The Watcher’s Daughter

For one young biologist, conspiracy theories were a pastime, but what if all she thought to be mere tales were true?

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Excerpt, Chapter One:

Conspiracy Theories Are Melting Your Brain: Try Not to Get It on My Shoes
By: Allie Stuart, Resident Skeptic

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… And even deeper down, past the Google searches and the links on Yahoo! Answers, lies a vast pool of arbitrary websites and communities, password-protected forums and heavily moderated chat rooms where the most radical theorists endlessly debate La Ruche, their favorite conspiracy.

La Ruche–or The Hive, for all you Trekkers out there–is rumored to be a power-hungry cabal, based somewhere in Western Europe. If you believe the rumors, twelve or so years ago, the theory alleges, this clandestine investment group began filtering funds into EU and US coffers and has since built a massive base of political power.
Typical stuff so far, but the ultimate kicker? Mysticism. A strange combination of the Kabbalah, medieval magic and mythical creatures has led to the bewildering underlying currents of La Ruche.

The articles and fact sheets list details at length: midnight rituals, blood wars, internal power struggles, royal werewolves, and at least one accusation of vampirism in the White House. It’s the conspiracy theory to end all conspiracy theories; the undead exist and they’re slowly taking all of our money and power for themselves.

The community of conspiracy theorists grows every day, but many of the accepted foundations make it difficult for even the least skeptical of brains to swallow the theories. In the case of our supernatural overlords, does it seem all that likely? How many people would have to be involved to keep the secret?

Don’t wander too far off the beaten path, old friends. There’s plenty of weird science out there without inventing new fringe theories. Let’s concentrate on flying cars before we expend too much thought on werewolf power-seekers.

The Watcher’s Daughter is complete at 75,000 words. I am currently seeking publication for this novel.