Today is the second of the four-part interview with author Josie Jaffrey, across which we'll talk writing, her Silverse, her Seekers series, and her latest release. Today is all about her Silverse.
Why vampires?
I’ve always loved vampires. I was a huge Buffy fan, following every season as they came out, and I eventually ended up reading a lot of vampire paranormal romance stories. However, there was nothing that EXACTLY hit the spot for the kind of vampires I was looking for. I wanted them scary, and I couldn’t understand why all the books I read had worlds in which vampires were present, but not in charge. That made no sense to me. If they were as strong and powerful as all that, I thought that surely they’d take over the world. That was my starting point for the Solis Invicti series.
Do you have a favourite part/feature of the Silverse?
My favourite feature is probably how Silver romance works: the silver in their eyes floods into their irises when they fall in love. I love the mating bond trope in romance and this was my version of it. My favourite part of the Silverse is impossible to pick! I love the dystopian world of the Blue (the Sovereign series) and the apocalyptic world of Solis Invicti, but I also love the creepy contemporary setting of the Seekers series.
Who is your favourite character in the Solis Invicti series?
I’m tempted to say Cam (everyone loves Cam), but I think it’s Sol. I love his rational detachment. He’s so ruthlessly practical and so unashamed about taking what he wants. It’s a strange contradiction, because everything he does for the Silver is driven by a sense of duty that is entirely selfless, but at the same time he can be so selfish in his personal relationships. There’s something well-meaning and yet slightly psychopathic about him that I find really engaging.
What was your inspiration for the Sovereign series?
The Solis Invicti series ends with a zombie apocalypse having been contained, but with billions dead. I found myself wondering how society was going to put itself back together and what the world would look like hundreds of years later. Predictably, I imagined a world a little darker and more broken than I first expected it to be. I had a huge amount of fun creating that world.
Do you have a favourite Silverse series? And why?
At the moment, it's definitely Seekers. That's maybe because I'm writing in it at the moment so I'm deeply entrenched, but it might be because I adore Jack Valentine. She is so much fun to write! Everywhere she goes she creates chaos, which gives me so much scope for weird happenings. It's a rollercoaster.
Return tomorrow to find out more about the author's Seekers series.
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