Stories I've *written* can be seen here: http://semichrome.net/~jack/fic/. You will probably observe a lack of focus. I think you would like Maurice Saldini (though it is in severe need of editing :() -- that character I liked a lot, and is comic vampire detective, though could possibly be described more succinctly as urban fantasy a la Anita Blake and Harry Dresden.
But I haven't found anywhere else to put him. The character is compelling, bu the universe isn't as interesting as the virtual-world one and the how-the-goo-became ones. So I had the idea of skipping forward a few hundred years and reusing the character against a new background.
Confined to earth species, vampirism wasn't as much of a problem as tycoons, typhoons, large predators, etc, and never quite fully discovered. But in combination with some alien species became truly devastating; one semi-sentient infection, itself infected by a vampire from earth, became the worldgorger virus, devouring whole planets, and causing vast tracts of galacting civilisation to be quarantined. Earth itself is under an interdict, preventing any more vampires from leaving.
Maurice is collaberating with the blockade forces. Mundane vampires are easy to weed out. But there are variations on the theme which are harder to catch, and old old powerful vampires that seem to be becoming something else, and are dangerous powers in their own right.
But don't get too attached to this one :) I come up with insane ideas twice a day :) I do hope to distil elements of what story I *want* to write out of it. But it was a passing thought that spoke to me for a while.
When's the publication date?
Date: 2007-07-19 03:49 pm (UTC)Stories I've *written* can be seen here: http://semichrome.net/~jack/fic/. You will probably observe a lack of focus. I think you would like Maurice Saldini (though it is in severe need of editing :() -- that character I liked a lot, and is comic vampire detective, though could possibly be described more succinctly as urban fantasy a la Anita Blake and Harry Dresden.
But I haven't found anywhere else to put him. The character is compelling, bu the universe isn't as interesting as the virtual-world one and the how-the-goo-became ones. So I had the idea of skipping forward a few hundred years and reusing the character against a new background.
Confined to earth species, vampirism wasn't as much of a problem as tycoons, typhoons, large predators, etc, and never quite fully discovered. But in combination with some alien species became truly devastating; one semi-sentient infection, itself infected by a vampire from earth, became the worldgorger virus, devouring whole planets, and causing vast tracts of galacting civilisation to be quarantined. Earth itself is under an interdict, preventing any more vampires from leaving.
Maurice is collaberating with the blockade forces. Mundane vampires are easy to weed out. But there are variations on the theme which are harder to catch, and old old powerful vampires that seem to be becoming something else, and are dangerous powers in their own right.
But don't get too attached to this one :) I come up with insane ideas twice a day :) I do hope to distil elements of what story I *want* to write out of it. But it was a passing thought that spoke to me for a while.