A single question about Beauty and the Beast became a novel, then an interconnected fantasy universe, then an award-winning screenplay. With the October 2026 release of the second Age of Gods novel, the story keeps growing. Most fantasy universes begin with a map or a magic system. Leslie Anne Lee’s began with a question asked
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Born on Christmas day in Nicosia, Cyprus, Maria Xenidou is deeply interested in psychology and has always found pleasure in painting, playing music, and writing. She was the artist in her family, and her friends and family describe her as a highly creative, amusing, and sensitive person. With a successful professional background in the field