Dardana Fenek, her girl Barsina, and Ensign-Captain Efan Mardonios did not spring to life in the throes of creation that spawned The Pearl Crucible—The Pearl Crucible sprang to life out of a little mystery written for Raconteur Press called “The Case of the Unnatural Sister”. A good thing it did! Otherwise, I would have ruined Fallen From Stars.
But from the first paragraphs of that story, Dardana’s personality, history, her servant and Watson Barsina, and Dardana’s relationship with Efan and the sinister underside of Aulis emerged nearly clarified. And now, to my great pleasure, it is available on Amazon. Please to go buy, or at least take it in on Kindle Unlimited!