Interview: Claire Buss and the Gaia Project
Claire Buss is a science fiction writer whose first book The Gaia Effect won a publication prize. Her sequel, The Gaia Project , continues the story of Jed, Kira, and the array of characters in a world set two centuries into the future. You have a husband and wife as main characters. Tell us a little about them? Jed was a Force Detective but at the beginning of book 2 he is promoted to Captain of City 42 Guard and gets sent on a diplomatic mission to City 15. Kira is an Archivist. From what I remember, themes include genetic engineering, right? Do you continue in that vein or is there focus on other stuff in the sequel? No, not really – it’s more about hope in a dystopian setting. Man has screwed up but there’s still a little light at the end of the tunnel. The Gaia Project though is my Empire (Star Wars) in the trilogy – it’s when the bad guys fight back! So do you have a chief villain running through the trilogy? Tell me about the bad guys. In book ...