Marie asked Graeme Rodaughan:

What made you decide to write thriller books that contain lethal vampires and secret organizations?

Graeme Rodaughan Hi Marie,

[1] I believe the thriller genre is my natural home, and that the vast majority of the stories I think about are thriller stories.

The thriller genre for me is essentially a story where something really bad is going to happen, and the protagonist is trying to stop it. The setting could be sci-fi, fantasy, real world drama, horror, depending on how the author dresses it up.

I don't think in terms of romances, or mysteries, etc, so I didn't go down those paths. While there is a certain amount of 'mystery,' in my stories as the reader doesn't know everything about how the world of the Metaframe war hangs together - mystery is not the main theme. Thrills, action, danger, daring heroes and powerful villains are my stock in trade.

[2] Any 'wake in fright,' nightmare I have has malign horrific vampires in it lurking in the shadows. They haunt my imagination - hence I write about them.

[3] Secret Organizations? Because I'm a paranoid believer in conspiracies ... just kidding. I loved the movie "The Matrix," and the concept of a secret world that exists alongside the world we generally accept is a long standing fantasy trope that I happen to love.

The secret war for the Metaframe is simply my take on this popular fantasy concept. I also liked the idea of having more than two opposed groups - as you never run out of bad guys that way.

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