Q&A with Gabriel Madison discussion

I had the idea of a supernatural character being born a hybrid of some kind for awhile. I’m a huge vampire fan, so at first Rose was a mix of vampire, werewolf and mystic. Then I had this vision of a baby floating in the middle of an ocean surrounded by blood, and no one knowing what the existence of the baby meaning. The baby could be here to save us all, or destroy us. Those two stories were separate ideas. Then one day I went over to one of my cousin’s house and he got me hooked on this TV show named Carnivàle. From there came my obsession with secret societies and the paranormal world beyond vampires and the normal supernatural creatures. I merged my two ideas together, except I took out everything about vampires and werewolves and mystics, and created my own beings... Seeds. The other supernatural creatures in the book (the Guardians and Links) and the Shadow Hunters I had in different short stories I’d wrote, and so I put them in my story about the hybrid baby destined to either save us or destroy us.

I applaud you for creating your very own beings. This is unlike anything else. I am also a huge vampire fan (have you read anything by L.A. Banks? or Charlaine Harris? I am a huge Anne Rice fan too, but I believe she stopped writing the vampire series).

Kudos to you on a fresh idea and story. Your book is wonderful and I cannot wait for the sequel.