Interview With an Author: Geralyn Wichers

Welcome Adventurers! Today I have a special treat for you. I have guest blogger and fellow author Geralyn Wichers.

Tell my adventurers the name of your book and about the world you created.

I’ve written four science fiction and fantasy books, but today I’ll mention my Society of Immortals trilogy. So far, I’ve published Cursed Seed and Born for Death.

The Society of Immortals trilogy is set in our world. We’d never see the Society of Immortals. They function as a secret nation among us. The society is made up of immortal humans. The oldest are more than seven hundred years old, German knights who drank of a mysterious fountain while out on a hunting expedition. One of them died in an accident, only to resurrect hours later as he was laid out for burial.

Over the centuries, their immortality passed down their bloodlines until they became a society of about four hundred people. Their society is ruled over by the three eldest, the Immortal Lords, who enforce laws that were put in place by the whole society. The society has settled in little communities all over the world, with their headquarters in the ancient castle of Schwalenburg, just outside Dresden Germany.

The main characters are:

Alexander, one of the eldest Immortals. He once was a warrior, but he’s a scholar at heart. Alexander is a gentle and sensitive man who cares deeply for his society. The weight of taking care of them often leads him toward depression. Alexander’s greatest love is the wise and vivacious Cosima, but she disappeared ninety-five years ago.

Alannah is ninety-five, and the illegitimate daughter of Alexander’s greatest rival. Her father, Zoran, is in the immortal jail in Schwalenburg, but he haunts her every day. Zoran killed one of her friends, but Alannah blames herself. She struggles with anxiety, and can’t bring herself to leave Winnipeg, Canada, where she works as a history professor.

Jack is fifty-two, a very young immortal. At the beginning of Cursed Seed, Jack keeps up a clandestine relationship with his aging, mortal wife Mary Rose. He hides his addiction from her—trying to kill himself. He can’t die, but the rush of coming close is his drug. He knows he’ll lose Mary Rose eventually, and longs only to follow her into death.

What inspired you to write about this character?

I read Tuck Everlasting several years ago. It’s a kids’ book. I wondered what it would look like from an adult’s perspective. What challenges would an immortal adult face? Jack and Alexander are original characters. Alannah was there too, but her name was Annika in the beginning.

How long has this character been in your thoughts?

I used this story as entertainment in the beginning. That’s how most stories begin for me. I think these characters have been around for about five years now.

What is the one trait you wished you shared with your main character?

I’d love to be as educated as Alexander and Alannah are. They’ve had many years to study. Alexander speaks German, Italian, Spanish, English, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. They’ve both been professors. I wouldn’t mind doing that.

Alexander’s also quite wealthy, and let’s face it. I’d like me some of that.

Jack, well, I’d rather not have his traits. He’s one messed up dude.

Geralyn Wichers writes from the Canadian prairies where she lives with her sister, and two budgies named Lloyd and Carlyle. She is a marathoner and a coffee addict, whose secret talent is making anything in her fridge into soup. Geralyn has authored four science fiction and fantasy novels, most recently Cursed Seed and Born for Death, the first two of the Society of Immortals trilogy. Connect with Geralyn at her website, geralynwichers.com, or on Twitter and Instagram: @geralynwichers