“30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings” is a series of interviews celebrating 30 years since the debut of L5R. This second series of the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books explores the perspectives of the people who had a hand in L5R’s making, past and present.

In Episode 5, host Katrina Ostrander speaks with Julie Kagawa and J.T. Nicholas, whose journey started with the roleplaying game and led them to writing official novels for Aconyte Books.

Visit their author websites at JulieKagawa.com and JTNicholas.com.

A Throne Betrayed by Julie Kagawa and J.T. Nicholas, the first book in the Clan Wars series of novels, is available in print or ebook from these retailers: https://books2read.com/L5RAthroneBetrayed

You can learn more about Julie Kagawa’s Shadow of the Fox series on her website: juliekagawa.com/bookshelf/the-shadow-of-the-fox/

Finally, check out the current edition of Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying, available from Edge Studio: https://www.edge-studio.net/categories-games/l5r/

Stay up to date with all the news from Rokugan, and sign up for the official newsletter, at L5R.com.

Subscribe to the Play to Win podcast from Aconyte Books wherever you listen to podcasts for more episodes of “30 Years of Legend of the Five Rings.”

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