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Rise and Fall

Alaric and Chander. The first two book project I attempted. Before Alaric was ever created, the story of Chander was evolving. Resurrection (Book 4) was already fully formed in my head and unfortunately for Chander so was his role in how everything came to be. As I mentioned before, when I created the sentinels I had to find a way for them to emerge from their circumstances. It was Gavrael who was first going to be called into duty, but I realized that role would never suit him. He wasn’t going to be handle all those crowds and so I gave the sentinels a leader.

Immediately it was clear to me that he was Chander’s mate. Alaric wasn’t one of those characters that slowly evolved, he stormed into my head and I knew there was something off about the man. He had secrets and there was more to him than met the eye. No matter how I looked at the picture, Chander wasn’t going to be ready for this change in his life. He’s a man who prefers things his own way including his penchant for eating pizza at every meal given the chance. (Book 6 was affectionally known as Pizza by my amazing editors at Flat Earth Editing!) Chander and Alaric were going to have to overcome some large obstacles and he was not going to handle everything perfectly…not even close.

Chander was a character that resonated with me. He’s not perfect. He doesn’t always think logically even though if you asked him he would probably tell you that he does. Since birth the idea of Fate and her dictates was drummed into his head but he’s a man who has to learn things the hard way. There was no way I was going to be able to all the plot points into a single book which was why there were two.

I was uncomfortable with the idea of a cliffhanger though. I’m annoyed when I read one and then have to wait months to know how the story is going to end. Agonizing over the decision didn’t help matters, Chander was determined to do his thing and Alaric his. The only thing as a writer I could do was let them evolve as they saw fit. The only thing I could think of was to have the books come out a few weeks apart, so readers could get their hands on Part 2.

There are other two book series ahead. I just completed one but they weren’t as obstinate as Chander and Alaric so they are split in a much different (and less dramatic) way. I can tell you that there is one more in the D’Vaire world who will necessitate a long story but it’s too far off at this point to say if it will be another dreaded cliffhanger. If it is I can promise, there won’t be a long gap for readers to suffer through!

As you can imagine with such a long plotline, they have quite a soundtrack (and it’s a crazy mix of genres).

“Sometimes It Hurts” by Stabbing Westward (Chand all the way)
“Sorrow (feat. Miles Kennedy)” by Sevendust (Another Chand one)
“Haunting Me” by Stabbing Westward
“Million Reasons” by Lady Gaga
“Stranger In A Strange Land” by Iron Maiden (Alaric)
“Tell Me I Was Dreaming” by Travis Tritt
“Creep” by Radiohead
“Why” by Stabbing Westward
“Twisted Mind” by Avantasia
“Final Destination” by Within Temptation
“It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” by Celine Dion
“Sinead” by Within Temptation
“Forever” by Papa Roach
“Wicked Game” by Three Days Grace
“Leave Out All the Rest” by Linkin Park
“Heaven’s A Lie” by Lacuna Coil
“Fools of Damnation – The Embrace That Smothers Part 9” by Epica
“The Obsessive Devotion” by Epica
“The Thing I Hate” by Stabbing Westward
“King Nothing” by Metallica
“Save Your Breath” by Adore Delano

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