Dimensions could not keep them apart, but to stay together, Lydia will need to overcome the A.I. that controls his world.
When Lydia is pulled through spacetime into Jordan's plane of existence, she finds herself immersed in a world controlled by the Guardian, an artificial intelligence. The Guardian's sole purpose is to protect the power source that runs the planet; but it does so at the cost of all who live outside of its city.
Sheltered in the Colony, beyond the city's borders, Lydia is befriended by an advanced race of hunters and warriors, who do all they can to protect her and themselves from the Guardian. To survive in this new world, she must find courage and strength, and learn to face her fears. But to save her soulmate and the colonists from the Guardian, she must overcome those fears and embrace her inner strength.
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MY: Thanks so much
for agreeing to this interview, it is a real pleasure to meet you. Firstly, could you introduce yourself?
LH:
Umm, sure. My name is Lydia Henchwick,
formerly of a small town, south-east USA. I think I just turned 28 or maybe 29, I
haven’t been keeping track of the time. When I married my husband, we’d moved to the
city, until he… passed away, and then I moved back home, where I spent three
long, lonely years… Well I shouldn’t say they were long. Three years is barely anything at all. But then Jordan came to me. My soulmate.
He pulled me into his dimension.
So now I live on the planet Threa.
MY:
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
LH:
Can I change that question a little, or rather expand it: I if I could live anywhere on any world, where
would it be? I have thought about this
somewhat, in the hopes that one day, we will be able to leave Threa. Don’t get me wrong, I do love Threa, but I
would prefer to live in a place where I’m not the target of some deranged
psychopath. And as much as I love
Tira-Mi, built by the Heart warriors, I don’t think I would enjoy living on
their planet – too violent. That leaves Rathe. They are lovely people, very talkative, very
friendly. Nothing is an issue with them,
they are all about solutions. But I’ve
heard there are issues with their world.
Issues similar to what has happened on Threa. And I can’t go back to Earth, it just
wouldn’t be home to me now. So I guess
I’m content to stay right where I am.
MY:
What would you consider to be your greatest strength?
LH:
Hmm, well, as you know I’m not physically strong, but I’m getting there. I guess I have a strong determination to see
something through, whether it kills me or not.
But I’m not really sure if that would be considered a strength or a
mental illness.
MY:
What is your biggest regret?
LH:
Not creating more memories with my brother and my family while they were still
alive. I have an opportunity here on
Threa, to extract memories from my mind, and I have accumulated a nice little
collection. But I wish I’d had more time
with them.
MY:
Describe your perfect day.
LH:
As long as Jordan is with me, and we’re not being attacked, the day is perfect.
MY: Have
you ever swum naked?
LH: Well… back on Earth… no. But here on Threa, Jordan and I frequently
swim naked in the stream by our tree-hut.
I don’t mean to make that sound R-rated, but he is rather yummy.
MY: What
is your most embarrassing memory?
LH: Yeh, I’m not sure if I want to
bring this one up, but hahh, ok… When I was a kid, I used to hang out with my
brother a lot; he was five years older than me.
He and his friends, a large group of boys and girls, were always having
fun, and they were nice enough to let me hang with them. Well, one day, I guess I was 8 or 9, we were
on a construction site, new houses and such, and they were doing tricks on
their bikes. They’d lined up
plasterboard on either side of this huge mud pile and they were jumping over
it, and landing on the other side. As
you can imagine, I didn’t quite make it to the other side. Instead I plowed face first into the mud, my
butt in the air with my dress somewhere around my ears. They didn’t laugh too hard; the girls were
mostly concerned. But, from that day
forward, I only ever wore jeans and shorts.
And it took me two weeks, but I did eventually make the jump.
MY: Fine dining or a
picnic?
LH: Definitely a picnic. I’m all thumbs when it comes to eating, a
drop cloth is almost always needed beneath my chair, hence my love of picnics.
MY: What
makes you angry?
LH: The Guardian program. Well, I guess it’s not really just a program,
since it developed sentience. It actually
thought it was protecting the city by bringing over people from other
dimensions, and extracting their qualities to build its army of wards. Human life means nothing to it. I’m sure it would rid the city of the people
within, if that very act would give it more power.
MY:
If you could choose a magic power, what would it be?
LH: I think I already have magic
powers. In my warrior suit I can
fly. Thanks to the Rathe, my vision was
enhanced to see the EM signals that surround the colony and the town. Hmmm, oh and with a wave of my hand or a
press of a button, I can make things appear, or disappear! I haven’t needed to cook or do housework
since coming here. I love it.
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Where can I purchase a copy of The Colony?
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About the author
RMGilmour
was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, the middle of three girls,
but is currently living in sunny Florida with her two children, two cats
and a turtle.
Her
love of Science Fiction began at a young age, through watching Science
Fiction movies and television shows with her Mom, and her love of
writing and crafting stories began in grade school with the
encouragement of her grade school teacher.
Writing stories and creating characters has been her passion ever since.
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Thank you Mary Anne, for posting the interview! It was a lot of fun writing it. :)
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