Peter Darrach has
lived in New
York,
London, Prague, Munich and Vienna. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in
English Literature and a Master of Arts degree in German Literature, both from Pennsylvania State University. Darrach pursued a career in sales and
marketing in fields as diverse as amusement parks and retail before moving to Europe in 1991. Since then he has worked in
Eastern and Western
Europe, holding a
series of executive positions with blue chip FMCG companies. Most recently he has returned to the U.S. to pursue his career as a business coach
and fiction author and currently lives in Florida.
His latest book is
the sci-fi, Tavern
on the Edge of Time.
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About the Book:
During the year 2125, former asteroid miners
Max Cody and Elaine Zhou never get a moment’s rest. No sooner have they doused
the flames of war between Earth and Mars or returned from their first trip to
the Tavern on the Edge of Time when they are called upon to help fit out the
fledging Martian colony orbiting Jupiter’s moon Callisto. In parallel, Earth
extradites the war’s fomenter, ex-billionaire arms merchant Xanthus Rex, hoping
to gain from his insights into Martian teleportation technology, but he manages
to turn Earth’s resources toward private revenge against Max, Mars, and the
Callisto Colony. In the meantime aliens are leaking into the Earth-Mars
continuum from the Tavern, whose proprietor repaired and upgraded Max after
accidentally injuring him during an asteroid mining expedition. Max’s
enhancements help, of course, but when strange beings with the power to animate
matter—the Assemblers—find their way to Earth, Max, Mars, and humanity are
sorely beset. Worse yet, the Tavern itself is becoming unstable, its
acquisitive host having overstretched his considerable powers. His prospecting
for collapsed neutron matter has also opened portals between continua,
inadvertently adding still more aliens to the mix. That’s when the Assemblers’
overlord arrives and Max finally meets his match. Oh, and Elaine is expecting
their hybrid baby. Yes, you might say these are difficult times at the Tavern
on the Edge of Time.
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Thank
you for this interview! I’d like to know
more about you as a person first. What
do you do when you’re not writing?
For 22
years I was a business executive. Now I
am allowing the more creative side of my personality more room, which means
I’ve discovered painting, rediscovered playing music, I love to cook, and I am
an active runner.
When
did you start writing?
I wrote the first of my current three books as a
rough draft in 2008, but didn’t actually publish it until 2012. However, I have two degrees in literature, so
I’ve been involved with the medium rather a long time—with a 22 year break to
go off and be a business executive in Europe.
As a
published author, what would you say was the most pivotal point of your writing
life?
Actually
seeing my first book in print was probably a bit like beholding a son or
daughter for the first time...metaphorically at least.
If you
could go anywhere in the world to start writing your next book, where would
that be and why?
Geography
is not important for me. It’s more the
temporal and activity spheres which are key, i.e., I need enough time and peace
and quiet to be optimally productive. At
least once I have locked myself in a hotel room for three days to really focus.
If you
had 4 hours of extra time today, what would you do?
Admittedly,
I tend to have too many balls int he air most of the time, but I like to keep
busy. With more time, I would either be
more productive on one or more of my areas of focus, or I would finally learn
how to stare into space, relax, and do nothing (at least temporarily).
Where
would you like to set a story that you haven’t done yet?
When I
finish the current SECOND SKIN SERIES which takes place in 2125 and 2126, I
would like to write a historical novel or perhaps series.
Back to
your present book, Tavern on the Edge of
Time, how did you
publish it?
Self-publishing
using Createspace and others.
In
writing your book, did you travel anywhere for research?
No, but
I have already traveled too much in my life, so I don’t really have to.
Why was
writing Tavern on the Edge of
Time so important to you?
These stories have been bubbling
in me for some time and I simply needed to release them. Both the formal and
informal reviews have been quite positive. It’s very inspiring to have
strangers tell you your that reading your books is like “dreaming with your
eyes open.” Who knows, a publisher may be intrigued by the positive attention.
Where
do you get your best ideas and why do you think that is?
My
ideas usually come when I am doing something monotonous which doesn’t require
much conscious thought, particularly running or swimming. Probably the activity allows me to use
subconscious functions and draw associations more freely; i.e., it opens doors.
Any
final words?
Well,
yes. We haven’t actually explained what
the book is about...
The action begins in the
year 2125. The first book in the series (SECOND SKIN) follows the asteroid
miner Max Cody who is wounded and repaired with some unexpected enhancements by
aliens while prospecting. He and his navigator / girlfriend Elaine Zhou face
vicious ice pirates in the asteroid belt and on the enormous MARS ORBITAL
SMELTER ARRAY (a.k.a MOSA) who plan to attack Mars and Earth.
In the second book (SECOND
SKIN TOO) the duo is called upon to join a diplomatic effort to try and avoid
war with Earth over Mars’ mining prowess, a conflict driven by billionaire arms
merchant Xanthus Rex.
The latest book (book
three, THE TAVERN ON THE EDGE OF TIME) brings us directly in contact with the
alien who repaired Max, not to mention numerous other aliens, who frequent a
peaceful place call the Tavern on the Edge of Time. Unfortunately, Earth, Mars,
the Tavern, and even Mars’ poor fledgling colony on Callisto come under attack
both from human and far stranger adversaries—especially the Assemblers. It
looks like Max has met his match this time.
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