An Interview by a Hellenic Immortal

A year ago, GeekDad brought you a rather, um, unique interview between Gene Doucette and his immortal companion Adam. During that interview, Adam, the title character, grilled Doucette over everything from the book's origins to the creation of a fantasy world where no real magic exists. They both enjoyed the experience enough that they agreed to do a follow-up for the release of Hellenic Immortal. Before we get to Gene's interview, though, I'd like to say a little about the book itself.
Hellenic Immortal courtesy of The Writer's Coffee Shop
Hellenic Immortal, courtesy of The Writer's Coffee Shop

Very occasionally, I will pop up in the historical record. Most of the time I'm not at all easy to spot, because most of the time I'm just a guy who does a thing and then disappears again into the background behind someone-or-other who's busy doing something much more important. But there are a couple of rare occasions when I get a starring role.
–Adam the Immortal

A year ago, GeekDad brought you a rather, um, unique interview between Gene Doucette and his immortal companion Adam. During that interview, Adam, the title character, grilled Doucette over everything from the book's origins to the creation of a fantasy world where no real magic exists. They both enjoyed the experience enough that they agreed to do a follow-up for the release of Hellenic Immortal. Before we get to Gene's interview, though, I'd like to say a little about the book itself. You can read my in-depth review here, but I'll lay out the basics.

I am probably not the best source when it comes to who invented what. For a long time I thought I invented the wheel.
–Adam the Immortal

This was a fantastic follow-up to Doucette's Immortal. It brings us a little closer to the not-quite-magical world of Adam the Immortal. We get more of Adam's ancient history in this one. The guy is 60,000 years old, after all, and has a plethora of experiences over his lifetime(s). Now, granted, he wasn't exactly sober through a few decades here or there, but what details he is able to share from his past are very intriguing. The satire is crisp. The humor ranges from the very subtle to laugh-out-loud, throughout. Action. Drama. Mystery cults. Satyrs?

Yep. Satyrs. Trust me, they're cool.

Hellenic Immortal will be released on May 3, from The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House. If you would like to find out a little more about the author, you may check out his site: http://genedoucette.me/ For more on the Immortal series, you may click here.

And finally, here's a quick summary from the publisher:

An oracle has predicted the sojourner's end, which is a problem for Adam insofar as he has never encountered an oracular prediction that didn't come true . . . and he is the sojourner. To survive, he's going to have to figure out what a beautiful ex-government analyst, an eco-terrorist, a rogue FBI agent, and the world's oldest religious cult all want with him, and fast.

And all he wanted when he came to Vegas was to forget about a girl. And maybe have a drink or two.

And now, GeekDad is happy to bring you another interview by an immortal.

Gene: Well, here we are again.

Adam: Here we are.

Gene: Did we decide who is interviewing whom for this?

Adam: I think you're interviewing me.

Gene: This was decided?

Adam: Yes, just now. I decided it when I said, "I think you're interviewing me."

Gene: All right, then. So tell me what's different about Hellenic Immortal?

Adam: The title.

Gene: Not helpful.

Adam: And most of the contents.

Gene: All of the contents.

Adam: Most of the same words, just rearranged to make different sentences.

Gene: It has a few new words. Like satyr and werewolf.

Adam: Yes, we didn't have those in Immortal.

Gene: Can you elaborate a little more on what's new in the second book?

Adam: Hellenic Immortal covers the period of time I spent in Greece in the classical and pre-classical era, with a few other historical periods thrown in, like Berkeley in the late Sixties.

Gene: Those two periods don’t seem to have a lot to do with one another.

Adam: Both had oracles.

Gene: Ooh a teaser! You're getting good at this.

Adam: I have no idea if that's a compliment or not. There is also a Mystery Cult I thought was dead and gone centuries ago that resurfaces in modern times, an eco-terrorist, a highly entertaining FBI agent, a sexy ex-FBI analyst, and one or two resurrected gods, depending on how you're counting. Oh, and Clara left me.

Gene: Do we hate Clara?

Adam: We can. It's optional.

Gene: Would it be fair to say the events of Hellenic Immortal are kind of a retelling of what you did to avoid thinking about her?

Adam: No, what happens in Hellenic is what took place while I was trying to mind my own business and drink myself silly for a generation. I kept getting interrupted.

Gene: Fair enough.

Adam: Speaking of drinking…

Gene: Yes, I think we're done for now. But don't drink too much; there might be follow-up questions or something. This is a busy week for us.

Adam: Fine, fine.