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The Gods are Thirsty is an English historical fiction novel written by British author Tanith Lee. The novel chronicles the life experiences of middle aged newspaper reporter, Camille Desmoulins during the French Revolution. Lee chose to write about Camille as he is a link between "the two giants of the revolution" Danton and Robespierre. Lee states that she actually started with her research and then decided to make it into a novel. While researching she created a diary of events which became similar to a synopsis for the book she would come to right. In an interview with the Austin Chronicle she stated that she wrote The Gods Are Thirsty in about a year, "not counting time spent researching, of course." Lee started a version of the novel in 1982 which she then finished in 1984. She completed The Gods are Thirsty in 1980's, however she had difficulty finding a publisher for the book.

http://www.austinchronicle.com/books/1997-05-16/528177/

http://www.locusmag.com/1998/Issues/04/Lee.html