4.18.2014

A to Z Blogging Challenge - P is for Phage

The A to Z Blogging Challenge is over halfway done!
If you haven't heard of it, check out the A to Z blog and join in the fun.
Here at Untethered Realms, we're taking on the Challenge as a group. Each day, one of us will be sharing with you a fantastical creature that may be from one of our books, a favorite movie, or something we just came up with as entertainment.

Today we have...

P IS FOR PHAGE

 (The Danaid by Rodin)

A phage is a devourer of something. The most popular type is vampires. They are, in essence, blood phages. Yet a phage can feed off many different things.

The world in my WIP, OF BLOOD & SORROW, introduces phages as demons who feed off emotions. Each type devours a certain feeling. Erin Driscol is a sorrow phage. Conveniently, she works at a funeral home, one that caters to supernatural beings. Nonhumans have death rites too.

It's said we are what we eat. Erin is a tragic character, but she has a brave and compassionate heart. Yet will she have the strength to survive whatever is stalking supernaturals at night?

13 comments:

  1. There are rather a lot of emotion-feeding phages among the humans too. Lots of reporters would qualify I think.
    I love the concept of a sorrow phage, and working in a funeral home is the perfect spot. I look forward to the completion of this work.

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  2. I love how you used phages in Of Blood and Sorrow. :)

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  3. Hi Christine .. love the word Phages - emotion feeding demons fed with blood ... Erin certainly seems to have her work cut out for her ..

    I think I might have gone off Phages! Cheers Hilary

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  4. Erin will be quite healthy as so many have sorrow especially at the funeral parlour. I wonder what a Phage looks like who feeds off happiness-They must be very, very happy and once she is done she sends them to Erin since sorrow takes over

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  5. What a wonderful take on Phages! Hurry up and complete your WIP! :)

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  6. Can't wait to read it. Sounds wonderful!

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  7. Emotions give off energy, so I can imagine creatures feeding on that.

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  8. Oh, I love this! I hadn't heard of Phages before. Can't wait to read this one. :)

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  9. EC, thank you. I think there are a lot of emotional vamps amongst humans too!

    Cherie, thanks! :)

    Hilary, it is a fun word to say!

    Birgit, they'd be quite peppy, I'm sure! *LOL*

    River, thank you and I'm getting there. Doing another round of revisions on it.

    Mary, thanks!

    Alex, most definitely.

    Julie, thank you!

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  10. Emotional feeding demons certainly must be interesting.

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  11. Love your take on Phages. Looking forward to reading it!

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  12. Great post! As many speculative fiction books that I've read, I'd never heard this word before. Thanks for sharing!

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  13. ew! never heard of it and gross - fascinating!

    you guys are sure having fun over here!

    almost done!!

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