Randy Ribay joins host Josh Sippie to discuss the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender, including discussion around the original Avatar: The Last Airbender series, Legends of Korra, the comics and novels and what it was like to write into this universe in The Reckoning of Roku.
The Reckoning of Roku is the searing fifth installment in the Chronicles of the Avatar series, exploring the beginning of Roku’s journey from privileged Fire Nation noble to the powerful but indecisive Avatar whose hesitancy may ultimately pave the way for the Hundred Year War. Digging deep into the friendship between Roku and Sozin, this is great for fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and newcomers alike, with rich world-building and dynamic characterization for all. Pre-order The Reckoning of Roku before July 23rd, 2024 for a chance to win a $100 Barnes & Noble gift card, the Chronicles of Avatar 4-book box set, the Avatar, The Last Airbender board game and a collection of collectible Avatar figure pins.
Randy Ribay is an award-winning author of young adult fiction. His novel, Patron Saints of Nothing, was selected as a Freeman Book Award winner, and was a finalist for the National Book Award, LA Times Book Prize, Walden Book Award, Edgar Award, International Thriller Writers Award, and the CILIP Carnegie Medal. He also contributed a short story to the Printz Award-winning anthology edited by A.S. King, The Collectors. His other works include Project Kawayan, After the Shot Drops, and An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:27 The World of Avatar: The Last Airbender
3:23 Favorite characters
5:00 What element are you?
5:50 Writing into the Avatar: The Last Airbender Universe | Roku & Sozin
7:54 Roku & Sozin's friendship as a starting point
10:00 Building out characters that already exist
12:50 Rules of writing in the Avatar: The Last Airbender Universe
15:50 The differences between Avatars
17:54 Creating new characters in the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe
20:05 Gyatso
22:00 Other characters that would be fun to write
22:37 The Fire Nation
27:13 Roku's training journey and the politics of the world
29:49 Favorite episodes of the series
31:35 Zuko here | Favorite moment from the series
34:23 Azula
37:25 Legends of Korra | Avatar Korra
42:15 Reckoning of Roku Sweepstakes