I read The 900 Days, which is the definitive work on the siege of Leningrad. When I wrote Deathless, I was living with my Russian in-laws, so the research was less reading books as much as listening. Is it non-Western mythology? It might take more. I was like, “I’m ready! I know all about Shinto, so it should be fine.” It was not fine - didn’t have a subway map, did have a book of folktales. It was a very strange and magical early twenties. I moved to Japan when I was twenty-three, and in preparation I read a bunch of books on Japanese mythology, which is not how you should prepare to move to another country. I was so passionate about Greek myth, Norse myth, anything I could get my hands on. I’ve loved mythology since I was a tiny child and first found D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths. It really depends - is it Western mythology? None, because I’ve been studying it my whole life. Palimpsest in particular has a lot of mythology at the core of the story - how much research does that require of you?
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