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Today I have Marianne de Pierres talking about weapons. In her new book Mythmaker, Virgin Jackson and friends use a variety of weapons to battle the Mythos. Not to mention the all out war that breaks out. My full review is at the end of the post.
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Krista
I
grew up on a farm around rifles and bullwhips and in other areas of my
life I’ve been exposed to competition rifle shooting. I don’t like
weapons particularly, but they are a reality, and in fictional
landscapes they have their function. Less is often more, when deciding
how to employ them in your stories, unless you need to make a really big
bang, and then you can unleash.
Virgin’s
in a tight spot. A murder rap hangs over her head and isn’t likely to
go away unless she agrees to work for an organisation called GJIC with
Nate Sixkiller as her immediate boss. Being blackmailed is one thing,
discovering that her mother is both alive and the President of GJIC is
quite another. Then there’s the escalation of Mythos sightings, and the
bounty on her head. Oddly, the strange and dangerous Hamish Burns is the
only one she can rely on. Virgin’s life gets… untidy.
Today I have Marianne de Pierres talking about weapons. In her new book Mythmaker, Virgin Jackson and friends use a variety of weapons to battle the Mythos. Not to mention the all out war that breaks out. My full review is at the end of the post.
Happy Reading
Krista
Weapons of Choice in the PEACEMAKER series
Being
a love letter to the Western genre, I knew when writing this series
that I would need to make decisions about weapons. I mean, what’s a
Western without a six gun? But for credibility’s sake, I had to respect
the fact that this is set in Australia. For that reason, I restricted
the ownership and use of weapons to those working in law-related
professions, or the criminals. That gives Nate and Virgin the option to
carry arms, but not the ordinary person in the street. Papa Brise and
all the gangs in Mystere, of course, are heavily armed.
When
it came to deciding how to battle against the MYTHOS though, I had to
get more imaginative. How do you fight an ethereal, mythical creature
of no substance? It got me thinking about how my parents-in-law used to
have an ioniser in their living room, and I did some reading and decided
that an ionic disruptor might do nicely. I mean, you can’t beat
molecular annihilation to stop everything in its tracks! Nate also gives
Virgin a baton about halfway through MYTHMAKER. It works kind of like a
cattle prod on the Mythos – more a deterrent than a weapon. They don’t
like the electrical charge but it doesn’t really seriously harm them.
About this author
Paperback
Published
October 1st 2015
by Angry Robot
5 Star Review
In Peacemaker we are introduced to Virgin Jackson and her love for
Birrimun Park - the world's last natural landscape. Her lingering
sadness of losing her father and having to work with a new partner. Nate
Sixkiller, the US Marshall now trainee. After the events in book one
she is now having to (grudgingly) work for GJIC and now Sixkiller is her
boss.
You do not have to read book one to fully enjoy Mythmaker. There is enough world building and explanations for everyone to enjoy as a standalone. I have to say that I enjoyed this book so much! I didn't want to leave Virgin and the ending had me on the edge of my seat. I was sad to see her go and now I will forever wonder what could happen next.
Mythmaker was a thrill ride. Virgin spends less time at the Park and more time in the Megacity investigating the escalated Mythos sightings. She is being watched, followed and a hit has been put out on her. Virgin must go to the darkest, dirtiest parts of town all while trying to keep a low profile, yet question those who are connected to the Mythos.
With the help of Hamish and her best friend Caro, Virgin is lucky to still be alive by the end. She shows a lot of personality and empathy as not only her work life has changed but her personal life is turned upside down. There is all out war, action packed scenes and long kept secrets that have to come center stage to save the world.
I highly enjoyed Mythmaker, it kept me hooked and constantly surprised with the twists. In Peacemaker I was introduced to Virgin Jackson, now in Mythmaker I never wanted to let her go. What a fun ride!
You do not have to read book one to fully enjoy Mythmaker. There is enough world building and explanations for everyone to enjoy as a standalone. I have to say that I enjoyed this book so much! I didn't want to leave Virgin and the ending had me on the edge of my seat. I was sad to see her go and now I will forever wonder what could happen next.
Mythmaker was a thrill ride. Virgin spends less time at the Park and more time in the Megacity investigating the escalated Mythos sightings. She is being watched, followed and a hit has been put out on her. Virgin must go to the darkest, dirtiest parts of town all while trying to keep a low profile, yet question those who are connected to the Mythos.
With the help of Hamish and her best friend Caro, Virgin is lucky to still be alive by the end. She shows a lot of personality and empathy as not only her work life has changed but her personal life is turned upside down. There is all out war, action packed scenes and long kept secrets that have to come center stage to save the world.
I highly enjoyed Mythmaker, it kept me hooked and constantly surprised with the twists. In Peacemaker I was introduced to Virgin Jackson, now in Mythmaker I never wanted to let her go. What a fun ride!
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