I had the opportunity to plan out this large, sweeping story. I’ve written my other books as stand-alone stories, but with The Quantum League, I had more time and space to follow these characters and their adventures from book to book.

M.J.K.: The biggest difference is the fact that it’s a series.

So that brought me to The Quantum League, a magical crime saga.īL: How is this story different from your other books? But I wanted to take that kind of story in a new direction, so I turned to fantasy for some inspiration and came up with a system of magic rooted in science. The second was a love for heist stories and crime sagas. The first is that I wanted to try my hand at writing something fast-paced, with twists and turns, double-crosses, lots of action - a page-turner. M.J.K.: The Quantum League series emerged out of a couple of ideas. During their training to become agents of this organization, Ben and Peter learn there’s a whole underworld of criminal wizards out there, and it’s up to the Quantum League to stop them. Together, they’re drafted into the Quantum League, a secret police force of magicians called Actuators in the book. It’s the story of Ben and his best friend, Peter. M.J.K.: Spell Robbers is the first book in The Quantum League trilogy. He took a moment away from his busy writing schedule to talk to BL about books, Batman and Boy Scouts.īL: What can you tell us about The Quantum League? His newest book, The Quantum League, is a fast-paced, magical mystery that offers thrills, chills and shocking twists. Kirby is the bestselling author of adventure books like The Clockwork Three, Icefall and The Infinity Ring: Cave of Wonders.

The Clockwork Three by Matthew J. Kirby