An Immortal Soul
By Poppy Dennison
Mind. Body. Soul. There’s something magical in those
three words, a yearning for balance that hides deep with us all. Or, if you’re
one of my readers, it means that you can finally get your hands on the final
book of my Triad trilogy, Soul Magic.
I knew from the get-go that Soul Magic would be the
hardest book for me to write. How to really delve into the magic of the soul? I
created a world where all three types of magic are pivotal, but Soul Magic…man,
I’ve got to tell you I was biting my nails as I told this final story. This book features Cormac, a centuries old
vampire as he comes to terms with his past—a past which has come back to haunt
him.
When I first created the Triad world, I looked at other
famous vampires as inspiration. What stood out to me the most was the duality
of their natures. The romantic hero vampires we all know and love (Angel, Eric
Northman, the Salvatore brothers from The Vampire Diaries) all seem to have
this good side/bad side that really draws me in as a viewer and a reader.
Will Eric change his wicked ways for Sookie or will he
always have his bite first, think later attitude (In Eric’s case, I’m voting
for the second…he is a sexy bad guy, don’t you think??) I love watching Damon
Salvatore smirk his way through an episode as he watches his brother struggle
with his vampirism.
I approached Cormac’s character in a similar way. Much
like Eric Northman, Cormac’s been around for a couple centuries. In my world,
his immortality is connected to the Soul Magic he receives after being turned
into a vampire. But Cormac is different—he started life with the Mind Magic of
the mages and the remnants of that magic still reside inside him.
