It's time for a glimpse inside my characters' heads: the Starfire Express edition!
'The Godmother', Elisa Farrington III, is the villain in the Starfire Express Series universe. June Farrington is her daughter, and--as fate would have it--the unwitting heroine of the duology.
When I wrote The Godmother, the prequel novella for the Starfire Express Series, I chose to write it all in Elisa's head because I am obsessed with good villains. And the foundation to all good villains, in my opinion, is to see them as people first, and villains second.
Every villain has a story. Many times that story is tragic, even relatable. If the story was framed ever so slightly from their view, they'd be the hero, right? The misguided means to try to achieve their ends, or a misguided end resulting from unresolved pain, unforgiven wrongs, or a painfully realistic view of the inevitable future, sends them spiraling out of control.
When you take a glimpse inside my characters' heads: the Starfire Express edition centers on the stigma The Godmother carries, and tries to justify the rumors and blame June is saddled with as a result.
But June is just a human, raised in a human world, and is unable to get truths or backstory from her mother, who doesn't care if her daughter understands (and, quite frankly, doesn't think June is capable of understanding). The strain on their relationship starts early on, with Elisa as the single mom who is often absent in her daughter's life. Then what little connection they do have collapses under the weight of new revelations, June entering adulthood, and the pressing arrival of duty VS family.
To make a choice June feels comfortable with, she needs answers her mom won't give her, and that others are too jaded to share objectively.
So what's she to do?
You'll have to read Starfire Express when it comes out to see!
For now, come meet Elisa in The Godmother, which is available now.
-Katherine
Starfire Express is a Dark Fantasy book series by USA Today Bestselling Author Katherine D. Graham about a human woman swept into a world of monsters and caught up in a centuries-old feud between dragons and fairies. The Godmother is a prequel novella to the primary Starfire Express dark fantasy duology, told from the point of view of the villain in the series. The Godmother is available to read now.