# COMING THURSDAY: "Blackstone Academy for the Magical Arts" New Author Interview, Trailer, and DEMO **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Tags:** gender-choice, low-fantasy, author-interview, young-adult-fiction\ **Created:** [April 6, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697 "2020-04-06T14:47:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mary\_Duffy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/mary_duffy/32/5311_2.png) [@Mary\_Duffy](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Mary_Duffy)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/1 "2020-04-06T14:47:11Z")
TRAILER: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ENQcscnDjxY/maxresdefault.jpg "Blackstone Academy for the Magical Arts") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENQcscnDjxY) DEMO: > **[Welcome to Blackstone Academy](https://www.choiceofgames.com/blackstone-academy/)** > > Cast spells, pass your exams, and save the world! You'll compete for glory in the sky sailing tourney, find love, and steer the fate of magic itself. AUTHOR INTERVIEW: > **[Author Interview: Alana Joli Abbott, Blackstone Academy for the Magical Arts](https://www.choiceofgames.com/2020/04/5776/)** > > Cast spells, pass your exams, and save the world! Blackstone is more than a magic school: you’ll compete for glory in the sky sailing tourney, find love, and steer the fate of magic itself. Blackst… ADD IT TO YOUR STEAM WISHLIST: https://store.steampowered.com/widget/1245670 ---
**Author:** ![Blattella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/blattella/32/205477_2.png) [@Blattella](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Blattella)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/2 "2020-04-06T15:08:01Z")
pog ---
**Author:** ![RedRoses](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/redroses/32/269027_2.png) [@RedRoses](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/RedRoses)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/3 "2020-04-06T15:29:10Z")
Looks like fun! Question, though: the video says 190,000 words and the intro page says 180,000 words. How are those counts calculated? ---
**Author:** ![Eiwynn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/eiwynn/32/221334_2.png) [@Eiwynn](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Eiwynn)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/4 "2020-04-06T15:41:30Z")
_Showdown at Willow Creek_ is among my favorites – glad to be able to experience the author’s work once more. Thank you for the wonderful Interview Mary and Aana! ---
**Author:** ![Lordlorac](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/lordlorac/32/160944_2.png) [@Lordlorac](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lordlorac)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/5 "2020-04-06T20:35:42Z")
Ah cool. I thought it was due to be release later. What a pleasant surprise. ---
**Author:** ![Zen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Zen1](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Zen1)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/6 "2020-04-06T23:18:21Z")
We need more dueling ---
**Author:** ![Empress\_Nightmare](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/empress_nightmare/32/153254_2.png) [@Empress\_Nightmare](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Empress_Nightmare)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/7 "2020-04-06T23:47:23Z")
Ooh nice, waiting for this one, lol Thursday is too long to wait… ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Beevers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/daniel_beevers/32/65982_2.png) [@Daniel\_Beevers](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Daniel_Beevers)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/9 "2020-04-07T03:03:03Z")
lol um I’m not sure what gave you that impression, pretty sure this is more just like Harry Potter… ---
**Author:** ![Saf11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Saf11](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Saf11)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/11 "2020-04-07T10:50:37Z")
Good game definitely worthy to buy. Also you don’t really need to take anyone that’s saying this game harry potter copy seriously, there nothing wrong by get inspired on someone else work and the world in the game is already considerably different, not to mention you already inserting references about harry potter inside he game and that’s making the game not copying. 🤗👍🏻 ---
**Author:** ![Lordlorac](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/lordlorac/32/160944_2.png) [@Lordlorac](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Lordlorac)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/12 "2020-04-07T13:58:47Z")
Harry Potter has touched a génération like the lord of the ring. I loved these books and I’m not surprise that they do still inspire other person. Don’t forget that the lord of the ring inspiré a lot of Books, game and movie and nobody complain. I don’t really understand why I should complain that HP inspire that game. It isn’t a copy and past. It has his own universe and story si there IS no problem. And for other game … One of the most acclamaid on this forum IS Choice of the Vampire. It’s really heavily inspire from Anne Rice vampire saga. Nobody complain. ---
**Author:** ![Blazingdragon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/blazingdragon/32/141116_2.png) [@Blazingdragon](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Blazingdragon)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/13 "2020-04-07T16:29:24Z")
Ooo it’s awesome so far it kinda reminds of Percy Jackson which makes it even more awesome I’m so excited to read it! Congratulations on the release! ---
**Author:** ![Tinyblake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/tinyblake/32/121813_2.png) [@Tinyblake](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Tinyblake)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/14 "2020-04-07T17:40:47Z")
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to have been reminded of Percy Jackson during the reading ---
**Author:** ![augustus27](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@augustus27](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/augustus27)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/15 "2020-04-07T22:44:04Z")
This might have been addressed in game, but what grade is the MC supposed to be in? I think it said something about being a freshman but I’m not entirely sure. ---
**Author:** ![Alana\_Abbott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/alana_abbott/32/114198_2.png) [@Alana\_Abbott](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Alana_Abbott)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2020, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/16 "2020-04-08T13:15:04Z")
Blazingdragon, we are huge Percy Jackson fans at this house, too. I’m glad it reminds you of that! ---
**Author:** ![Mary\_Duffy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/mary_duffy/32/5311_2.png) [@Mary\_Duffy](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Mary_Duffy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/19 "2020-04-09T13:44:46Z")
Lots of people in my circle, often without prompting. ---
**Author:** ![FabricSeat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/fabricseat/32/42113_2.png) [@FabricSeat](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/FabricSeat)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/20 "2020-04-09T14:41:13Z")
Many do do this. It varies by region, though. I was asked the question relatively frequently during a visit to the UK, while most in my home country would not even imagine it was possible to choose your own pronouns. ---
**Author:** ![Mutantbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/mutantbeth/32/225759_2.png) [@Mutantbeth](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Mutantbeth)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/21 "2020-04-09T15:38:49Z")
Agreed ---
**Author:** ![Eiwynn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/eiwynn/32/221334_2.png) [@Eiwynn](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Eiwynn)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/22 "2020-04-10T07:31:11Z")
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**Author:** ![Eiwynn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/eiwynn/32/221334_2.png) [@Eiwynn](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Eiwynn)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/coming-thursday-blackstone-academy-for-the-magical-arts-new-author-interview-trailer-and-demo/76697/23 "2020-04-10T07:31:36Z")