IRA

This will be my second blog on my new IRA book, Of Truth and Beasts. I explained the basic plot in the previous book, so I'll delve into more detail on it in this blog. This novel follows the same basic concept as many books, that of good vs. evil. But even so, though there are many people who oppose this ancient Enemy, their different and varying aims frequently get in the way of other's who are on the side of good. It's rather ironic that though they all wish to oppose this Enemy, they frequently make it impossible for others to fight this evil. Also, though many of these people are on the side of good, they frequently stress moral boundaries. This brings me to my next topic of discussion about this book, which is moral ambiguity. As a matter of fact, one of the main characters, Chane, a Noble Dead, who is on the side of good, frequently kills people and feels no remorse for it. Many other characters exhibit similar behaviors of moral ambiguity. This actually does make them more human. They all have their flaws and none of them is perfect.

Another interesting facet in this story is all the various forms of undead that exist. Many of them serve this Enemy, but most of the Noble Dead (vampires), do not. Back when the Enemy first attacked, the first Noble Dead did serve it, but the ones that were created on the battlefield and the ones that were created in later years, don't serve the Enemy. Also, when these vampires drink blood, it's not really the blood they're after. The blood is merely a convenient medium through which to absorb their life energy. On my next blog, I will try to explain the kinds of undead in detail.