Lucy has posted a new message on her site about working on Gods of the Arena. In part she says:
The prequel, Gods of the Arena, is nearly at an end. It has been a rare pleasure to visit our characters as they were before the rot set in. You get to see them when they were full of hope and potential. You get to see the forces which shape their characters and the poor choices which eventually shut down their options in life.
16 October 2010