So, I took that idea one step further: What if that actually could happen today, right now, in modern society? What if there was this blood that could not only cure illness but erase wrinkles, firm up muscles, and give you unlimited energy? What if you could look not only ten years younger but feel stronger and more powerful, and eat whatever you want, whenever you want, and not gain a single pound? Then it became, well, how far are you willing to go to get your hands on that type of blood?Įarlier you said Blood World was a crime novel / thriller, but it also sounds like it’s a sci-fi crime novel….
They believe this new, fresh blood will make them feel better, maybe even prolong their lives. I was reading a lot about people who undergo blood transfusions from donors who are much, much younger and healthier. There’s this huge trend going on - especially in Silicon Valley - where people are trying to find the fountain of youth. Where did you get the idea for Blood World and how did that idea change as you wrote it? My other main character, Ellie DeBatista, is a young policewoman who goes undercover because she’s the only one who has a possible lead on Pandora. Only my guy, Sebastian, has the best blood on the market: Pandora, and it’s in high demand. Their blood is sold to the rich and powerful. When my book opens up, we’re in Los Angeles, where carriers are being abducted in record numbers from their homes, schools, on the streets, and imprisoned in these secretive blood farms. When scientists give non-carriers a transfusion of carrier blood mixed with a certain drug cocktail, the blood not only cures disease, it reverses aging, smooths out your skin, and gives you a ton of energy and the sex life of your dreams. To begin, what is Blood World about, and what kind of world is it set in?īlood World is a crime novel / thriller set, maybe, five years from now, where scientists have discovered that certain people called “carriers” have a gene keeps their blood - and body - in optimum condition, whether that be fighting off disease or keeping them looking young and healthy.
But in the following email interview, he explains that while this does take place in the not-so-distant future, and does get bloody, it’s actually more grounded and plausible than you might think.
After all, it has people doing weird things with blood. You’d be forgiven for thinking that Chris Mooney’s new novel Blood World ( hardcover, Kindle, audiobook) is a vampire story or maybe a sci-fi thriller.
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