Meet the Characters from Becoming Keeper
The latest prequel to the Mythical Menagerie series, Becoming Keeper, is now available for preorder! If you’ve ever wondered how Amari became the Keeper of Exotic Animals, then this one’s for you.
Since I love playing around with Midjourney to create images to put up on my writing inspiration board, especially for characters, I thought I’d share some of them with you, along with a brief introduction to each of the important people in this story.
Amari Kerubo
Becoming Keeper is my Amari origin story. In the books from the Mythical Menagerie series, she is the Keeper of Exotic Animals, and Ambrose calls her a “force of nature”. But she wasn’t always the powerful, confident woman we see there. Once upon a time she was a lonely student in a foreign country, just trying to pass her exams while figuring out what to do with her life. As the story opens, she desperately needs to write a final Philosophy paper to meet the requirements for a degree path her family had chosen for her, but she’s distracted by her best friend’s latest crusade and her supervisor’s morally dubious research experiments. As the story progresses, Amari needs to make choices that will affect the rest of her life – but is she making the right ones?
Doctor Clarke
Amari’s Biology supervisor is on the cusp of a breakthrough in her research, and she will do whatever it takes to achieve her goals.
Professor Bottenfeldt
A kindred spirit and fellow mythology enthusiast, Bottenfeldt can usually be found in the library, doling out advice and keeping an eye on his favourite student.
Becca Rothfuss
Amari’s best friend and college dorm mate, Becca is a pampered law student who’s always campaigning for the latest cause. At the moment, she’s passionate about animal rights.
Tristan Ford
Becca’s new boyfriend prefers action over academics and is on a mission to flush out rumours of an animal smuggling ring operating in Oxford.
Phumlani Mahlangu
Also originally from South Africa, Phumlani is an IT geek who loves gaming and has some serious hacking skills.
Professor Harris
Amari’s Philosophy lecturer is also her student advisor, and he’s not impressed with her performance. The university’s reputation needs to be upheld, and that means Amari is on thin ice.
Bill Dawson
A pet shop owner who’s not overly fond of “tree-huggers”.
Well, turns out it’s quite hard to talk about characters without giving the plot away! But I hope this has made you a little curious about the book, and if it sounds intriguing, then please do check it out at your favourite online retailer. It will be available in both e-book and paperback on 20 March 2024!
