‘Extraterrestrial Domination’

Inspiration

(note from Peter)

The inspiration for the storyline that unfolds in Extraterrestrial Domination stems from wanting to explore the consequences of the most horrific event that anyone could possibly experience. For such an event to fit into the storyline, I chose to see what would happen to the hero of the first book, The Extraterrestrial, when he discovers that the woman he loves, her two children and her mother, are murdered as revenge for his annihilation of the criminal organization that had Los Angeles in its grip for more than a year. So, where the last pages of the first book end in a high note when the hero and the woman he loves decide to marry after having found a solution for their disparity (she is a famous movie actress, and he is an extraterrestrial who needs to remain an enigma), the second book begins with a low note when he discovers that she and her family are dead.

I found it difficult to find the words to describe the hero’s grief in a heartfelt way such that readers would feel something resembling the emotion he had to endure. I decided to let him experience the nature of what we call ‘complicated grief disorder,’ a condition that can be described by a continuous, heightened state of mourning that keeps someone from healing. It is accompanied by intense sorrow, pain, and a continuous focus on the loss of loved ones. I had him escape to the Adirondack Mountains to be alone for six months, where he wanted to commit suicide three times. He finally finds some reprieve when his biological parents take him to meet his two sisters, whose existence he was unaware of. It is at their home that he comes to terms with his guilt for not having ensured that the little family he loved was sufficiently protected. But I shouldn’t reveal more than that to let readers discover for themselves how he returns to resume the role he was designated for and to find love again.