A female prehistoric creature is discovered on a remote island in South America and taken into captivity for research. She has killed an Australian backpacker and skeletal remains suggest she had killed humans before. Escaping from captivity, she journeys across the United States seeking her homeland and her own kind.
Viktoria tells the story of how the creature became stranded on the island, her fight to survive, the woman left widowed by Viktoria, and the scientist dedicated to looking for and protecting her. A flock of her kind is found in Australia and the scientist is torn between Viktoria and protecting an entire flock.
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I was so enthralled with Viktoria that I read the entire novel in two sittings. Each chapter brought a new surprise and the entire story was full of mystery; keeping me guessing right up until the end. It’s hard to review without giving too much away, but I thoroughly enjoyed following along with the journey of each character and, in particular, unveiling the driving motivations behind the creature of which this novel is so aptly named.
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Viktoria – the idea
I had an extremely vivid dream one night several years ago. In my dream, four Australian backpackers were on a remote island in South America and walked into a faded old green hut and confronted a winged, human-like creature.
This dream became an obsession with me and I saw Viktoria in my mind and thought about her constantly. Eventually, I decided to write the story down, even if it were only to help me sleep at night and lay her to rest.
Of course, the story took a mind of its own and somehow, I already knew that Viktoria had broken a wing and been abandoned on the island by her own kind. Instinctively, I knew that it was another jealous female who had done this to her. I also was aware that a South American family had looked after her for over one hundred years. All this was so easy to write, and as the story unfolded, I found myself eager to engage each day to find out what was going to happen next.
I cried writing the final chapter, as I had lived Viktoria for so long and dreamed so vividly of her, that she had become a real entity. I missed her.
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L.J. FoxI am from Australia and consider myself a story-teller rather than an author. My primary writing goal is to entertain you, keep you turning those pages not anticipating what will come next, not to mention - the story must involve mystery, death or the unknown.