would do everything a fictional dragon can do; fly, breathe fire, hoard gold... Because why go for reality when you can have any creature you want? There's actually a video of a real mechanical dragon somewhere on youtube - I think it was made by the same people as the elephant. Q: There is also a lot of exploration around ideas of identity, especially among the Victorian orphans in this book, and Lily's investigations about her mother's past. Why does this theme play such a big part in this story? Q: This is your third Cogheart book, do you enjoy revisiting the world? How do you go about thinking of new adventures for your lead characters, Lily, Robert and Malkin, or did you have these planned out when you began the Cogheart series?Cogheart Adventures is a literary series by Londoner Peter Bunzl (1975—). A former TV producer who has had freelance animator stints, Bunzl attended Alleyn’s School for his basic education. He pursued filmmaking and animation in various institutions, including the University of Surrey; and is an alumnus of National Film and Television School, wherein he has a master’s degree in animation. Q: What is the most impressive man made machine you have seen, and did it help inspire Cogheart at the outset?
A: As a child I was interested in telling stories and I wrote and illustrated stories for my family before moving on to producing my own comics. Then my mum bought me a book about animation and from that point I was really interested in how you brought stories to life.Skycircus is propelled along by a pulse-pounding plot, though this time the thrills are more adventure- than mysterydriven. Bunzl’s steampunk world is ever threatening and gripping, and his characters, A: One of my favourite parts of London is around Spitalfields Market where you have those Georgian Streets like Fournier Street that feel like you're walking through history. Lily has been fitted with it, but what her father has done is highly illegal, and Lily’s secret must never be revealed. A: I love revisiting the world, yes, because it means I can find out more about it and the characters. As long as there are new places to take them and new mysteries to solve it will always be interesting.
These two villains have a deadly plan to use and destroy Lily. How have they discovered the secret of the Cogheart? Could the notes in her mother’s book be part of the trap – or clues to how to escape the dangerous Skycircus? Both types of performance existed in Victorian times, but in the end I chose the latter because it fit better with the drama of what happens after that and the history of the characters involved. A: Probably that specific ability: to be able to fly. I think it's something everyone dreams of as a kid. It's why superheroes are so popular. So I would be like Angelique in the story and have mechanical wings, or else I'd be like Deedee and have superhuman legs that would help me balance and wire-walk up in the giddy heights of the circus tent. All across the USA, people are showing up dead. The deaths don't appear to be connected in any way until one particular death occurs and gets the Secretary of Defense's attention. He arranges for a task force to investigate. I would probably take it on a voyage across the Atlantic. On one of the routes that real historical airships used to take: from Europe to America.
Angelique has been fitted with mechanical wings so she can fly, while Luca the Lobster Boy has been The Moonstone is a Victorian mystery about a missing diamond that also influenced The Jewelled Moth by Katherine Woodfine and The Ruby in the Smoke by Phillip Pullman, two modern detective stories set in that era, which I have also enjoyed immensely. A: Probably going for a walk on the Heath with my partner and then going to lunch, and after that reading or perhaps watching a documentary in the afternoon. A: I needed something that would act as a bit of a red herring for the action but I also wanted there to be something of import in the box. What is inside the box helps Lily to learn more about her past. Q: Skycircus is set in a circus that travels in an airship. Of all the airships your characters have travelled on in this series, which would you like to find yourself journeying in and where would you like it to take you?
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