WIPs and New Releases
1) Tell us about
your New Release…
Ø What is the
story about?
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In a world where
angels, demons, and gods fight over the possession of mortal souls, two
conflicted pawns are ensnared in a cruel game. The enigmatic seer, Estella,
finds herself thrown together with Count Mikhail, a dogmatic Templar dedicated
to subjugating her kind. But when a corrupted cardinal and puppet king begin a
systematic genocide of her people, the two become unlikely allies.
·
Taking humanity back
to their primordial beliefs and fears, Estella confronts Mikhail’s faith by
revealing the true horror of the lucrative trade in human souls. All organized
religions are shops orchestrated to consume mankind. Every deity, religion, and
spiritual guide has been corrupted, and each claims to have the monopoly on
truth and salvation.
·
In a perilous game,
where the truth is distorted and meddling ancient deities converge to partake
of the unseen battle, Estella unwittingly finds herself hunted by Lucifer.
Traversing the edge of hell’s precipice, Estella and Mikhail are reduced to
mere instruments. Their only means to overcome is through courting the
Threefold Death, the ancient ritual of apotheosis—of man becoming God.
Ø Who is the main
character?
·
Estella, the
enigmatic seer, and after her, Mikhail, the Templar.
2) What inspired
this tale?
Ø How did the
story come to you?
·
Gnostic Christianity always fascinated me, especially the Nag
Hammadi Scrolls, and I always had these characters germinating in my mind. As I
was enamoured with shamanism through my studies at university, I began to weave
these themes into a tale that bridges the gap between these two seemingly
disparate topics. There were many compelling narratives and theories of how man
transformed into god through apotheosis; the most common one is the story of
Christ.
Ø Did you have to
research for this novel and if so, why?
·
I was heavily influenced by Mircea Eliade’s books on shamanism,
especially the worlds in between where beings angelic or demonic, through often
cruel initiations, reconstructed you afresh, thus upon your return, you are
something different.
·
I was following a trail of thought of whether this is applicable
to legendary or historical characters who went through drastic spiritual
transformations, from ancient mythical heroes/demiurges to religious figures.
Ø If you did
research, what do you think surprised you most to learn and why?
·
I was very intrigued by the notion that death or near death is
the gateway to life, that one must die and be reborn in order to transform and
attain a higher self. That is apparent with Odin and Christ, and the shamans
who tread that dangerous fine line.
3) Do you relate
to your character?
Ø Is your
protagonist anything like you personally?
·
Yes.
Ø If yes, then
how?
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I used to see things as a young child; I was a very sickly, and
my earliest memory of such a spiritual encounter was when I was three.
·
Like Estella, I am very much my own person, I am not good with
figures of authority and I do not particularly care about social norms and
conventions. Anything that tries to curtail my freedom is thoroughly rejected
by me.
Ø If no, how do
you differ from one another?
·
Well, what is different is that I am slightly more attached to
the world than she is, although if a portal did open into another dimension, I
would be the first to pack up and leave.
Ø What made you
write this character; what made them important to you or made you want to tell
their story?
·
She was another facet of my character. There is naturally a lot of me in her, but she
developed over the years.
·
I wanted to tell her story because seers throughout the ages
have been mistreated, either treated like witches to be burned at the stake or
shunned and deemed demonic, when it is a gift they are born with and could
offer much if treated the right way.
·
I believe spirituality plays a bigger role in our lives than we
believe and we only acknowledge it rarely as it often reveals the shallowness
of what’s around us.
4) Is there
anything you specific want readers to know about this piece of work?
Yes, that it a spiritual voyage for the characters as they
encounter old deities and biblical figures who try to alter their core beliefs
and shine a different light on the unseen.
That the truth is often complex and multifaceted and that what
is handed down to us most of the time is seldom the full image.
5) When will the
novel be available for purchase?
The 25th
of April 2017. However, it is available NOW for pre-order.
Ø Has the book
already been published?
·
The paperback is available NOW for pre-order.
·
The ebook will be
available for purchase on the release date.
Ø If yes, do you
have a link available for buying it?
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