▁a ▁half , ▁she ▁mostly ▁read ▁fol kl ore ▁and ▁myth ology , ▁not ▁knowing ▁of ▁adult ▁fant asy ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁twenty . ▁As ▁for ▁V and are i : ▁ ▁"... ▁it ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁play world , ▁the ▁sort ▁that ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁children ▁have , ▁and ▁I ▁was ▁of ▁course ▁the ▁Queen , ▁the ▁character ▁about ▁whom ▁I ▁created ▁the ▁advent ures . ▁But ▁I ▁had ▁the ▁disposition ▁of ▁a ▁ped ant . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁really ▁want ▁to ▁pret end : ▁ ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁know , ▁to ▁be ▁sure , ▁to ▁get ▁it ▁right . ▁So ▁even ▁in ▁its ▁child ish ▁form ▁this ▁play world ▁t ended ▁to ▁become ▁conc ise , ▁fact ual . ▁ ▁As ▁I ▁grew ▁older , ▁horses ▁became ▁a ▁passion ▁and ▁the ▁play world ▁developed ▁into ▁" Equ it ania " — the ▁horse ▁mot if ▁strength ening . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁itself ▁assumed ▁an ▁importance ▁and ▁I ▁began ▁to ▁actually ▁write . ▁At ▁fifteen , ▁however , ▁the ▁last ▁links ▁with ▁" Equ it ania " ▁wa ver ed ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁" V and are i " ▁appeared . ▁ ▁The ▁Queen ▁was ▁abandoned ▁and ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁av atar ▁of ▁myself , ▁becoming ▁a ▁character ▁whom ▁I ▁manip ulated , ▁but ▁with ▁whom ▁I ▁no ▁longer ▁especially ▁identified ." ▁ ▁Red ▁Moon ▁and ▁Black ▁Mountain ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁U . K . ▁by ▁George ▁Allen ▁& ▁Un win ▁in ▁